Ironman Calgary 70.3 - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

This was the absolute worst swim ever. I threw up twice, had a death headache and needed assistance 3 times so I could overcome the nausea. I have serious reservations wether I would do the race again. The chop was severe but the gas in the water was a huge factor.

Not swim in this water.

Because of the nausea it took some time to get stable to get on the bike.....

Because my nutritional plan was scattered all over the lake, it was a challenge to replace all my calories.....sadly all I could manage was 1.5 L of gatorade. Also, forgot to fill my gel bottle in pre-race so no Gu's either. Got tough sooner that average, plus the extra distance was a mental hurdle. Bad.

Not throw up.............pack my gels.

Missed the cut off to complete the run......around 5 minutes short.

After a bad swim and a below average ride.......work harder.

Well, as I didn't get to run (first time ever no making the cut), it was good as I got to spend the time waiting for wifey to finish. I predict that I would of had a poor run due to lack of sufficient training.

Make the cut off and train more.

water...........nausea.....first time and hopefully last.....devastating to a good race.


For a first time run it went quite smooth, some minor corrections but overall a quality race. Although not alot of value for the money spent (bad cotton T shirt, no pre race dinner, no swag in package...)