Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

The swim was down river with a slight current, I held to the left and stayed back to let some of the faster swimmers go, I still got punched a few times from swimmers being off course. I was able to get into a good rhythm and keep the buoys right on my left shoulder the whole time. Made my way to the right at the end where the swim exit was. There was a lot of long grass in the water that made some areas of this swim very interesting. Heard others say the current wasn't as strong as in years past but the slight current we had was nice.

Go ahead a move up to the start buoy and try to get a good start and into my rhythm quicker..

It was a long run from the swim exit. Had to run on course asphalt,dirt, and loose gravel all the way to the bike along with mud due to the rain the night before. This only added to the degree of difficulty. According to my Garmin it was .30 mile from swim exit to the bike out exit.Felt like I had a good T1 was able to remove the wetsuit with no problem, helmet and sunglasses on,grabbed my bike a headed out.

Make sure rubber bands holding shoes on bike are in place better because I got hit on the way out and one shoe came loose. Practice longer distances to be prepared.

My plan for the race was to stay in small chain-ring for the first 15-20 miles,then move to big chain-ring and maintain a comfortable pace wanting to average between 20 and 21 mph for the ride. Had some headwind to deal with so I backed it down trying not to fight it. Very pleased with my effort. After 30 minutes on the bike I had half a cliff bar then followed later with the other half along with gels, water and ironman perform. Nutrition seemed to be ok.

Maybe push it a little more to bring my average up, but I stayed within the moment and stuck to my race plan so for that I'm pleased.

Dried my feet off and put on socks which slowed me a little, put on running shoes and grabbed some stinger chomps and a gel.

Nothing much except to keeping practicing. Decent time considering the size of Transition area and the distance you have to cover.

Felt decent on the run it was still slightly overcast and I told myself I would run then walk through the water stations. The first 6.55 miles I had a 9:31 min/mile pace(1:02:22). After starting the second loop the clouds parted, the sun made its appearance and the temps/humidity were at full force, almost like running into a wall.Low 80's increased to low 90's. My pace dropped and my second loop was a 12:27 avg per mile(1:21:37).I found myself having some gas pains along with a slight cramp in my quad so I had to walk more often, being able to see my wife like 8 times during the run was awesome and help me keep moving.It was also nice to have the streets filled with a lot of encouraging people.

I would take my fuel belt,I didn't carry it because in the athlete guide they said there were water stations every mile there wasn't..Nutrition wasn't bad I had some stingers and a gel throughout the run along with water then some coke the last 3 miles along with water..Continue to work on my run and get stronger because I planned for a 2:00:00 run or less and I missed that goal.

Did some like stretching, found the potty and hydrated with some H20..Found the wife and then went a stood on the run course to cheer on some friends and other r athletes..During this time the cloud cover came back and it started to ran..


Just got hot during the run and had a slight mental breakdown..Was able to keep pushing myself.Might need to get some longer bricks in to really train my body to hold up during the run.


I'm giving the race a four because there are a few things to improve on. But overall for my first 70.3 race it is good race. I would recommend this to other first timers to this distance. Plenty of volunteers on the course along with some police and military help at all intersections on the bike.The run sets up well for runners because it is a flat, and the spectators are awesome..