IM 70.3 NOLA

After finishing Augusta 70.3 last year after juggling a few challenges, I knew I needed to find another 70.3 to focus on. So even though I knew I was going to register for Augusta 70.3 and IMFL, I figured New Orleans would be the perfect place to start the season. I somehow convinced Josh, my dad, and my mom to register as well. I don't know if they hate me or love me for it...but it is such a cool experience to have with so many family members.

We've arrived and it's a family affair! This would be my mom's second 70.3, Josh's first.

Banded and ready for some NOLA fun. (Yes, for some reason I imagined that it would be a little like Mardi Gras on the run.)

It has become a tradition for me to get a jumping photo at the races. Check!

And it was morning race time. This photo is following a completely stressful morning of sitting in the car in the parking line for over an hour and a half while and missing the transition time. Obviously since so many people missed the transition time, they extended it and hour and pushed back the start of the race. Josh and I were ready to roll and look forward to the race. I will admit that with the move to DC and the amount of snow we had over the winter, we struggled getting the distance in, especially on the bike, but we did way too many long hours on the trainer to miss out on this day.

Checking my swim time. Someone should have told me I was also rocking a mud beard.

Rocking out the bike. Although we hit very strong head winds on the second half of the bike, I managed to cut some time (even with the limited indoor training) from Augusta.

And on to the run. This is my favorite part and you can always tell by the pictures how much I actually enjoy running.

And as usual, having fun with the 'in air' photos on the run.

Coming down the chute and nothing but smiles.

And that is what winning feels like. Truly seeing and feeling the training pay off. So excited to have PR'd the race!

Post race photos of Glory!