Monday
Watford 10km
A few of my members were running the Watford 10km so we all met at The Grove and then walked over to Cassiobury Park. We completed the warm up that Belinda was taking which was great fun!
Smiling for the camera in our awesome Grove Vests:-)
Enjoying a lovely lunch at The Stables
Tuesday
I did an easy swim in the morning before work and then did fitness yoga which I really enjoyed. I also made sure I ate really well too:-)
Wednesday
I did absolutely nothing today, just rested and ate well again:-)
Thursday
It was a very early morning start for us heading to Majorca getting up at 3am but very exciting.
My buddy M and I smiling for the camera:-)
The flight was good and think I had a little snooze before we landed. I was very excited about using my British passport for the first time:-) After we had been through passport control we collected our luggage and fetched our massive bike cases.
Me trying to steer the bike boxes - it was rather challenging as I did manage to hit a door
We made our way to our apartment and unpacked our luggage and then headed to the race village to look around the expo before registering for the event. It was very exciting getting all my information and race bags. I am such a big kid:-)
When we returned back to the apartment we had the job of putting our bikes back together. Thank goodness my buddy Melinda was there to help me because I had no idea what I was doing.
My bike ready for race day:-)
Friday
Melinda, Lesley and I cycled into Alcudia to rack our bikes and bags. I started to feel quiet nervous once we were doing this.
I had a good wander around the transition area and familiarized myself with the area, Melinda had told me to make sure I knew where my bike was and to remember landmarks for it.
Chilling in the tent staying out of the sun
Once we had finished sorting our bits we all headed to the beach for a swim in the sea.
Me before heading into the water
I have to admit I have been feeling extremely nervous about the swim in the sea. We all went in together and I have to say I am very happy we went for the swim because it put me at ease.
Before we headed back to the apartment we drove the bike route. OMG this made me extremely nervous and made me think what am I doing!!! The 20km hill look very daunting but the part of the cycle that really scared me was the down hill. I was very quiet in the car on our way back. I had a bit of a melt down and started doubting my ability to do the race because in my head the down hill was so scary. Thankfully my buddy Melinda pulled me together and gave me some good advice.
I had pizza for dinner and I also had a glass of wine to calm my nerves.
I do not normally do that before a race but the way I was feeling I needed one. It definitely helped because I did sleep well.
Saturday
I woke in the morning and just put the bike ride in the back of my head and tried to be positive. I had my cup of tea and porridge and toast with peanut butter and banana - yummy!!!
Baby oil time
Ironman pose
Once we were ready Charlie dropped us off at the transition area and we went and pumped our tyres and made sure everything was sorted. We then went for a warm up swim in the sea and then we were ready to go.
Ready to rock and roll
The music was playing and I was trying to get in the zone. I was thinking what am I doing!!!! Then the gun went off and off we all charged. My adrenaline was pumping all around my body. Everyone was running into the water and then all of a sudden we were in and fighting for our lives. I was trying to get my breath and could not even swim. I felt like I was just trying to stay a float. I could feel I was been kicked and felt like people were trying to swim over me but I just kicked back. I found myself doing breastroke and looked behind me and there was Melinda and we looked at each other and were like OMG this is awful. Thankfully I got into a good position and managed to get into a rhythm and made my way around the swim in one piece.
When I was out of the water I was so happy. I headed straight into transition and got my socks on and carried my shoes to my bike where I put my helmet on first then my race belt. I grabbed my bike and ran with it to the bike exit area. I quickly put my shoes on and then headed off out on the bike. The start of the course was along the coast and was just gorgeous, I was cycling along and admiring the scenery. I did have plenty of people zooming past me on their bikes. I was waiting for my buddy Melinda to come flying past me and it was not long until I heard her voice behind me and off she went. She did look super professional.
I slowly settled into the bike ride and I was just soaking in the atmosphere. I started the 20km climb and I was very proud of myself for doing it. I just kept pushing and pulling all the way up. I did have the men cyclist zooming past me in there amazing bikes. I did enjoy looking at everyone's bikes and there was alway's a bit of banter going on which past a bit of time.
Once I reached the top and saw the petrol station I knew I was going to be heading down hill. I found it very scary going down hill but I just went really slow down the hills and I was lucky because I had another girl behind me on her brakes too so we went down together really slowly. When I saw the village I knew that was the end of the down hill and I was just so relieved. From then on I enjoyed the cycle back to transition.
As soon as I entered transition I quickly racked my bike and went and grabbed my run bag, got my trainers on and headed out for the run. It took a while for me to settle into the run. It was awesome to see all our supporters at different times.
Happy to see my cheering squad:-)
I had to stop at every water station and took on water and coke. It was so unbelievably hot. I was so happy when it was my last lap. My buddy Roland cheered and ran a bit with me to keep me going to the end. When I came around the corner to the finish line I was so happy and then saw my buddy Melinda waiting for me. OMG what an experience!!!
Kerry Mccann
Rank: 33
Overall Rank: 1692
| BIB: | 241 |
| Division: | AK W30-34 |
| State: | Berkhamsted |
| Country: | GBR |
| Profession: |
| Swim: | 32:30 |
| Bike: | 3:16:15 |
| Run: | 1:47:21 |
| Overall: | 5:46:56 |
Kerry, on your finish!
| Split Name | Distance | Split Time | Race Time | Pace | Div. Rank | Overall Rank | Gender Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1.9 km | 32:30 | 32:30 | 1:42/100m | 27 | 1230 | 145 |
| Split Name | Distance | Split Time | Race Time | Pace | Div. Rank | Overall Rank | Gender Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.5 km | 15.5 km | 30:18 | 1:09:27 | 30.69 km/h | |||
| 78 km | 62.5 km | 2:21:54 | 3:31:21 | 26.43 km/h | |||
| 90 km | 12 km | 24:03 | 3:55:24 | 29.94 km/h | |||
| Total | 90 km | 3:16:15 | 3:55:24 | 27.52 km/h | 47 | 2218 | 257 |
| Split Name | Distance | Split Time | Race Time | Pace | Div. Rank | Overall Rank | Gender Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 km | 1 km | 2:30 | 4:02:05 | 2:30/km | |||
| 3.9 km | 2.9 km | 13:54 | 4:15:59 | 4:47/km | |||
| 7.7 km | 3.8 km | 19:19 | 4:35:18 | 5:05/km | |||
| 10.6 km | 2.9 km | 15:11 | 4:50:29 | 5:14/km | |||
| 14.4 km | 3.8 km | 20:22 | 5:10:51 | 5:21/km | |||
| 17.3 km | 2.9 km | 16:19 | 5:27:10 | 5:37/km | |||
| 21.1 km | 3.8 km | 19:46 | 5:46:56 | 5:12/km | |||
| Total | 21.1 km | 1:47:21 | 5:46:56 | 5:05/km | 33 | 1692 | 173 |
| T1: SWIM-TO-BIKE | 6:39 |
| T2: BIKE-TO-RUN | 4:11 |
Me and my super awesome buddy
All four of us celebrating at the Apartment
Celebrating begins - what an awesome evening:-)
Sunday
Sunday morning was spent recovering and chilling by the pool at the apartment and even more drinking and laughs that evening.
Monday
We spent the morning packing and headed off to the beach for the day. Lesley and I had a massage which was very much needed.
After spending most of the day at the beach we headed back to the apartment, showered and then headed to the Airport. We were all very sad to be leaving because we had had such an amazing weekend. It is definitely an experience I will never forget and got to share it with amazing buddies. I would like to thank my super awesome buddy Melinda for inspiring me to take up this challenge. I would also like to thank our super awesome supporters Nina, Charlie and Tracy. You guy's were amazing:-)
Bring on the Cotsworld 70.3 in 4 weeks time:-))))
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