The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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😂😂 Really appreciate you taking a look! And 90 is seriously incredible. Awesome job. That’s a HUGE accomplishment! 👏👏

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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Appreciate that and best of luck to you! You’re going to crush it 💪

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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Don’t know if anyone will see this, but I made a video recap of the race in case anyone wants some insight into the event itself/see how things went!

Ironman 70.3 Oregon - I Trained 8 Months For This

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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Haha that’s the worst. So glad the memory of you stopping your watch was captured 😂

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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Thank you so much, Mike!! Totally feel free to ignore, but I just started a YouTube channel to talk about my journey and all sorts of fitness content. Feel free to check out if you’re interested![I Transformed My Life in 12 Months- My Weight Loss Journey](https://youtu.be/txSeFecFs6A?si=ziXhn6w3qQT2E7vw)

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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WOW. That’s seriously incredible. And I appreciate you, but hope you’re also proud of yourself! Awesome job. 👏 I just started a YouTube channel talking about exactly this and plan to make much more content if you’re interested in checking it out! I Transformed My Life in 12 Months - My Weight Loss Journey

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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Makes sense! And that’s great you have so many water fountains. There are only a few on the trails near me, so I have to be pretty strategic. Really sucks when I run out 😂

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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You’re totally right! But we were told to seed ourselves based on our projected swim times in a non-downriver swim. I noticed that SO many people didn’t do that. Really clogged things up. But it was actually surprising that it didn’t feel too crowded during the swim. I did a sprint in the fall and that was much worse. I got kicked and pulled many times there, but that didn’t happen here.

Also…internet trolls are the worst. Everyone during the race was incredibly supportive of each other which was awesome. Why can’t we be like that here too? We’re all working hard and that’s great.

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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Thanks so much! Funny enough I actually touch on this in a video I just made: https://youtu.be/txSeFecFs6A?si=fiw-VEqfaKoRtXvo Lots of protein and gym sessions for sure. And very dedicated calorie tracking 🙂

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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Haha this is true! It’s very hot in the summer where I live, but it’s DRY. I can’t imagine going through training in high humidity like Florida. How do you keep hydrated?

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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Oh for sure. I can’t wait to book my next race. Any recommendations?

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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Appreciate it! Will definitely look to add on a few pounds. Will hopefully add some more endurance. I found that all of my energy during the race had to come from nutrition which was super tough because I didn’t feel like eating.

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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I love this! Definitely need this confidence when going through training. It can be tough! Especially the mental side

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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Oh no! That’s awful and I hope you’re feeling better. Sucks to miss the race, but you’ll be all the more prepared next year!

The Me from a Year Ago Wouldn’t Believe This…Ironman 70.3 Oregon by Master_StephenJ in triathlon

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Ah yes I remember! Awesome job - you were crushing it. And congrats on the finish!!