Ironman Wisconsin - TriathlonFull Ironman

I positioned myself just to the left of the boat ramp right in the middle of the pack. The swim seemed to be the longest part of my day even though it was the shortest. I guess that is because I do not like swimming, in fact, I find it really boring. The first lap was difenitely more exciting for me then the second lap because I was getting hit and kicked, even got a bloody lip. The second lap was uneventful. I felt really good coming out of the water and I was happy with my time.

Maybe push it a little more as I was not tired at all.

Got my wetsuit stripped and ran up the helix. I passed a number of people on my way to the changing area. When I got to the changing area there were no seats available, so I just found a corner and dumped my bag, put on my tri top, socks, helmet, and sunscreen. I put on way to much sunscreen, so I took some time wiping the excess off. On my way to the bike, I stopped at the porta a potty

Move faster. I really do not know what takes me so long in transition. I really need to cut off at least 4 minutes next time.

On my bike I had 3 bottles of Infinit with 2 servings in each bottle and then an aero bottle filled with water. Throughout the bike I refilled the aero bottle with water and/or Ironman perform as needed. On the way out to Verona I lost two of my bottles when I hit a bump just before the bike path, so I had to stop and go back to get them as I had Infinit in them. There were a lot of people on the stick that were riding 3 across which made it difficult to pass without going into the other lane. Once I got to Verona I stopped at the special needs porta potty to pee. Then continued on until I got to Mt. Horab where I stopped again to pee. The crowd support on hills after Cross Plains was great. These hills never felt so easy during the training rides. Made it back to Mt. Horab where I stopped to pee again. I was definetly hydrated. Hit the hills again for the second time and again felt really good going up. Once I hit the stick to head back to Madison, the wind was starting to pick up out of the southwest, so it was at my back the whole way back. I really pushed it on the way back. I felt great during the bike portion of this race and I felt I nailed my nutrition. 3 bottles of Inifinit, 2 bottles of Ironman Perform, 5-6 16 to 20 oz bottles of water, 2 packs of shot blocks, 3 powerbar harvest energy bars, and 6 saltstick tablets. The bike portion of this race seemed to go by very quickly.

Push it a little harder. My average HR was only 123 and my coach wanted my average HR rate between 128 and 138. Learn how to pee on my bike. Three potty stops cost me a lot of time.

Got into T2 got my shoes and shorts on and then headed to the porta potty to take a duece.

Try to get the system cleaned out first thing in the morning.

Ran the marathon according to the game plan which was to walk through every aid station and get some nutrition. At each stop I either had water, cola,Perform, broth, pretzels, bananas, grapes, and/or chips. I stopped three time to pee, so I was well hydrated. The only issue on the run was that my salt tablets fell out of my jersey early on during the run. Fortunately, a lady on the course gave me one of hers at mile 20. The crowd support on the run was great. I was caught by one of my friends which was nice but I was a little concerned because he was really close to me while talking to me and he was looking deeply into my eyes. Maybe he liked the way I smelt after 11 hours of racing. I felt like I was on that Seinfeld episode with the close talker. I noticed the catchers were doing that with everyone, so I did not feel that special anymore.

Make sure my salt tablets are secure and not walk through all the aid stations during the second loop of the run. My stomach got a little iffy because I was full.

Went to the food tent got a piece of pizza and a sprite. It took me about 25 minutes to finish both but afterwards I felt like a million bucks. I met up with the wife and got the keys to the car to put all my gear away. Then headed back to meet up with some friends and watch others finish. My wife and I went back to the hotel around 11 PM and hit the hot tub.


Inexperience


Great Race! This race was well organized and supported. The crowd support and volunteers were amazing.