@tommytaylor1991: Ironman Bolton 70.3 race recap 1 week on from doing Bolton 70.3 I've had time to sit down and think about the race and where I can improve (not that that's hard) Swim I lined up for the swim feeling pretty confident considering I've not swam open water since Leeds. As soon as I jumped in it all went Pete Tongue. Swallowing loads of water straight away and going into full on panic mode. I decided to breast stroke it all the way round which probably wasn't to far off my expected time. I just hate doing breast stroke doesn't feel right!!! Bike I loved this bike course. I decided to go all out on the bike which was pretty flat for the first 30ish mile. I was on for a decent time but as soon as the hills come my legs didn't have the stenegth. It was easy to see I've not trained and it become a test on the last big hill Run The run was just full on survival mode. Walked any hills and tried to keep moving on the flats. Way off any decent time for me Lessons learnt You can do a 70.3 on little/no training but its not enjoyable at all. I love getting out in the bike and I need to stop making excuses for not going out But the big one for me was when I did Leeds full Ironman last year. I struggled but completed. I had a feeling of not training hard enough or well enough. Well Bolton taught me I was fit last year. Especially on such a difficult course. Cheers to @ironman_uk for another top event. Only some big running races Lets go 💪 #ironman #ironmanuk #ironmanbolton #triathlon #SwimBikeRun
