Rev 3 Olympic Distance

Hey Everyone,

4 races in 22days….some would say that is crazy but I was feeling good and wanted to go for the hat trick and a chance at the $115,000 prize purse to win all 3 REV 3 races….unfortunately today wasn’t that day, but I would have kicked myself if I didn’t give it a go.

So the last stop of this 22 day schedule was Knoxville, Tennessee at the Rev 3 Olympic Distance Triathlon. Last minute decision to race today but was feeling great and thought I had another 1 in me. The weather here was amazingly warm all week but then race day came around and it was frreeezzzing!!

The horn went off at 7.45am and we were off. The water was so cold which made it hard for me to get going. Out of the water in 8^th place which wasn’t the start I was hoping for but knew I still had the bike and run to go. With a quick transition I was out onto the bike. I was feeling really strong and comfortable at this stage. Spinning well and getting into a good rhythm for the challenging 40km bike. But unfortunately half way through bike course I was controversially penalized with a 1 minute stand down. So off the bike on the side of the road for 1 minute which feels like forever with all of the other athletes passing by which can be soul destroying and race ruining but I wasn’t going to let it get to me and kept striving for the perfect race which very nearly happened. Passing Chris Lieto into 2^nd with 150m to go. It would have been an exciting race for the spectators without the 1 minute penalty as I was 45 seconds down on Matt Reed at the finish line.

Congratulations to Matt Reed and Chris Lieto rounding out the top 3 and Bjorn Anderson who finished 4^th and came past me on the bike like I was standing still!!

All in all I had a great time here in Knoxville and Rev 3 put on an amazing race and I look forward to the next race of theirs in Quassy, Connecticut on 6^th June.

Wow, what an amazing time I have had racing over the last month. I’m stoked with the 2^nd, 1^st, 1^st, 2^nd results. I have learnt a lot and hopefully next time there will be a whole lot fewer 2nds in the mix.

Regards

Terenzo

 

St. Croix 70.3

Hey guys,

Just finished my third half ironman in 15days with a bang here in St. Croix. Managed to just hold on for the win over Tim O’Donnell who was also second last week in Texas.

It was a tough day. The competition was world class, the course was hilly and the heat was unbearable!

We kicked off at 630 this morning which meant my alarm went off at 3:45am. I did hit snooze several times. The swim was fast but the core group of guys, which included Craig Alexander Ironman World Champion 2009, Richie Cunningham, Tim O’Donnell and Tyler Butterfield stuck together. That all changed pretty early in the bike section when the Frenchman Romaine Guillaune pushed the pace big time. Fortunately Tim and I managed to keep up and split the group. The three of us stayed away for the duration of the 56mile/ 90km bike and stretched our lead to about 2 minutes over the chase group.

Heading off onto the run my legs were dead. Tim quickly open up a 20second lead in the first couple miles. Finally my legs started to free up and I could find a good Rhythm. At mile 4 I caught up and got myself a little lead that I held onto until mile 7 where Tim caught back up. We then ran together until mile 12 of the 13mile/ 21km run where I made my move and managed to hold on to the finish.

Tim is a class act and a great sportsman – thanks for keeping it real out there buddy.

Tyler Butterfield ran through the field to finish 3rd closely followed by Richie Cunningham and Fraser Cartmell, who lead out of the water.

The woman’s race was won by Catriona Morrison, second place was fellow Kiwi Sam Warriner.

St. Croix has been an amazing experience thanks to my great homestay Dave and Jane Kendrick. They own a amazing restaurant “Kendricks” so I ate in style every night. Think Dave’s special Pasta last night topped off my Carbo loading.

Planning on taking a couple weeks easy now before getting ready for some more races in June.

Will keep in touch,
Thanks for the support
Terenzo