Ironman 70.3 Racine - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

I was expecting a far worse swim time, but I started off conservatively and just eased into a race pace (for me) about a quarter of the way through. Of course, I could only hang on to that pace for the next half mile but it felt good to stay on pace and even catch a few of the preceding wave swimmers. The rest of the swim was just a calculated effort to the finish.

Ha!

Pretty good leaving transition and having executed the couple of new things I needed to do at this event. It was nice bringing in new tasks and forcing myself to think through the T1 v. just relying on instinct. It was a new experience.

I took my time in T2 this year just to make sure that my feet were clean and I had to start my Nike+ Sportband before I left Transition.

It got pretty sunny out there during my run and the sun took it's toll on my ability to push and suffer on the run. I was just dealing with my nutrition and electrolye levels to manage my running and walk breaks. Had I decided to push the pace I know I could not fuel enough to avoid a serious medical consequence later on. So, I was happy to manage what I could and keep my pace down to a level where I would survive.

SPLITSMILE TIME AVG. PACE AVG. HR
1 10:57 10'57"/mi 151bpm
2 21:18 10'21"/mi 159bpm
3 29:53 8'35"/mi 164bpm
4 38:56 9'03"/mi 163bpm
5 48:48 9'52"/mi 161bpm
6 57:47 8'59"/mi 156bpm
7 1:06:40 8'53"/mi 163bpm
8 1:19:08 12'28"/mi 157bpm
9 1:29:15 10'07"/mi 162bpm
10 1:39:58 10'43"/mi 159bpm
11 1:50:52 10'54"/mi 166bpm
12 2:02:06 11'14"/mi 154bpm
13 2:11:46 9'40"/mi 155bpm
(Sorry JHag, I didn't get that negative split)

Umm, I know I don't have to mention it but..."train". I should probably train when I plan on doing a half-Ironman.

Not much, just bask in the ability to finish something that big on will power alone. I said a prayer for my mother's health with the backdrop of my own selfish acomplishment in prospective. I got pretty emotional off to the side of the finish area and had a private moment to reflect. Why do I love to suffer so much...


Yeah, zero training one Olympic distance race to train with prior to an half iron distance event is not the way one should go into this. That said, with prior knowledge of a hot race (see last year's race report), I just relied on my experience and keeping my head screwed on straight to get through the day. It was something for my own personal experience that's for sure. Now I know what my floor is and how well I can actually do with no training.