As for my own race …
I had an easy day, actually. While it was literally raining DNS’s and DNF’s, I felt like I was racing with the brakes on. Came out of the water in the pack, held back on the bike (average: 38 km/hour) but noticed we have some extra work cut out for us (John and I, that is) on my TT position. And than had an easy run to the line, finishing fresh as a daisy in 4:47.39. As usual the biggest obstacles for me came prior to the race. Blown tyres 20 minutes bfore the gun. Rushing for a new inner tube, not finding one with the right calve and eventually getting a hand from John who ‘stole’ a wheel from Wim De Donker’s bike . My estimate is that I’m at 80% at this time. Which means we’re perfectly on schedule for a sub-9 Ironman in October …
"In my opinion, most triathletes still train their swimming according to principles and techniques that passed their expiry date 40 years ago ..."
Andrei Ichoutov - Elite Swim Coach