Race Coverage
Tevin's Taupo....
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Thursday, 02 January 2025 00:10
Katy's Cozumel - Part III - Body Management & Maple Syrup Shots...
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Wednesday, 11 December 2024 00:10
By Katy Bloomquist Freitag
Bike to run transition - 5:43
Again they put my bag somewhere and I didn’t know where, and as it was not marked individually and the categories were hard to see, many besides me were struggling to find their bags!. A bunch of us were running around trying to find the numbers and our bags. In the changing tent I remember looking into the bag trying to figure out what I was supposed to do. I was a bit out of it. Changed my very wet socks. Did not do a good job tying shoes laces as I had to stop again later to re-tie and knot them. Overall given how I felt it wasn’t a bad transition time. Everyone was commenting on how rough the wind was, especially for the third lap.
Run - 5:19
This is what I am most proud of, an Ironman marathon PR for me by 10 minutes. I started off ill. But I eased into the run with slower pace to let my heart rate calm and my breathing improve. I trusted that it would improve after a couple of miles. It took more like an hour, but it did finally improve, and so did my stomach, allowing me to move along a bit more. I stopped at every aid...
Katy's Cozumel - Part II - Wobbly Docks & Projectile Vomiting...
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Monday, 09 December 2024 00:10
Photo - Julie Halvorson oceanside
By Katy Bloomquist Freitag
Swim: 1:17:38 - 3rd in age group
I had a long wait to get into the water. I seeded myself 1:20-1:30. My previous IM swim at Cozumel in 2022 was 1:10 on a year that we were told the current was not much help, and was 1:13 on the first Cozumel, so this was by far my slowest Cozumel swim.
Katy's Cozumel - Prelude...
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Saturday, 07 December 2024 00:10
Ed. This is Part I of a three post race report.
By Katy Bloomquist Freitag
2024 Ironman Cozumel Race Report - I had my "miles for money" day on November 24, 2024, at Ironman Cozumel. (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run). My past ironman training and competitions were helpful to Scott in preparing for his perimeter ride just as my chasing Scott around on the bike this summer, as he got ready for his 100-mile gran fondo bike race, was helpful to me! First and foremost, congratulations to Scott on a great 100-mile gran fondo bike race- he finished in 4:35, on a very rainy windy day to finish 11/51 in his age group and complete his very first 100-mile bike race! So very proud of him - I took loads of Facebook live videos of him flying by.
This was my 5th ironman and my 3rd ironman Cozumel. My last IM Cozumel was in 2022. I had finished in 12:53 in 2022, had a great race in the 55-59 age group. But a week after the race I had emergency..
Jellyfish, Vinegar & Shoulda Couldas....
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Friday, 22 November 2024 00:10
By Tim Brown
2024 Ironman World Championship Race Report - We arrived 6 days before the race in order to acclimate to the heat and time change. It seemed to me that the local community was much more appreciative and welcoming than my experience in 2019. The Covid, non-race years hit this tourist community very hard. I have to say the atmosphere among fellow racers was rather chilly. There was lots of pre-ride/run traffic on the course leading up to race day but everyone seemed to be all business. Not much Minnesota nice practiced here, or perhaps, just a lot of nerves in play. There was a definite sense of excitement in the air.
RACE DAY
Walked by the pre-race interview stage on my way to transition where the pros were in the spotlight sharing thoughts and predictions. Met Bob ("Breakfast with Bob") Babbitt on the way to transition. Bob is a super nice and gracious guy. Our conversation was a welcome diversion from the race morning jitters....
Remaining Optimistic...
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Monday, 23 September 2024 00:10
By Shyanne McGregor
IRONMAN 70.3 MICHIGAN RACE RECAP: This was my second PRO race.
I went into this race with the goal of executing swim, bike and run to the best of my ability. I didn’t meet my pace/power goals. It wasn’t my best day but not my worst.
Swim: Me and another girl had to stop at one turn buoy not sure where the next buoy was. Then I pulled ahead of a couple girls and was swimming by myself for the majority of the swim. After going under the second arch, I mistakenly sighted the wrong thing and veered way left, later corrected by a kayak. Lesson learned, study the course and sighting points better.
Bike: It was a fast and beautiful course! I was a little worried at the first 20-30 minutes because my legs felt tired. I thought it might be a day of struggling though, but they eventually started feeling better. There was some frustration with 5-6 miles to go when a group of 6 men cut off me and another pro female. There was no way to advance without slotting in and getting a penalty so we had to hang back. Power was about what I’ve been doing but I had a goal of pushing more. 9th fasted pro bike isn’t too bad! ....
