Race Day Recap | Ironman 70.3 Victoria - Ep 03 

Oh noo!! That's exactly what happened to me in T2 while trying to change my socks. It's the worst, isn't it. Good on you for powering through with untied shoes - impressive. Thanks so much, I tried to work with what I could get haha. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks again 🙏

Thanks so much!! Congrats on finishing your first tri - and being an IM event, that's really impressive!! How did you find the course overall? Will you do it again next year? Yeah I'm so glad I wore the shell on the bike, otherwise it would have been a suffer fest.

Thanks so much Elisabeth! I appreciate you supporting us both! 🙏

Thanks so much Michelle!! Appreciate the best wishes 🙏

Thank you so much Lisa!! 🙏

Haha yeah our bikes were destroyed too. I mean, overall Ironman events are well organized from aid station setup, on course support, pre-race guide/information, volunteers etc. I agree with you that the shuttle logistics wasn't great with this course but considering the limitations of park accessibility, I suppose there's only so much they can do (we weren't aware of the valet service). My only real gripe with this course was the swimming entrance and start delay.

@@cianematics actually start delay is a norm these days due to self seed and 2-3 athletes every 3 seconds. In Oregon you walk to the swim when you wait and then your swim is 24 minutes due to the current much less that you spent waiting and walking to the start. Organizers could create a bike shuttle service, this will cut traffic in half!

Ahh that makes sense! I don't remember that much of a delay before. I guess the weather really made it frustrating.

Congrats on your race though!! Great job persevering through the cold weather! 🙌

I'm training for a fairly cold ironman (my first and most likely last full) so I found this race is very useful for mental preparation and arranging transitions. Who would think that you need extra dry clothes after? 😂😂 Usually I do hot 70.3 so this was new for me.