St. George 70.3 - My VERY Detailed Race Report - New PR!!

[@JustinDoesTriathlon]

Man I am *finally* sitting down and catching up on things. This was a great recap, awesome you had such a great race, well done! Totally random (your bike chat got me thinking about the bike), but: do you remember that first Do Not Pass bit of narrow path like... let's say 10mi into the course? Man, I FLEW through that. Either I missed the sign or something, but that almost ended my day right there. I ripped through that in aero and had no idea it was coming. Yikes. There were some people who truly flew down Snow. I'm not a great descender but I'm not terrible either; I remember this one man and woman for flew down side by side and just walked me; probably had another 8-10 on me. Very impressive.

[@MichaelMansfieldTri]

Hey Justin - I completely agree with you. I was going 40-45 through that do not pass area. Luckily I was not in aero and no one was around me. I still heard the most awful crunch sound from that bump. Literally soft pedaled for about 20 seconds evaluating if I broke something on my bike or my body! It was a brutal! If I get a second chance at St George I will obviously need to push the hills harder to take advantage of the down.

[@timothydean9407]

Great breakdown. I'm glad I found your channel. Watts aren't everything and don't tell the whole story! Also, I'm going to try to make my own nutrition, based off your other video. Thanks!

[@MichaelMansfieldTri]

Thanks! Try some mio in the drink mix. I have found it adds a needed flavor. Plain is fine, but flavored it a bit better.

[@yzermanrenteria]

Great review and Great detail! This is for me a great overview of what to expect on the 140.6 edition on 2022. It looks like an extreme Iron distance event… . Was anyone wearing a neoprene cap or similar( during swimming portion) .?

[@MichaelMansfieldTri]

It is a very honest course - not the fastest overall, but the most enjoyable I have done (just did the 70.3 WC a week ago and it was awesome too)! I don't recall seeing anyone with neoprene cap, but I did double cap. hope you enjoy the world champ race next year!

[@mbellis5]

Opinions on hitting higher power on the climbs knowing you have long recoveries on the decents

[@johnthebiker300]

Do you really make up a lot of time by pushing on the downhills v saving yourself a bit. Have you tried riding the full course on FulGaz. Be interesting to see how that compares.