Ironman 70.3 Eagleman Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Decent swim. Surprised I wasn't faster. That said, I don't think I EVER pushed my pace. I kind of just swam it fairly easy.

Maybe push my pace a bit harder. I was definitely feeling pretty good out of the water. I may have held myself back knowing this was my first Half Iron and I wasn't sure what to expect along the way.

Decent T1. Took my time, but moved fairly well through transition. Definitely could have been faster but was being conservative and wanted to make sure I had everything I needed.

Just move faster

My HUGE weakness in triathlon. Bottom line is I just do not work hard enough or enough in general at the bike. My goal was sub 3 hours so I am happy to hit that goal, but it was frustrating with the shear number of people passing me throughout the bike.

Work harder in training. Same story, different year, different race. I think I pushed just as hard as I should have given my cycling fitness.

Pretty good transition. Fairly long run out of transition to the timing mat. I also didn't do a good job figuring out where the run exit was pre-race. Also decided to grab my Garmin out of my bag for the run to make sure I wasn't pushing too hard on the run. That said, I'm ok with the transition. Could have been a bit faster, but again, wanted to make sure I had everything I may need.

Move a bit faster, have Garmin more readily available, but other than that, nothing.

Wow...this was a killer. Garmin took some time catching a satellite, and hit first mile at sub 8. I was hoping for 8 min miles throughout and was feeling pretty good EARLY on. By the half way point, the wheels were coming off. I was walking the water stops grabbing as much water and ice as I could (volunteers were fantastic). Wasn't really interested in too much Gatorade throughout, but I took some here and there. I was just so damn hot for probably the last 9 miles (or more). I was definitely having a tough time staying cool. Despite all that, I managed to run the entire run (except the water stops) and could not believe how many people I was passing. I was in bad shape, but I just kept trying to get from one aid station to the next.

I'm not sure. It was probably due to a lack of training that I was feeling so bad, but I'm not sure. The heat definitely kicked my ass, but I hadn't put in a run longer than 7 miles since the Boston Marathon. I kept relying on my Boston training and didn't get my long runs in after that. So yeah, looking back, definitely should have run more.

Water, water, hose down, water.


Poor training


I had a goal of 5:30 going in and fairly soon into the run I knew I wouldn't hit it. But this was my first half Ironman and I was pretty close. I'll take it. I should have trained more/harder, but what can you do? During the run I kept telling myself that I wasn't sure I'd ever do another half, let alone full. Well, that's out the window as I'm looking forward to the next one (not sure when yet). I know what I need to do for the next one...it's just a matter of doing it. I know I have the ability to be much faster, but it's the work ethic holding me back. If I ever harness my potential, I know I can be much faster.

Can't wait for the next one!