This will be her first Ironman on her new Argon 18 bike fitted with Enve wheels, which she loves and is looking to ride her way to a PR on the bike. With the way the Kona qualifying works for pros, every race is important, but big ones like this can make a huge difference in whether she makes it to the big island in October.
The race itself is going to be interesting. With this exceptionally long winter, she hasn't had many opportunities to acclimate to the heat and humidity which is sure to be a factor in a town 20 minutes outside Houston. Judging by the course map, while there doesn't look like any long climbs, the course does have over 3,600 feet of elevation gain so won't be a pancake flat course either. The run looks to also be constantly up or down with very little flat terrain. Hills are good for Amber! Amber eats them for breakfast :) In reality, it makes for a more fair course and one that Amber can really make up some time.
As with last year, the pro fields just seem to be getting deeper and deeper and Texas looks to be no different. As of 5/8/2014, this is the most current start list and you can see that there will be several Ironman champions lining up to race:
1.
Kelly Williamson
2.
Bree Wee
3.
Julia Gajer
4.
Sarah Piampiano
5.
Jackie Arendt
6.
Karen Thibodeau
7.
Jennie Hansen
8.
Suzy Serpico
9.
April Gellatly
10.
Eva Wutti
11.
Sara Gross
12.
Olesya Prystayko
13.
Rachel Jastrebsky
14.
Corrie Kristick
15.
Christine Fletcher
16.
Tamara Kozulina
17.
Jocelyn Cornman
18.
Palmira Alvarez
19.
Amy Javens
20.
Tami Ritchie
21.
Cindy Lewis
22.
Ali Black
23.
Christina Jackson
25.
Jessica Meyers
26.
Heather Leiggi
27.
Jacqui Gordon
28.
Kristina Wiegand
29.
Lindsay Ludlow
30.
Rahel Bellinga
Make sure to send all your good vibes to Amber on May 17th.
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