Sarah Borst Jarvis

For this race report, I am just going to give you the raw and unedited version that I wrote down for myself and my coach. I don't feel like writing another version of how this race panned out. This is more than I usually share on here and I am not completely comfortable with it but I hope it explains a few things regarding the rest of my season. And maybe provide some helpful insights for someone new(er) to this sport.  (Apologies in advance: I have NO pictures of the actual race! Not sure how this happened but I can't seem to find any...) I have the best homestay family here. This is the pool across the street.   Lead-up Swimming : Ok. Not fantastic but good and consistent . Biking : Pretty good in the weeks before the race. Less outside riding than desired but trainer worked well. Good watts and HR two weeks out from the race. I did an FTP test on Tuesday before the race. Not sure if I like that timing. The numbers weren’t what I thought they were goin

Lacing up the running shoes. Not always with a big smile on my face. But mostly.  Triathlon. Three sports. My favorite? Biking. The one I struggle with the most? Running .  I love running. It's so simple and efficient, so natural and freeing. Ideally I'd run every day. Twice. On beautiful single track trails up in the mountains. Or on a nice dirt road with friends. And I certainly enjoy a good hard session on the treadmill that leaves me in a puddle. We've all had them: Days where going fast feels effortless and we don't want to stop. Days where we just put one foot in front of the other until we are back home.  A warm March day in Provo Canyon.  There have been some really fun and fast days on two feet for me this year. Days where I think that maybe - finally - I can actually nail that marathon at the end of an Ironman. Days where I get a glimpse that - if my hamstrings/glutes/hips hold up and I will finally be able to open up that stride -