Maui. I came into the race feeling the best physically I had all year, but was a bit fried mentally after a long season of racing. This was my third year racing in Maui so I knew what to expect. The swim was rough. I got kicked (in the junk), dunked, grabbed, and elbowed. I didn’t let it get to me and just hung in there taking a beating but swimming well. At the end of the first lap I was still feeling good and ready to go harder the second lap. The second lap was a little less violent and I got out of the water feeling good.
kept going and caught and passed two more guys. At the top of climb, right before “the plunge”, I looked back for the first time and there was nobody...I mean nowhere even close. This got me stoked and ready to charge the descent. The descent was really good for me. I just opened it up and let my bike do the work. On the last section of the bike I caught a couple more guys and rode with them until the last descent and then headed into T2 ready to run.
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The bike course is tough in Maui. There’s a ton of steep climbing and descents are gnarly and filled with big lava rocks. I just kept pushing it up every climb because as I knew a lot of guys out there are better descenders than me and willing to take more chances. When we got to “Ned’s Climb” I decided I wasn’t going to ride in the pack I was with anymore. As soon as there was room I made my move and gave it everything I had. I went to the front of the pack and kept pouring it on...and on. When we got to the paved section I locked out my fork and got out of the saddle and Woking one of the hills of the grouling course.
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