Tag: im703
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Back in business at IM 70.3 New York
To put it bluntly, Ironman Lake Placid went bad. I had put so much into it and when it was time to go to the well, I came up dry. My confidence in my fitness was shaken by one of the worst feeling performances in the time I’ve been doing this triathlon thing. Looking back…
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Finishing tri season strong at Jones Beach
IM70.3 New York Recap Pre-Race This was THE A-race for the season. I had the few others that I cared about and focused on, but this was the one I really wanted to make count. I knew I had an amazing result in me after seeing what I could do at Morro Bay and Patriot.…
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Tuning up at Timberman
I planned Timberman into the season a little later than the other races. I thought it would be a good tuneup for Kona right before heading to the island. Since we were treating it as more of a B or C race, I was still putting in some massive weekend efforts right until race week…
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The Inaugural Ironman 70.3 Augusta, ME
I was pretty psyched for Ironman 70.3 Maine leading up to race week. The course seemed like it would be interesting and I hadn’t been to Augusta before. Unfortunately, life happens sometimes and work stress piled on pretty heavily a couple days out. I was working some longer hours on a difficult task that kept…
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Feeling Strong at Musselman
I really like a self-seeded swim start. I pushed up to the sub-27 group and wound up as one of the first in the water. There was a decently steady wind toward shore which made for some light chop, but I knew I could handle it. By the first buoy I had latched on to…
Matt Nussbaum - Age Grouper 