Ironman Arizona - TriathlonFull Ironman

Beat last years swim time = check!
Although I had improved on swimming over last year, my ability to beat off other swimmers and navigate still needs some major work! I zig-zagged a touch too much and I paid for it.

I probably did not do enough open water swimming this year as I worked more on learning to swim better. OWS do more than swim practice, they help me with sighting. I really needed to sight better this year.

I am still giving this a good for swim as I was relaxed and confident with lots of energy left to bike!

goal met = check!
My goal for transitions was to keep transitions under 10 minutes this year.


Not enogh body glide and my wetsuit stuck on the left heel. It just so happened that that was when that calf thought it would be a great time to cramp up screwing up my control over holding my foot at a godd angle. Oh well, the volunteers did their normal great job! :)

Beat last years bike time = check!
I really should have packed lunch diferent as the third loop kept the bike split from averaging overall above 18 mph.



Try to eat lunch on the go and keep working those hills to improve overall bike strength. I will never be a great runner so the better I set up the bike split, the better my overall race time will be.

goal met = check!
My goal for transitions was to keep transitions under 10 minutes this year.


Try to race in the same outfit all day instead of changing clothes for the run.

Beat last years run time = check!
So I still walked alot. I woudl run about a mile and walk 1/2 mile at start and then run about 1/2 mile and walk a mile in middle. I sucked it up and tried to run at least 1/2 of the last 6 miles. I wanted to finish between 9 and 9:30 pm - finished at 8:59:50pm. I can honestly say I was done before 9pm. For me that was a big deal!

I need to spend 2010 working on my run. I have improved swiming alot and can build a bike, but I still fall apart onthe run. I have the endurance, but not the speed or the mentallity to avoid the walking parts. I use weight as an excuse, but that is horse pucky in that I have done more than one Ironman so I should know excuses even when I tell them to myself!

Yea! TJ, Jen, Josh, and Lisa were all waiting at the finish. Racked the bike and met wife for chocolate shake before re-joining my BT buddies to watch others finish!


The run. However, if today is any judge, I left it all out there and had nothing more to give this year. That is all anyone can ask for, right?


I am done with IMAZ for a while - but really enjoy this hometown race! (Plus I got a pic with Jen - what is not to like about that?)