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@triingathlete
Current Mood: IRONMAN! It was a challenging and very emotional day for me today as three years of hard work culminated in Mike Reilly saying "Anthony Sicola of Santa Cruz, California, YOU ARE AN IRONMAN!" I'm stoked beyond belief! Finishing time 12:21:12! 📷: @overlandtraveler (at IRONMAN Arizona)
I think I'm ready to check my bike and gear tomorrow for Ironman Arizona #IMAZ! I'm so. freakin'. excited. for Sunday's race!! (at Ironman Arizona Athlete Village/Swim/T1, T2)
Chilling out with @normatec recovery sleeves. These things rock! (at IRONMAN Arizona)
Got in a great swim at @arizonastateuniversity today! Feeling pretty good going into Sunday's race! (at Living Well with Sun Devil Fitness)
IRONMAN 70.3 Santa Cruz 2016 I had a good race yesterday at IRONMAN 70.3 Santa Cruz. Somehow I got an extra mile in there, so I'm calling myself the reigning IRONMAN 71.3 Champion! The 1.2 mile swim felt good, but somehow I ended up with a time of 33:02...three minutes slower than last year??? I swear I finished at the front of my wave. Oh well. The 56 mile bike was awesome on my home turf. I finished in 2:47:20...three minutes FASTER than last year. My new bike ROCKS! I had some G.I. issues the last ten miles of the bike. You know the old race saying, "Never trust a fart"? That is sound advice, my friend. Coming out of T2 I stopped in a porta-potty to check for splash damage, and that cost me a few minutes on the half marathon. I'm happy to report it was a false alarm. I was a bit worried I looked like that French speed-walker from this year's Olympics. That would have been...shitty. My 13.1 mile run suffered a bit, but I did negative split the second half, which is great. I finished in 2:18:46. Not my best half marathon ever. Final time: 5:51:00. And I got some new bling. I'll take it! My coach elected to not have me peak before either of my 70.3 races this year, and I haven't tapered for a race this year either. I'm still fairly happy with two sub-six performances! 69 DAYS TO IRONMAN ARIZONA!!
Getting excited for @ironmantri 70.3 Santa Cruz on Sunday! I put my race wheels on my bike for the first time and took her out for a shakedown spin. Two hour easy ride tomorrow morning and race on Sunday! Let's do this! (at Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz)
Great swim this morning in the North Sydney Olympic Pool! First time in a 50m pool! (at North Sydney Olympic Pool)
Hanging at the @United Club on our way to Australia! #freewine #liquoredup #weallfancyandshit (at United Club - SFO International Terminal)
The crew at Din Tai Fung rolling and filling soup dumplings! We've been looking forward to this for a month! Hanging with @run2becathy @sadzebragirl @overlandtraveler (at Din Tai Fung Valley Fair 鼎泰豐)
I picked up my new bike today and I have to say, I'm thrilled. I haven't settled on a name for her yet, but I'm leaning toward Danerys. I took her for a ten mile shakedown spin out to the cliffs and back to make sure everything was good. Everything is good. Riding a time trial bike is a completely different experience than riding my road bike. I'm going to have to get used to it in the coming weeks. The one hill I did was wonky, but I will get used to it, right? I can't wait to get my carbon wheels on and see what happens! (at bicycle trip)
My Saturday
This is a rest week for me, but I’m still ramping up for IMAZ in November. The Friday hill repeats (see last post) really kicked my ass…3000 feet of climbing in 17 miles. My quads and knees were feeling it on Saturday…just in time for my 1:20 easy run.
Surprisingly, the run went pretty well. I pushed it a little beyond easy though, into low zone 3. I did my favorite route from my house out onto the cliffs in Santa Cruz and it stayed foggy and cool the entire workout. 8.2 miles @ 9:50/mi.
Part of my training plan today was to take a nap and I ALWAYS follow my plan 😊 1:15 nap @ 0/mi. It was glorious.
I spent part of the afternoon tracking my teammates at IRONMAN Vineman. Quick question, with all the money IRONMAN is making, don’t you think they could get a better tracking system? Or at least one that works? 😠
I also had a quick fitting on my new TT bike and I got to take her for a quick spin! There were a few issues still, so I won’t be able to pick her up until Sunday afternoon. I’m so excited!
I'm pretty sure my coach is trying to kill me with hill repeats. 1.5 hours. 17 miles. 3000 ft. of climbing. Ouch.
Look what is almost ready for the #IMAZ #crushfest! The team at @bicycletripsantacruz ROCK! I can't wait to ride this beast! (at bicycle trip)
I completely forgot to post my medal from IRONMAN 70.3 Vineman a couple of weeks ago! My coach kept telling me to look at this race as a long training day in my quest for IRONMAN Arizona in November. He also admitted after the race that he did not train me for it at all, noting that it was only a stepping stone. Regardless, I still finished sub-six with a time of 5:55:55! (at Vineman 70.3 Triathlon Swim Start/Finish/Bike Transition)
Prepping for battle. IRONMAN 70.3 Vineman is this Sunday! I always lay out my gear like this and picture myself putting it on in transition so I don't forget anything. Do you have any pre-race rituals? (at Santa Cruz Harbor)
Vineman 70.3 is Next Weekend?!?!?!
It's been a strange season so far. With IRONMAN Arizona in November as my ultimate goal this year, my coach has me taking it easy through the first half of the year. While everyone in my tri club has been racing, I've been doing long, slow distance, and quite honestly, I'm going a little crazy. I don't feel as fast or as strong as I did last year in the week going into Vineman 70.3, but I have to keep telling myself that "this is not my 'A' race", "this is not my goal". This has to be one of the most difficult parts of training for an IRONMAN...knowing your potential, but not being there...yet. I leave for Sonoma County on Friday morning for the race...we'll see how it goes!
Swim/ Bike Brick today! 2000 yds in the pool followed by a hilly two-hour ride! BOOM! (at UC Santa Cruz)