Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

Quick Recap  I consider myself an experienced racer when it comes to challenging courses but words can't describe the legendary Club La Santa IRONMAN Lanzarote. This year was the 33rd running of the event. As one of the most iconic and long standing races in Europe, athletes from around the world keep showing up to try and tackle this brutal course. From the stunning landscapes to 8200+ feet of climbing in 22-30+ mph gusty head and cross winds, this race pushed me to my limits and beyond. I expected the bike course to be hard, but it was harder than what I imagined due to the windy conditions.  Lanzarote is an island in the Atlantic Ocean and it's one of the Canary Islands. It would be easy to compare Lanzarote to the Big Island of Kona (the home of the Ironman World Championship) because they are both volcanic islands with windy and hot conditions. However, after racing on both islands, I can confirm that the Ironman Lanzarote bike course is considerably more challenging that...

  2.4 mile swim Marni -57:40 Karel – 1:00.28 As soon as I started swimming, the nerves went away. Since I lined up with the sub 60 min group, I found myself swimming strong right from the start. Although I breathe to both sides when I swim in the pool, I tend to favor my left side when I swim open water (and favor my right side when I swim in the pool). I didn’t need to sight much since the lake is so small and several people stay along the cable (under the water) which helps to keep everyone on course but when I did sight, I take note of the next buoy. When I breathed to my left, I would make note of the number on the buoy – counting to 9 before the first of two turn buoys. Karel tried to stay with me but he had to stay with his own effort after a few buoys. As I made the 2 nd turn buoy, it felt like I was swimming fast. I rarely found myself swimming alone and many times, I found myself in a crowd of other swimmers. As I was nearing the end of the first loop, I was looking f...