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Last race of the season.

the swim was really neat! (choppy and fun!)
the bike was perfect! (no dish-washing liquid, just a delightful 700ml of EFS)
the run was flat (My feet hurt!)

See you next year!

Here's the race report.

I did well. Had some dish-washing contamination in my neverreach hydration system on the bike which kinda was gross for about 20 miles, but otherwise no problem. (I figure I have the cleanest mouth in Kona. My mother would be proud!) bike split was just a little slow due to stopping at aide stations for fluids but i don't think it was major. I did miss not having more EFS on the bike... but thank goodness I had the EFS shots!



finished in 13.42 which is… Continue

just a quick note. This was my training race for Hawaii. i wanted to use my power meter due to the hills and test strategy. I kept my effort at FTP and just above on hills and tried to push it to FTP on the down hills. The swim was a treat and the bike was my only concern. Strategy worked.



I loved the run and only got a little over heated at the very end but I think that was because I knew it was the end. My time slowed down at the end of the run but the bike strategy helped me finish… Continue

What a great adventure that was! So, we get to Paris. the plane was delayed three hours and then on the next flight there is a medical emergency. Yikes! so of course I answer the call since I am an emergency department physician. I tell the crew that we really need to divert before crossing the Atlantic. Of course they comply but I have jsut caused us all to be a little but later getting in. (as it turns out it was a good call...) We arrive in Paris during rush hour and get to our hotel and… Continue

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