Brian Stern raced at IM 70.3 Kansas in Lawrence, KS on June 14. Leading into the race, he raced a couple times for SSSMST. He raced the NEO triathlon kickoff (500yd swim/13mi bike/ 3.2mi run) on June 7, coming in first overall. This was his last hard workout before tapering for Kansas, with a reportedly decent swim and strong bike and run. He took the lead from Nate Loman at T2 and never looked back – a good confidence builder before heading to Kansas! Later that week he ran the Flag Day 5k in Mentor and took 3 of 234…. which takes us right to race day.
His short report for the 70.3 race is as follows:
What a beautiful state and no it’s not flat but is definitely windy. The swim, bike, and run courses are in excellent condition filled with lots of volunteers. My race was solid but not great. I missed the Clear Water Qualification (top 5 in AG) by a little bit. I suffered as best I could but just not enough. My wave consisted of 140 (AG 40-44). I came out of the water in 65th and then finished the bike 42nd (had a slower bike because of a diversion – read full report). Then I gave everything my body could muster to qualify with a 1:23:48 Half Mary but fell short by finishing 12th. I ran out of T2 with an excited 5:39 first mile followed by a series of 6:05-6:10 miles until I started to run out of power with two miles remaining. I walked away from this race knowing I left everything on the course and will return to this event for a rematch with the Kansas 70.3.
For the long version, read on:
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