ZenTri 577 - Austin 70.3 and Hillary Biscay

 

Join me for a review of how I got 10th in my age group (of 350 guys!) at Ironman Austin 70.3.  

I detail every bit of what methods and tricks I've used over the years to move from the back of the pack to the very front. You can do it, too! 

I also met up with Ultraman Champion Hillary Biscay for a great interview.  

She was at her Smashfest Queen booth, making good on making goods.  Very cool gear!

I got her to autograph my race bib before the race. Anytime things got tough, I'd look at it and think, "what would an Ultraman champ do?" and keep kicking ass.  It worked great.  

The night before the race, Kai and I had some fun chasing each other down some hills on his scooter...

On a scooter, chasing Kai down a hill. #hyperlapse

A video posted by @zentriathlon on Oct 10, 2014 at 4:24pm PDT

And when we took my bike to check in, he already wanted to start intimidating the competition...

It was a lot of fun having family time before the race.  But days before the race, the preparation rituals began.  This started with taping a hill profile and water stop "cheat sheet" to my water bottle.

("The fool who persists in his folly will become wise." - William Blake)

And then progressed to the ultimate insanity for men's racing - shaving my legs for the first time in at least 10 years or more.

 

I'm not big into the leg shaving.  But I found out that it actually does save a ton of time in races, so I'll probably do it from now on for the long stuff.  Here's a video showing the proof from the Specialized wind tunnel.

For those of us that love data, here is the entire workout file from the race. It includes power/watts, HR, speed, elevation and tons more.  All courtesy of Suunto and the Ambit 2.  (I started the swim portion about 30 seconds before we actually took off). 

Here is the video and article about how Japanese Hornets (the same ones that Hornet Juice is based on) are so badass, honeybees have to jump-swarm them and cook them alive to protect their hives.  

And last but not least, a cool article written about ZenTri sponsor CompeteHub.

I'd like to give a huge THANK YOU to everybody that has helped me get to top 10 in a long-course triathlon after all these years.  I don't think I've ever worked so hard for so long for anything else in my life.  I will cherish this forever. 

Peace and be safe!

Brett