I came into the California Ironman 70.3 at Oceanside as relaxed as possible, not thinking about how I would do and determined to just race and have fun in what is essentially my local San Diego 70.3 race. Already coming off race success off-road to start this season in both Xterra and mountain biking I was just keen to see how that would transfer to the road. As it turns out, it transferred brilliantly.
After being happy with my swim and staying within closing distance of a breakaway front five on the bike, I then posted the best run time ever for a female at Oceanside with 1 hour 16 minutes 21 seconds, picking off top pros to gain a podium slot with third place. My run time was about a minute better than the next best time on the course and everything felt fluid and moved easily. I was jazzed at such a great run performance and that the day was such a fun one as it always is at Oceanside.
