018: Diana McDonald tells the story of her first half-Ironman triathlon at Oceanside 70.3
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English - May 02, 2016 02:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsSports Health & Fitness biking endurance ironman marathon running swimming triathlon ultramarathon Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Diana is a 32 year old mom in California and on a whim shedecided to do her first triathlon which just happened to be ahalf-iron triathlon.
We talk about why she chose Ironman 70.3 Oceanside. It's a greatstory because when she registered she didn't even have a bike whenshe signed up.
We talk about how she juggled training with her 4 small kids athome. She says, where there is a will there is a way.
She trained on a borrowed bike to start and did most of hertraining on a trainer at home.
She found answers to her triathlon questions on Instagram andSnapchat. She recommends www.runtrimom.com who she actually met inperson in Oceanside before the race.
Her biggest challenges were finding time and the bike. Sheroad with Ed at Rock N Road Cycle which you can find atwww.rocknroadcyclery.net
We talk about traveling to the race. She lives close to the raceso she is brave enough to arrive the day before the race.
She traveled with one daughter to the race and she participatedin the Ironkids run.
Since Oceanside 70.3 was her first triathlon she figured out howto set up her transition on race day.
Diana has a swimming background but she had to conquer her fearof open water swimming for the race. Apparently there were sealswith the swimmers in the Oceanside swim.
Running with a bike in transition was a new experience for herin this triathlon.
The bike was her biggest challenge. Diana and I talk aboutfacing your fears and going down hill and stopping on the bikecourse to go to the bathroom.
We talk about what her nutrition was for race day.
We talk about the great feeling of finishing the 56 mile bikeride.
The13.1 mile run was two loops and we talk about the mental andphysical challenges of the run and then the great feeling of seeingher family and then the glory of the Ironman Finish line.
Diana finished her first Ironman 70.3 in 5:53 which is a greatachievement.
Congratulations to Diana on her Oceanside 70.3!
Thank you to Diana for sharing your story with us her story. Shegives advice to others who want to tackle a race like thisthemselves.
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