USA Triathlon Aquabike Long Course National Championships (at Toughman) - Katie's Race Report
In June, Zach and I both registered for the Toughman 70.3 triathlon (for those not familiar, a 70.3 is the same as a half-ironman). Coach advised us not to, as it would be too close after Ironman Mont-Tremblant to be adequately recovered to do another long course race. Zach's and my thought was that we would have put SO much time into training for Ironman, we could "coast" off of that training and (easily) complete a half-ironman 4 weeks after the full Ironman (We think we are superhumans sometimes). We were also naive about the havoc Ironman wreaks on the body - down to the cellular level. Fast-forward to 2 weeks after Ironman: I'm feeling pretty good. I'll be able to race the 70.3 no problem. However, I've also just registered to race the USA Triathlon Long Course National Championships in Oklahoma, hoping to nab a spot on Team USA and race at the Long Course World Championships in 2016. Nationals are 2 weeks after Toughman. A few days later, I feel li...