Aviva 70.3 Part 3: Race Plan + Time Schedule

*** Disclaimer: This post will be lengthy. Hence non-important info will be italic and small font.***

Race Schedule
Friday
1600: Collect Race Pack
1830: Race brief cum Carbo Dinner
Saturday
1000: Deposit Bike
1400-1600: Mapling
1700: Prep of Equipment
1800: Blogging
Sunday
0300: Wake up
0440: Wilson Place
0500: ETA ECP
0510: Set up Transition
0630: Last Brief
0710: Flag off

Race Plan
Pre race - Saturday
Recce race route (swim, run and bike), Deposit Bike Heavy meals for all 3 meal Prep of equipment. Buy/get everything by 2100 Prep morning breakfast

Pre race - Sunday
Cook Breakfast
Walk to Wilson place, set off at 0420

Pre race - Race Site
Pump Bike
Tape Tyres
Put Water Bottle, Pump & Cyclometer
Fix Up Cycling Shoe
Set up Transition Area

Race - Swim
1st Lap - 23min
150m: Swim hard to first Buoy. Sighting if necessary as it is very crowded
*Depend on direction of current
350m: If against current swim hard. Sight every 10 strokes
100m: Have to sight more often. Find more prominent object. Sight every 6 strokes
300m: Swim easier when not against current. Sight every 10 strokes
50m: Sight more, every 6 strokes

2nd Lap - 23min
150m: Sight every 6 strokes. Keep left to the lane.
last 50min: Visualize T1 at Area A, right hand side when exit swim

Race - T1
Remove goggles
Pull up tri top
Put on race belt, Sunglass and helmet.
Eat Banana
Push bike out

Race - Bike
90km, 3 loops, 6 laps, 15km/lap.
Should be doing 30min per lap.
Along ECP don't speed. Speed strip upon exiting left.
Use of light gear in ECP and Roundabout
Careful on the down slope on shears bridge.
Eat & Drink when nearing each turning points. 5 in total. First 3 eat bar, next 2 eat gel.
Last lap enter ECP, remove shoe.
*Conscious on coordinating left leg.
Visualize T2, left hand side when enter

Race - T2
Remove helmet
Wash leg
Wear shoe
Eat banana
Turn race tag forward
Run off.

Race - Run
21km, 3 loop, 2x roundabout each loop.
Estimate 1.75+/-km left and right from transition area.
Should be going at 40min per loop.
Right - Towards fort road, turnabout 100m after last toilet.
Left - Towards MacDonald, turnabout before Mac
2x Powergel provided during run. Bring along 1 extra.
Drink water every 30mins or alternate Aid stations.
*Look strong always. Photographer and supporter all around.

Post Race
Eat anything/everything available, hydrate 1 bottle 500ml.
Stretch lower limb.
Change to dry top and slipper.

13 hours to Flag Off
C Cube.