EagleMan 70.3 Race Report 2017 Part 1
Swan Song (noun) a person's final public performance or professional activity before retirement. When I finished MusselMan last year (DoubleMussel), I decided that it was time to take a break from long course triathlon. My back hurt, my body ached, and my back hurt. With my issues at the L5/S1 vertebrae, 56 miles on the bike is grueling. So, I logged my results in my hand IM Goal Chart and... 9. 9 finish times for the Half Ironman distance. I can't stop at 9! So I thought about it and in the fall, signed up for Eagleman. Eagleman is an early season race (risky) but the course is pancake flat. Not easy, as there are headwinds, crosswinds, current, and heat, but flat. I told J that I was going for number 10 and then I'd be done. So, after 12 years, 2 cancelled events, 9 Half Irons and 1 Aquabike, Eagleman was to be my swan song. Nerd Alert: 70.3 Distance Results and Goal Charts As per usual, I...