Ironman Staffordshire 70.3 2015
June 14th 2015 1900 m open water swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run As the newest kid on the block of the Ironman branded races, I couldn't resist entering this one. Nor could a lot of others apparently - entries sold out in under 11 minutes! Normally I avoid the Ironman races as they are too expensive and indeed this cost a similar amount to the Outlaw full, but because it was just 20 minutes from home and I could do without hotels etc then I could just about justify it. This was my first ever split transition race, and what a faff that is... It took my friend and I six hours on the Saturday to set up, and all in the pouring rain - an organisational nightmare. However, when we arrived at Chasewater on the Saturday the sun was shining and we felt much more positive about the race (whilst hoping that everything we needed was in our T2 bags). The aim of this race for me was to test out kit and nutrition ready for Outlaw, as well as to enjoy the familiar scenery. Last to the p...