Ironman Germany
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Ironman Germany - Triathlon
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Event comments: I don´t know if it was the mild hypothermia, the knee injury and inconcistent training, the rain or the wind but Ironman Germany was the hardest thing I have ever done and I have never hurt like that before. My time was 12:42 my slowest Ironman by about 20 minutes and over an hour slower than my personal best. The swim kicked my butt. The water was so cold that my goggles kept fogging up and I had to give in and take them off to keep from drowning. On the bike start they said it was 8 degrees with the wind chill. I started fast on the bike because we had a strong tail wind and I knew it would be hard going the other way. Then with the cold and going fast and climbing my hamstrings started to seize after about half an hour and I needed to slow down and just spin really slowly after every climb and had to stop and get off the bike twice. Then it started pouring rain and I got even colder. I didn´t even want to start the run. I was completely bagged. At one point on the bike I saw the clock on my bike computer and it said 5 am. I thought that it feels like 5 am and I have been up all night partying. I got going decently on the run for a little but I felt really bad and cold so I ate a lot and then I started to have stomach problems added to my leggs seizing up every few km. So then I just decided to take it easy and talk to people and have a good time. Despite the suffering I did manage to enjoy the race but can´t help but be a little disappointed. my results and times are here. http://liveupdate.ironmanlive.com/ppv/athlete.php?rid=34&bib=369 Last updated: 2004-07-12 12:00 AM
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2004-07-12 8:21 AM in reply to: #36784 |
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