Congrats Scott! Were the roads closed to cars for the race? We spent time in Mallorca in March and loved it, especially Deía, but the narrow roads without shoulders made for cars & cyclists too close for comfort.
Yeah, those roads could be rough with cars. We had the roads to ourselves (all 3,700 of us!), and all in one direction, so could use two lanes. I love the bike takeovers - my next ride is up Passo Stelvio in Italy/Switzerland on "Stelvio Day", where there are no cars for 12 hours. They expect 10,000 riders! 🤩
Congratulations! Great race report. I write for IM sometimes and I did the race preview with Emma Pallant Browne. It sounded like a challenging bike and hot run. I also did the race preview for New Zealand and that race looks amazing! Enjoy the hot springs. 💦
Thank you so much! That's very kind of you to say. I'm glad you found it helpful. I'm angling for them to let me do more of those, but it tends to be whatever is "trending" on social media these days instead...
For those interested, I first heard the term "YOU-topia" from the metal song by Bring Me The Horizon, a great grunge-esque banger for your running playlist. You'll here the lyrics "there is a home/beyond my bones" in there as well - a big inspiration for the writing.
Congrats Scott! Were the roads closed to cars for the race? We spent time in Mallorca in March and loved it, especially Deía, but the narrow roads without shoulders made for cars & cyclists too close for comfort.
Yeah, those roads could be rough with cars. We had the roads to ourselves (all 3,700 of us!), and all in one direction, so could use two lanes. I love the bike takeovers - my next ride is up Passo Stelvio in Italy/Switzerland on "Stelvio Day", where there are no cars for 12 hours. They expect 10,000 riders! 🤩
Congratulations! Great race report. I write for IM sometimes and I did the race preview with Emma Pallant Browne. It sounded like a challenging bike and hot run. I also did the race preview for New Zealand and that race looks amazing! Enjoy the hot springs. 💦
Yes, I read it! Great preview and pro advice. I love your writing!!! https://proseries.ironman.com/stories/course-preview-zafiro-ironman-703-alcudia-mallorca
Thank you so much! That's very kind of you to say. I'm glad you found it helpful. I'm angling for them to let me do more of those, but it tends to be whatever is "trending" on social media these days instead...
Congrats, Scott!
So, you need a crew in New Zealand? ;-)
Congratulations!
Thank you, Charles! If you are in the neighborhood, let me know! But otherwise I'll have Quinn to continue shouting out my splits.
For those interested, I first heard the term "YOU-topia" from the metal song by Bring Me The Horizon, a great grunge-esque banger for your running playlist. You'll here the lyrics "there is a home/beyond my bones" in there as well - a big inspiration for the writing.