Revolution3 Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

We didn't have much time before the start of the race, so I didn't get a proper warm up in. I should have, at least, got into the water to get my body used to the temp. When the horn for our wave went off, I ran until the water was too my knees, and then dove in. To my surprise...it was COLD! I lost my breath. And...it ended up getting shallow again, so I had to get up and run some more before diving in a second time. It took me a good 200 meters to be able to breath normally. I almost had a panic attack, but reminded myself that the feeling would go away in just a few minutes...which it did.

The rest of the swim was uneventful, minus the crotchety old lady that grabbed my leg and pulled me under (Three times! I though about hauling off and punching her square in the mouth). It was difficult to sight...the sky was gray and the water was gray, and the bouys were far apart. I just tried to keep somewhere in the middle of the other swimmers.

After rounding the final bouy, I felt great. I pushed it hard and tried to finish strong. My time was a surprise...I didn't think I was that slow in the water. But, all things considered (nerves, cold water, old lady trying to kill me, etc), I won't complain.

Get in the water before the start....for sure.

Felt ok about this transition. It was a pretty big transition area. I got my wetsuit off without too much trouble, shoes on easily and felt like I was out on my bike in a decent amount of time. I was happy to see that the two shot blox I'd stuck in my tri-shirt under my wetsuit were still there.

Nothing...I can always try to hustle more, but I knew this was going to be a long day.

I enjoyed this ride! I worked hard and tried to keep up my pace. Early on, we passed a police sign telling you your speed, and I was going 20 mph! I made sure to say hello and good job to all of the other riders I saw or passed. One crotchety old lady (same one from the swim??) gave me this mean look when I told her "good job". What the heck was her problem?! We played tag throughout the ride. Once we got to the final drive along the water leading back into the park, I saw her up ahead about half a mile. I gunned it...no WAY was this cranky lady going to beat me back to transition. I pushed hard and left her in my dust (She promptly passed me again on the run, but still....).

Nothing...I am happy with this ride.

I wasn't looking forward to the run, so I took my time. I changed my shirt, threw on some shorts over my tri-shorts and put on my new Rev3 visor.

Hustle. Be prepared for the run.

Blah. Walk, Walk, Walk, Run. Walk, Walk, Run. Walk, Walk, Walk, Run.

Lots of interesting things I noticed while spending 3+ hours on the course. A homeowner in a "sketchy" part of town became irate when another racer dropped her water cup in front of her house. Luckily, a nice police officer was just a few hundred feet away. I was nervous for a minute there.

I noticed a house that had mail box on what looked like a broken post leaning against their fense. Upon further inspection, attached to the mail box was a rope that was attached to a pully system on the porch. These people don't have to leave their porch to get their mail. All they need to do is pull on the rope to bring the mail box to them. Too funny!

Oh yeah...back to the run. It was a pleasure to see almost all of the BTer's on the run course....Trish first, Ranger Dave, Jaclyn, my favorite guy Mike, travljini and then Coop as I was heading in. Just wish I would have seen Smoak.

Training could always help.

Mike met me at the finish (I was so happy to see him). I sat for a few minutes, because I was feeling a little sick (throw-up sick). It passed and eventually I took a look at the race results, chatted with the other BTer's, showered and had some post-race BBQ chicken (mmm!).


I did a great job of training all winter and spring...but once summer hit, I began slacking off and didn't have much structure to my training. Consistant training, expecially for the run, would help. Although I knew I wasn't ready, there was no way I was going to skip this race. Next year, there is only room for improvement!


Great race...great volunteers...police were awesome on the bike and run. The race swag is very cool and finishing inside of Cedar Point was awesome! I loved this race and look forward to giving it another try.