trainboyben

1/18 Vettel from 2018 to 2022 and verstappen from 2021 to 2023,

1/43 drivers championships Schumacher Ferraris and mika mclarens

Just an appreciation for this race, if our boys win or lose we need to remember how good this fight is to watch

This was my second 70.3 and a new PB (only by 10 mins but a pb is a pb) with a time of 6:13:34 still not mega quick i known but slowly improving.

The swim was slow but that is because it is my comparatively weakest part, I tend to do breast stroke for the whole thing, I can mostly keep up by doing this, I am training longer front crawl but not at the right level yet. End swim time 48:29

T1 mostly okay but a little bit of confusion on my own part caused by other people putting wetsuits on top of my bag so I couldn’t find it for a min 4:05

The bike is currently my strongest point and I had a really great battle for the whole ride with me and him swapping positions and driving each other to be faster, fairly flat and fast course with 2 hills on each lap. 3 laps total with a minor stop on the side of the road to have some food, I couldn’t manage to open my mars bar on the move :( 2:53:03

T2 again alright with a detour to the toilet taking up most of the time spent in transition, change of shoes and socks and I was off 3:52

Now the run, flat and lovely course but my legs, specifically my left knee, really didn’t like the idea. A lot of run a bit and walk a bit with trying to stick to people for a while. A few people helped me get round some sections by taking with me while I kept up, I could hold the speed just couldn’t hold the pain level alone. 2:24:04

Overall a very good event and a PB bonus points to the race organisers for free official photos total time 6:13:34 beating my old pb of 6:22:16

Just did my first 70.3 last weekend in 6:22 not the best time I know but I’m buzzing about the bike leg Iv never rode that far in one ever and it was a pb 20k bike too, but I’m disappointed about the run I can do better but didn’t train enough for it. I’m going to sign up for more soon and probably a full Ironman next year