Miss Hailey took to the deep south on April 5th to conquer the inaugural Ironman New Orleans, 70.3. To her surprise, the 5am weather was a bit warmer than anticipated and proved to be a challenge throughout the day. The first challenge came in the swim however, as many racers discovered that their "slow" swim times were due to a 1.4 mile course being mis-measured, rather than the 1.2 mile course. Despite the tough humid heat and some brutal wind, Hailey came out of the bike with enough left in the tank to dig deep on the run and finish in 3rd place! Hailey is now going to Clearwater this fall. Way to go girl!
Next stop - Wildflower and heat training!
(finish time represents clock time, not Hailey's incredible 5:04 despite the humid/heat/wind challenges of the day!)
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