Skinfit UK Brand Ambassador Stuart shines in Lanzarote!

One of Skinfit UK's Brand Ambassadors, Stuart Anderson, recently raced at Ironman Lanzarote. Here's Stuart's race report for your reading pleasure, enjoy!

Race Report

I'm really pleased: I had a great race with everything more or less going to plan.

It was a tough day for age groupers and Pro's alike with Bert Jammer narrowly missing a herd of goats crossing the road, whilst on the decent to Famara.

I had a great race with everything more or less going to plan. The swim was frantic and the current was pushing us into the buoys. I was using a new Sailfish suit, so I was pleased with the extra buoyancy it game me. Exiting the water for the second lap was exhausting, but good for the spectators, and I managed a smile before entering the water for another pummelling.

We had typical Lanzorate weather with a head wind from Yaiza all the way to Mirador del Rio. Going up Haria I was pushing 450 watts, holding just 8kmh!!

I could have walked quicker...

I had a solid bike and I managed my 'Ironman marathon PB', so I was really happy. I used only Infinit on the bike and gels and water on the run....I had no stomach issues and felt strong the whole way through. Getting your nutrition right is as important as all the hours you put into your training; I took two bottles with six scoops of Infinit in each and consumed 1/3 of a bottle per hour, chasing it down with water from my aero bottle. I'm sure this contributed to my 3.08 marathon as I ran pretty consistent splits off the bike. The crowds support was awesome and because it's a loop marathon course, where you collect a different coloured band each loop, it's easy to focus on attaining the next band to stay motivated.

Although I qualified for Kona, I've decided to make 2009 a build year for a dream year in 2010.

It was a tough decision but I didn't accept my slot for Kona as I want to attain a top 10 position in my age there and I think I will need more than 4 months to build for this.

I have a place in Ironman Wisconsin (Sept 13th) which has slots for 2010 and it will be my goal to qualify there.

To sum up, Lanza is such a well organised race and Kenneth Gasque the Race Director makes all the competitors feel really welcome. I've already registered for 2010!

stuart anderson

BIB	AGE	STATE/COUNTRY	PROFESSION
541	35	London Greater London United Kingdom	Consultancy Manager

SWIM	BIKE	RUN	OVERALL	RANK	DIV.POS.
1:03:48	5:33:17	3:08:34	9:53:46	42	8

LEG	DISTANCE	PACE	RANK	DIV.POS.
TOTAL SWIM - 3.8 km	1:03:48	1:40/100m	235	63
TOTAL BIKE	180 km (5:33:17)	32.40 km/h	76	16
RUN - 5 km	7:06:29 5 km @ 21:17	4:15/km
RUN - 10 km	7:28:28 5 km @ 21:59	4:23/km
RUN - 15 km	7:51:18 5 km @ 22:50	4:34/km
RUN - 21 km	8:14:36 6 km @ 23:18	3:53/km
RUN - 26 km	8:38:00 5 km @ 23:24	4:40/km
RUN - 31 km	9:02:14 5 km @ 24:14	4:50/km
RUN - 36 km	9:27:32 5 km @ 25:18	5:03/km
RUN - 42.2 km	9:53:46 6.2 km @ 26:14	4:13/km
TOTAL RUN	42.2 km (3:08:34)	4:28/km	42	8
TRANSITION				TIME
T1: SWIM-TO-BIKE				4:11
T2: BIKE-TO-RUN				3:56