IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships - September 4, 2016 - Katie's Race Report
TRAVEL Heeding Brett Sutton's advice , and opting to travel to Australia as close to the race as possible, I was grateful that jet lag was not a struggle for me. I was tired - as anyone who traveled 24 consecutive hours while currently tapering would be - but not much more than I normally was from doing two-a-days. Zach was working in the Philippines, so I made the trans-Pacific flight alone, and he flew to Australia 2 days before I raced. PRE-RACE There are few other races where I've felt this relaxed before the start. I arrived with zero expectations, did not "stalk" my AG competition (hello, this is WORLDS....everyone is phenomenal!), and had the sole goal of trying to PR some of the legs of my 70.3 distances. I was mostly just "here for the party." :-) While putting air in my tires on race morning, I took a few moments to really appreciate the spectacular sunrise over Mooloolaba Beach. Rather than nerves, I felt a positive...