Ironman 70.3 Vichy, August 21, 2021 (L)
Race Reporters: Luis
Leading up to Vichy, every race I signed up for had been cancelled or postponed this year (including 3 half-IMs, 1 full-IM, 1 Olympic, and 1 Sprint so far), so I was very excited to finally get to race in Vichy. Vichy 70.3 is one of my favorite events. It’s about 3 hours by train from Paris and has plenty of AirBnB options near the Ironman Village. As expected, this year was a little different. For example, there were no longer any side events like Ironkids, IronGirl, underwear run, pasta party, or the athlete finish area with free massages, live music, beer on tap, etc... All these were cancelled, which is understandable. The most important thing was the 70.3 and full-Ironman events, and those were excellent. My race day started very early, waking up at 4am. Enough time to eat breakfast, prepare my things for the day, and arrive at transition by 5:15am. After checking my bike for tire pressure, attaching shoes to the pedals, nutrition, and turning on the bike computer, it was time to get into my wetsuit and head to the swim start. The race start was at 6:30am! I lined up towards the back of the 32-33 min corral. With the rolling start in place, 6 athletes started entering the water every 5 seconds.
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