Ironman Mont-Tremblant - TriathlonFull Ironman

Decent swim. Just kept it steady.

Decent t1 considering the looooong run from the water. could not find the sunscreen though. Very annoying. It turns out it was tucked behind a fence just as you entered the bike racks. I missed it because it was on the right kind of behind you as you turned to all the bikes on the left.

Find sunscreen

(placings after swim and bike combined)
Tried to spend entire bike within watt range. Did ok. for the most part. Started to fade as always on the last lap, but I was still happy to be in the 5:3X range. I never really got into a groove of riding with anyone, but it was really nice to get back into town and have spectators you know all over the place.
It's such a great bike course. Roads are glass smooth and nicely broken up: long out and back with long gradual climbs, followed by short out and back with short steep climbs, then rinse and repeat.
The steep climbs at the end can really challenge you, but you are so close to the finish, it's nice to push through. I was definitely doing some coasting on those downhills though.

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Standard t2. The only difference was adding the mohawk! As I ran out of t2, sis was positioned on the fence with gel on her hand. I gave her a high-5 and did up the mohawk without missing a step. It was beautifully orchestrated. Maybe outside assistance, but I don't think I got a competitive advantage over anyone. :-)

(cumulative placing)
One of my best ever runs. Arizona was faster and CDA was similar, but this was just perfect. Having 1,000,000 teammates and friends out there was so great. I knew Tim, Scott, John, Xavier, Henry, etc. were all out in front of me, so I had some good motivation. The hills were pretty tough, but I just settled in and repeated to myself: "get to the trail, get to the trail". Once on the trail, it was like a Sunday on the C&O, only better. I had some shade, plenty of aid stations, nice soft surface, and a line of people to work through.
I saw most of the guys on the turn around, but still too far to catch. Eventually I made it back to town still feeling good. Ernie came out of t2 as I came by and we ran together for about a minute. It was good to see him and all my family/friends in town. Ont he second lap, I finally reeled in some people (Xavier, Scott, John, etc.). At the shorter out and back part I caught Tim and had a few words with him. Always bitter/sweet to catch Timmy. I love seeing him, but with his lead off the swim/bike, it meant he wasn't having the run he wanted.
Once off the gravel, I started to see I had a chance at a PR. I pushed the hills and tried to make no mistakes in the final 4-5 miles. Town seemed to take forever to get back to and coming by the lake, there were people drinking and lounging on the beach as it turned into a beautiful day. It was so enticing to just step off the course and take a dip with a beer, but I swung through special needds for the last time and hit the village at full speed.
What an amazing finish line in the village. 10 IM's down and a PR. Not a bad day out.


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Struggling at he finish. Got to the messages up the hill where sis found me inside. She and Mitch got me back to the condo for some food and a shower as I started to get dizzy and turn white. Once I had some food though, I came around and had an awesome time in the stands watching people come in.
Even better, Henry and Laura both got tickets to Kona! Very cool.


One of the best IMs on the circuit. A little pricey, but gorgeous area, course, and amenities. They do it up right.