race report: liberty 70.3 – 2018

07/17/2018

When I compare 2017 to this year (so far anyway) – there’s really no comparison. My head was buried deep last year and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t come up for air. Looking back now, after a long restorative offseason and realizing that triathlon isn’t everything – or the only thing that defines me – it probably would have been smart to let it go for a year and come back fresh. But there’s no way I would have admitted that then. Hindsight is always 20/20, right? 

That said, I feel more like me this year – and that feels pretty damn good. It’s made training and racing a million times better, too.

Case in point: recently racing Liberty 70.3, one of my favorite local tris.

Conditions weren’t ideal – it poured with thunder+lightning the entire race except for the swim (go figure), and the run was shortened to a 10k. Despite that, though, I smiled – genuinely – nearly the entire time and kinda enjoyed getting comfortable with the uncomfortable, things I can’t say about training and racing last year. 

And the best part? Seeing my sister, brother-in-law and niece in T1. I had no idea they were coming to cheer – and it totally made my day! High-fives from Finley at the finish line, too ♥

official results: 3:53:49, 3rd woman (33:56 – PR / 2:31:19 / 44:17)

Big thank yous + high-fives to my team – Nick ♥, coach Andy, team Coeur SportsArgon 18 BikeROKA SportsHOKA ONE ONESound Probiotics, and pure clean powder. I couldn’t race happy and healthy without you! 

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2 Comments

  • Reply SimplyAmyLynn 07/17/2018 at 1:16 pm

    That’s amazing to hear Erin!!

    • Reply erin 07/21/2018 at 9:07 am

      Thank you, Amy! So refreshing, too 🙂

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