Gurye 70.3 Ironman (World Qualifying)

A few of the Seoul Tri Members

warm-up swim the day before the race

A few of the Seoul Tri Members & a few from another team

warm-up bike to view some of the course the day before the race. 

Banquet the night before the race

Getting some good luck hugs and kisses

Spotting dad before he dives in

Last few meters of the swim

Well in the lead

T1, first out of the water for all age-group racers

T1, Headed out on the bike

T2, coming in off the bike

when you want to watch, but you aren't quite tall enough

Tim coming in to the finish

First 70.3 in the books

Pleased with his performance

A personal record to beat

The boys supporting dad

My winners

Awesome experience today at Ironman Gurye 70.3.
I finished 1st in my age-group! I also earned my spot to the 2017 World Championships in Chattanooga.

Course was beautiful but tough. 
Swim: was in an awesome lake between the mountains. It ended up being a little over 2km instead of 1.9. 
 Bike: was rolling constantly up and down between the mountains. Not flat, but very entertaining. 
 Run was Hot! I was very happy with the first 12km of my run..... The last 9km where not pretty but I did it.

I raced on a loaner bike(my fork cracked a week ago), and my Garmin broke during the practice swim. I think I actually did better racing on "feel" than using technology to pace. Thank you #Seoultri For all the support and help.