BOLTON IRONMAN 70.3 | Registration, Expo and Transitions Vlog

My first Youtube Video hehe!

Thank you for being here! I wanted to do a little vlog to show everything that happens before the ACTUAL race day because logisitcally it can be so confusing.

Let me know if you are racing/have raced Bolton this year!

this is really exciting the kids race is going on right now which is absolutely adorable um but I am going to head now to registration get my bag get my bib um and I’ll check in after it is raining and classic Bolton weather it’s not very pleasant the weather’s looking good for tomorrow so that’s good a [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] just on our way to T2 now which is walking distance from town I watched my little sister do the race and it was so cute and I got to give her her medal at the end I did miss her coming over the finish line so I didn’t get any videos or pictures but hopefully um the photographer that was there got some and then I headed back to the Expo to pick up a different color swim cap for tomorrow um and then I got pulled into a w bike competition goes and we’re straight up to maximum this is going to be great because we love nothing more than cuz honestly I am just far too competitive for my own [Music] good okay to now get up this is everything for the run so I’ve got my trainers socks and then four gels and then that is all I’ve got in my run bag so we’re going to go hang out I’m just finding where I’m going to Rack my bike there I am I’ve got all that way all that way to run with my bike that’s a long way lucky I’ve practiced luck it’s grass that’s good better than the carpet in newor right so that is te2 going to go get some food and head down to Pon flash I just got back to my car I’m going to go and do the drive now down to Pennington Flash and gets up in T1 bike still in the car so that’s good thank God I was a bit concerned that someone was going to come and steal it but we’re still here so it’s fine okay we’re almost almost set up let me I’m just going to put PE yeah does that work oh I think that works just getting my T one bag ready in which I’ve got it will go my helmet um I’ve got my shoes socks a bottle of coke just in case it’s sickness glasses try Bel that’s it because all of the nutrition is going to go on the bike sorted sorted right it’s good this is going to go on here kind of botched the stickers but noo we are ready let’s go to T1 [Music] I’ve got so far to run with my wife on both transitions I’m literally right at the end of where I could possibly be a bit annoying but it’s fine it’s not the end of the world is it okie dokie that is T2 all done just going to go have a quick look let’s go see the water it’s still a little bit windy today so it is a little bit it’s a bit choppy no it’s actually fine let’s have a look there it is I feel so comfortable in this Lake now I I didn’t last year but I’ve been in it so many times now that it’s not as it’s not as intimidating with its size anymore so I’m happy that I’ve I’ve made the [Music] effort I’m now home I’ve had such a good day I feel like I’ve just not stopped smiling all day and and it’s been I had I’ve had a not so great week and today has just got me so excited for tomorrow’s race for those of you that have come from Instagram hello thank you so much for being here and for those of you who don’t know me hello my name is Kelly and I am an age group amateur Joy athlete I guess I’ve been racing now this will be a year to the day so my first big Triathlon I did a couple of Sprints but my first big Triathlon was Bolton Iron Man last year 10 months prior was when I first got a road bike and six months prior was when I learned how to swim so I’m very much a beginner girly and yeah I’m a year in now and I’m just absolutely loving the process I finished bought ey mind in 14 and a half hours and I very much had a I just want to finish kind of attitude a couple weeks back weeks ago I did meca 70.3 and I did that in 5 hours and 53 minutes so who knows what is going to happen for bolon tomorrow I would like to think that I’m going to beat my time in newor but if I don’t then it’s fine because I’m really just doing this race to enjoy it I love this race I love that I can have my friends and family there because I’m local I I grew up in Bolton so that makes it really special um but also just a race along the streets that I grew up on is really just something else and the support in Bolton is fantastic my biggest goal this year is to qualify for cona and I’m man Wales I did actually get a qualifying slot last year in Bolton but I couldn’t accept it at the time because I just I could not afford I was not ready I didn’t know that was going to happen so I’m back with the Vengeance this year and I would like to try and qualify in Wales which is going to be really hard but I’m also going to work really hard and I’m going to document some of that process on this YouTube YouTube channel do a little bit more long form content as opposed to what we see on Instagram this is really new to me and I’m excited for this journey this is this is my cat if you are going to be there racing tomorrow then leave us a comment let me know and say hi if you see me I’ve loved the amount of people that have been saying hi today it’s been so nice and otherwise like And subscribe I think okay bye