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Oregon 70.3 - It’s a must do race!!

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July was a great month because after a few years off from triathlons I completed two races!   I did the Olympic distance in Flagstaff and then a few weeks later I completed the inaugural 70.3 in Salem Oregon.   The Olympic went really well and I improved my time over previous years by several minutes.   I won the over masters category (over 40) and I was 5th overall.   I was really happy with my performance and that race has always a good race to do as a tune up for my “A”   races.  I choose Salem another tune up race to do before my full Ironman in October.   I had a client that was doing it as well and visiting Oregon for the first time was a bonus.   It was a fast course with a relatively flat ride and a fast river swim!    We decided to swim the course the day before the race.   It is with the current so we would’t be working too hard the day before the race and we could get a feel for the water temperature, current, and sightin...