Big Kahuna Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

The swim was overall very good. There very little chop or current which made it for a much better swim. There was very little to sight off of but i just followed the swimmers that were in front of me which kept me on course. This was one of the best sightings I have done and kept on course for the whole swim. I started out a bit fast and then setteled in to a good pace. The last leg of the swim i pushed it harder and added a lot of kicking. I left the swim feeling awesome and ready for the long run to the transition.

Get a better wetsuit that does not chafe neck. Work on going faster.

This transition was one of the longest times for me but the run to the actuall transition was about a 1/4 of a mile and was included in the transition time. Once again like every race my suit gets stuck on my ankles and i had to sit down to get it off. This transition is the longest I have every had to run bare foot to get to my bike. The run is done a street for about a 1000m or more with numb feet from the cold water.

Cut my suit so that it does not get stuck on the ankles and work on the bike start with the shoes on the bike.

I started out pretty hard on the bike and there was a head wind all the way out to the turn around. I ate a Gu packet every hour and twice duringt the ride i hate some of a cliff bar I had cut up. Overall I think the bike when farily well with no majior problems and little pain I just need to work on going faster.

Work on core so that my back does not hurt so much and i can sit in aero position more. Go faster....

I felt this transition went well. I had to sit down to get my soaks on for the run but over all it went fairly fast and i felt exceptionaly well in comparison to some of the shorter races i have done.

WOrk on the socks on part of the transition to make it faster.

After the bike i felt excetionaly well and had little to no cramping. The start of the run was awesome with me running the first three miles at a 10 min or less pace but then my feet started to hurt and the slow down began. I was also trying to be conservative throught out the run so as not to have problems towards the as i had only completed this distance once before. Overall I finished the race not feeling to fatigued but in much pain in my feet and back.

Work on going faster and being able to complete the whole distance with no walking.

I walked around the finish line area and then took a dip in the cold ocean followed by the long walk back to the transition area


Lack of traning and core strength


This is a fun race for a first time but the finish line festivites lacked and i was upset that they did not even have any sports drinks availible for the finishers.