E 'difficult, really difficult to characterize the experience in Clearwater. So many were the emotions, fears, joys and "Goosebumps" (in all senses, even cold) heard this week Floridian.
I know that the distance of 70.3 is not comparable to that of an Ironman triathlon race queen of the universe, where the sole reason to end it fills you with satisfaction and pride the difficulty and length that characterize it.
Il 70.3 è la sorella minore, facilmente affrontabile dai più, ma a me piace.
E’ una competizione comunque lunga, ma veloce quasi con gli stessi ritmi di un olimpico, dove le transizioni sono rapide e tutto deve funzionare alla perfezione.
Io sono andato a Clearwater, e qui rispondo a Giuseppe (oldpeppe) per fare questo, una gara veloce, che “esprimesse” la mia massima velocità su questa distanza. Invece , come ogni buon pronostico che si rispetti, sono was denied, but in return, something else happened, new to me in a race, I enjoyed the esteem, friendship and affection of many people close to me.
My race started at 7e25 (10 ° drums) after being in the transition area from about 5e15 to do the last checks to the bike. The morning was cold, as the unexpected change in temperature, and once I wore the suit to keep warm, but the "Goosebumps" continued to beat rhythmically on my body. In addition to the cold certainly played a decisive role in the tension of the event that, at that time, reached its peak when, near the ocean has made the traditional flag ceremony performed by some of the lift to the Navy Cadets American accompanied innate sung a cappella by a girl, minutes from "thrilling".
I am charged and tense, it's my turn, we go.
The ocean water is chilly and a bit 'agitated, but now they are in the race and do not feel anything. Swimming strong the first 4 / 500 meters and then he settles down to my race pace. At the first turning point, located approximately one km to go, the waves are more frequent and irregular, must swim strength. I leave the water in less than 30 'as predicted and forking the bike. The bike course is fast, almost completely flat with slight ups and downs, good travel up to 70 ° km with an average of nearly 40km / h ... I could hardly believe ... to the 75th km 2/3km beginning of a slight slope where I feel a bit ' fatigue in the legs and then I decide to give up a little, 'I'm happy so far kept pace and I think to administer the last 15km sparing the legs for the race. I finish the bike in the village of 2:20 a.m. 'with great joy of Claudia and Serena did not expect to see me so soon. Prediction more than honored. Start the race very happy, also because it belongs to me the most congenial and where I feel safer already ... and instead the second km I feel a strong pull to the left quadriceps that does not allow me to lift my leg right, continues, however, are well underway, but between the 5th and 6th km starting strong stomach pains. From here on out will be, indeed, a long suffering. I understand now that the goal is not to be fast, but it is coming and now that I taste, I take, and I do my affection and friendship of those who accompanied me on this adventure and shared anxieties pre the race and all those people who, on the other side of the ocean, I have been close with words, messages, calls, conversations via Skype and more now has no more time, I just get to be happy. I finish the race in 1h40 '. The last 2 km I am encouraged by Serena, coach, friend and above all that with his overwhelming enthusiasm and with his voice: GO GO RENATO I was transported to the finish-line wings surrounded by crowds, flags of every nation in the world, music, and where a thousand, a little 'secluded and perhaps more excited than I was waiting for me my wife, to whom special thanks goes without which, I can say for sure, none of this would ever come true.
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