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Michigan 70.3 race recap time!!!!
Basically it went like this: swimming is fun, biking is FUUNNN, pls god can this be over now ☺️
🏊♀️ Swim: Extremely uneventful in the best way possible. Had a hard time finding feet to stay on but just kinda did my own thing, swam a good line, kept it very in control, and came out exactly where I hoped to be and feeling fresh!
36:29 (1:54/100m), 5 and a half minute PB!!
🚴♀️Bike: My plan was to bike harder than I thought I should, so I just ripped it. This was the most fun I’ve ever had. This course was beautiful with smooth pavement and minimal turns! I actually got to play in some race dynamics and enjoyed working with other people, making plays, choosing when and how to pass different groups, etc. I actually giggled for like 15 mins straight at km 80 cause I was just having a blast. I pushed great power but also held very good speed!
2:39:58 (33.7km/hr), 16 min PB!!
🏃♀️Run: Really tried to hang on to the goal pace but couldn’t. Was veryyyyy hot and there was absolutely no shade. But I stayed on my fluids and ice and managed to bring it home! Happy with how I found a limit here, but definitely looking forward to working on my run game.
2:01:24 (5:43/km), 20 second PB!! Lol
Overall: 5:23:46 (23 min PB!!).
I’m just so happy with this one! Finally got to see a bit of my hard work over the last few yeaaaaaaars coming out. Big thanks to ALL my @lpendurance coaches and teammates who helped me push limits every week. Can’t wait to keep chipping away 😎
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Tremblant 70.3 Race Recap!!!
They say to control what you can control, and just about the ONLY thing I could control on Sunday was my attitude. So I smiled my way through the most horrible race!!😂😂 Tremblant 70.3 DONE!✅ Full recap👇
🏊♀️: It’s becoming a trend that the swim is one of my fav parts of the day, and that somehow held true even in the wild conditions we got handed on Sunday. Genuinely could not see the buoys for the rain and the waves, felt like I was in a washing machine, was constantly getting ran into by other swimmers and dodging kayaks full of people clinging to them… and yet, I was vibing😎
⏰24:20 (2:04/100m) *1170m swim
🚴♀️: Disappointed in my bike, which was partly out of my control BUT partly my fault too. Lost my bike computer in the first 50m, so rode with 0 data, just guessing when to fuel and how hard to push 😂 Because of the torrential rain, I didn’t get to play to my strengths (downhills hehe), since I had to sit up and brake for most of them :( Was completely mentally exhausted at the end of the 90km (see my designer eye bags in pic 2 lol) from having to be SO aware of my surroundings. I think if I was out there solo, I would have handled the conditions better, but it was packed and I did not trust anyone else on the road 😂 I didn’t have a minute alone to settle in, just constantly on edge watching people passing on the right, crossing the centreline, hydroplaning, etc!
⏰3:12:13 (28.1km/hr)
🏃♀️: Relieved AF to be off the bike & have feet on the ground!! Tried to be smart at the start of the run, and it paid off in the second half. But honestlyyy not real happy with my run - was quite a bit slower than I wanted and I couldn’t even really tell ya why. I think my fitness was there, I just need to work on mental toughness! Big perk: seeing all my LP teammates💙
⏰2:02:11 (5:48/km)
Overall: Learned a lot. Not happy but already looking forward to getting back into it and trying to work on the missing pieces!! I try to celebrate finishing, because that’s still a pretty big deal (especially in a monsoon like Sunday LOL) but I think it’s also important to share that it’s ok to not be totally happy with a race 🤷♀️
⏰5:45:14 (25/89 AG)
📸 @ricky.tjandra
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Race day tomorrow!! I am EXCITED to swim, I am EXCITED to bike, I am EXCITED to run 10km… I am ignoring that I have to run another 32 after that 😂😭
The vibes in Lake Placid are immaculate and the course is so beautiful and fun! Am I ready to suffer for 12-14 hours?? No :) but let’s do this thinnggggg !
Feel free to track me on the Ironman app!
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New recipe video is live: Chocolate Orange Cupcakes!
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Mini egg brownie recipe... coming tomorrow!
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My name is Steph Carr: baker, engineer, and triathlete. Here to share some of my favourite recipes and techniques about all things caking and baking, along with details about my life, my work, and my triathlon training and various sports.
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