Swim
What would you do differently?: Learn how to swim Transition 1
Comments: T-1 was very good for me, wore chest strap & shirt in swim, had a gel grabbed bike & took off What would you do differently?: Better mount onto bike, pedals were wrong position Bike
Comments: Pushed hard, kept up on gels, drinking & salt stick. Finish was pretty cool, started about 7 minutes behind my friend, was able to pass him about mile 50 & he finished right with me., he was Right with me after falling getting off the bike. What would you do differently?: Eat food, stomach went off Big time on run & couldn't take nutrition Transition 2
Comments: Right leg hung up on rear cage & fell dismounting, got up quick & took off What would you do differently?: Not fall Run
Comments: First two miles were great, intended to run a negative split with a 9 min pace, felt great to start looked at my watch & was like a7:30 pace, oh I need to slow down, tried to then looked again a 7:00 pace, finally got to an 8:30 pace then my stomach turned, body wanted to vomit but just couldn't, had to walk & shuffle the next few miles, could only take a bite of orange every few aid stations & a sip of sprite every 2-3 aid stations, wanted a gel & some coke but my body couldn't take it. Quads were cramping at the knees, had a little pickle juice about 3 miles apart, cramps eased dramatically but was hard on stomach. What would you do differently?: Try harder to push through the trouble, possibly try to vomit & move on as best as possible, if anyone reading this has any suggestions I would love to hear them! Post race
Warm down: Water, Chocolate milk, a few Doritos, while I waited for my friend/neighbor to finish & a big cheeseburger a couple hours later What limited your ability to perform faster: Stomach Event comments: These people do it right!!! This race is definitely on the list to come back to!!! Ironman needs to take some serious notes! Last updated: 2013-06-25 12:00 AM
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United States
RedMan Triathlon
80?F / 0C
Overall Rank = 154/543
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 26/67
Slept 3-4 hours, decided to get up about 3:30, would have liked more sleep but I was to keyed up. Put my gear together, had a couple of Zone bars & an OJ on way to race site, set up transition, talked with some fellow Nebraskans, put on wetsuit, had a half of a chocolate rice crispy bar, did some stretching, hung out with my neighbor waiting for our wave.
Walk more than a mile to transition & stretch