Antwerp in the books!

With 9 races behind us, we were due for "challenging" weather. Today brought wind and rain, with little spots of sunshine here and there.

There are not many 70.3s with mass starts, and Antwerp is one of them. We decided to take advantage of this and raced the whole race together, as best we could.

Although the day came together pretty well, every individual leg felt long. The water was choppy, which made sighting difficult. Many stretches of the bike had head winds, which slowed our speed to sub-25k/hr. The run was 3 loops in town, each loop feeling longer than the last.

Still, we finished, and we're one step closer to our goal. The race announcer put us on the mic at the finish and we were able to share our story with everyone watching; truly the highlight of the day.

We've just finished a meal in the hotel restaurant, which included Belgian Fries and Stellas of course! And on our way out, we had a quick chat with some boys from the UK who had come down for the race. They posted great times; first 70.3 for them! We were able to pass on the story of our journey to them, which they seemed quite amazed about; hopefully they'll drop us a note when they get back home!

Now we're off for much needed bed rest.

cheers,
Heather & Brian