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@@RenaWren That’ll be much better! Good luck!! :)

@@RenaWren Yes! So odd. I’m thinking it’s because there was a full Ironman just the day before. Maybe they needed extra time to reset the course for our half?

@@parkerkerth8446 Thank you!! We did not have a coach, but we bought a training plan through Training Peaks and did have email support with a coach, though we never really used that. I highly recommended getting a plan through them though!!

Thank you! The swim was really nice and calm. Bike was also a nice course, aside from there being thumb tacks all over the road, which obviously wasn't IRONMAN's fault. Run was definitely more hilly than expected!

@@LiamHaleMcCarty haha thank you! I’m glad we could help. Hope your race goes well!!

Thank you! The name of our plan was "Phil's Intermediate Full Distance Triathlon (8 to 14 hrs/wk) + Email Access to Coach". Hope that helps!

I use a trek road bike (I believe a 2014 or 2015 model), and my husband used a Fuji road bike, which is a 2012 model I think. Nothing special at all. I got mine used off of craigslist a few years ago, actually. 😄 They held up just fine though!!

thank you! awesome triathlon videos@@krisannblanchard

@@thekhan9 Thank you! Appreciate it!

Thank you so much! Appreciate it!

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!

Thank you!! The Jellyfish were crazy, but honestly not as bad as I was afraid of thankfully! 😅 The plan we used was called "Phil's Intermediate IRONMAN® 140.6 (8-14 hrs/wk) + Email Access to Coach: 24 Weeks". It was a great plan, I highly recommend! You can also find other plans by the same coach (Phil Mosley) with different training lengths if you're wanting to train for longer than 24 weeks! 👍

Geeees! That sounds pretty stressful! Lol

How exciting!! I'm jealous! Good luck! They didn't have changing tents in Waco, just porta potties!

Another thing you might want to keep in mind with the later start, depending on your expected timings, wouldn't be a bad thing to have a headlamp for your run.

@@krisannblanchard thank you!

@@DavidC-rt3or thank you!

@@DavidC-rt3or Definitely!! It was pitch dark in a few spots when we raced the course and I was wishing we would've had headlamps!

Honestly I was super nervous about the jellyfish, but they really weren't that bad! The only stings that really hurt were the ones straight to the face, but the stinging never lasted long!😅 Like I said in the video, the jellyfish wouldn't stop me from doing the course again! That's smart to set it with a head wind!! How was the Galveston race? We're thinking about signing up for the 70.3 there this spring.

@@krisannblanchard Never having been stung by one before, would hate to find out then I'm allergic would be the main concern. Galveston went well (for me) pretty much according to plan. Swim being in brackish water and was a little choppy but not too bad. Bike being totally flat and can be very much a pacing/mental game. Typically, tailwind in one direction (likely on the way out) so not overdoing/pacing needed, then headwind for the ~28miles to get back (mental slow grind). The run with all of the turns doesn't seem like one for pr'ing the run, but for spectators get to see the athletes at least 3 or more times (depending on where they are situated). Other thing is, it could be cold, it could be hot and/or extremely humid. Depending on the weather for the day, I'd say it is easier than Waco. But if it's windy could be pretty brutal even being flat.

@@DavidC-rt3or Awesome, this is all super helpful! Thank you! I was a little worried about the wind in Maryland with it being so flat, but luckily it wasn't too bad! We're trying to get my brother to sign up for Galveston for his first race, so we will see! 😄

@@krisannblanchard fyi, Fulgaz has 70.3 Texas course (can set wind directions) or if you want to re-live Waco it's there too 🙂. Riding in Galveston now (virtually) 😂

We ended up getting a couple after this video and they were game changers!! Filming a video this week on how the race went, so it'll be up soon! We finished and it was such a cool experience! 😃

Yes! Video coming this week… we finished and it was such a cool experience!! 😊

Thank you!! I can't remember what the water temperature was, but if it is 76.1 degrees Fahrenheit or below, it classifies the race as wetsuit legal. This means anyone can wear a wetsuit and still place or qualify for other races! If it's above 76.1, the wetsuits are optional. In this case, you can still wear a wetsuit if you'd like, but if you do, you won't be able to place in your age group or qualify for any other races if that's your goal. In wetsuit optional races, the athletes that choose not to wear one also start first and everyone who is wearing one follows. Does that make sense? We didn't wear wetsuits during this race because we didn't own them and we did fine, but we recently wore them in our first full ironman and they do make a big difference!

Awesome! Thank you for that info

@@lit2050 Anytime!!

Thank you! We're signed up for a full ironman coming up in just under 2 months... hoping for the best! :)

We do not! But I have been meaning to get some… the good thing about that lake is there are no motorized boats allowed, so we didn’t have to worry about that. I’ll have to get a couple to use on our next swim though. We’ll feel a lot more comfortable and safer! 😅 Thanks for the tip!!

Thank you!😊

I know, it was so frustrating! But at least we finished! Lol, we went to watch our friends do their first 70.3 in Lubbock over the weekend and it looked like a good course! The wind was just insane. Augusta looks awesome!! Any plans to do another?

@@krisannblanchard I’m an ultra runner so that takes up most of my time but I’d like to do Augusta again in 2023. Maybe it’s an every other year event for me.

@@josephsantangelo2801 that's awesome! My husband would love to do an ultra marathon after our ironman in September. Good luck to you on your future races!

Omg! Sounds like we had some pretty similar experiences! Lol, the swim was totally fine for me, but my husband felt just like you! He did not enjoy that part at all. We also passed SO many people with bike issues on the side of the road, and I kept crossing my fingers hoping it wouldn't happen to us... then of course we had alllll the issues. 😅 If it weren't for my husband, I would've been out of the race because I'm terrible at changing tires! But yes, the wind was BRUTAL! And I felt like throwing up too the last 15 or so miles on the bike and the entire run, I think because I over did it on drinking water! I agree, the noon start time was so weird and I wasn't a fan either. We're training for our first full now that's coming up in September... I'll be documenting that experience as well! Good luck on your next race!!

Thank you!! Avery could've passed me on the run, but he would not leave my side! Lol it was such a fun race to do together. :)

Thank you!!

We didn't even think to bring a headlight and regretted it on those dark stretches during the run! The glow sticks they gave out didn't help much, haha! Good luck in Galveston! My husband is from that area originally. It'll be a great race! We're signed up for our first full ironman this fall. We've got a lot of work to do over the next few months! 😅

@@krisannblanchard it's been a journey. Did my first 70.3 in 2018.. started 70.3 TX in 2019 and was in the last miles of finishing the bike when the storm hit and it was cancelled.. Did the ramp training for it in 2020 and about 2 weeks before postponed to Nov (Covid) only to ramp again and late Wed before it was postponed again, so that's when I deferred to Waco 🥴 Good luck on the full!

@@DavidC-rt3or Sheesh!! Sounds frustrating! Glad you were finally able to do it again though! Lol thank you! 😊

Thank you!! 😊 We do love Waco!