5430 Long Course Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

What?!? This is the fastest I have ever swam in a race of any distance I am pretty sure. A full 7:19 better than last year. How do you like them apples?

Just hope everything goes this well in Louisville where there is potential to be sans-wetsuit due to warm waters.

4 seconds slower than last year. I can't complain, I set my bike up on the far side from the bike exit. Horrible decision in picking where to set up my bike. It turns out I had to run TOWARDS all the swimmers coming in the entrance, then clear across transition with my bike to the exit. Ridiculous.

Actually use my brain to think in the morning.

I was feeling great the first lap, but I started realizing around the start of the second lap that I wasn't going to be able to keep the pace. I struggled to keep my HR down from the beginning, I paid for it the last 15 miles while fighting the wind. 4:21 slower than last year, not a huge deal but I think I need to pick up the intensity in my bike rides. I have been going through the motions rather than ramping up the intensity to race pace.

Take it a little easier the first half, I am not worried too much with having trained fairly hard in recent weeks.

This included the obligatory pit stop to drain the bladder. 17 seconds faster than last year, I'll take it. At this point I was not in a hurry, just looking to keep everything together and get some momentum going into the final training days for Louisville.

Nothing

I am happy with this. The second hill bit me and it took me 3-4 mins to get myself back together. The last mile I slowed down, I think I was fading due to my overexertion on the bike. I'd rather learn my lesson about a fast bike start today that during the Louisville race. My arms and chest muscles on the side got tight the last 4 miles and I was shaking and stretching them, flailing them all over, I probably looked like a monkey shaking my arms out. The ache just wouldnt go away so I just had to deal with it until the finish.

I probably could have taken a couple more drinks and a gel. First lap I had about 18oz Infinit for 200 calories along with 4oz cola, and 8oz gatorade.
Second lap I had 8oz cola, 4 oz water, 12 oz gatorade. I could have drank a little bit more, and on a hotter day I definitely would have to.

Couple of Ice sponges down the back, guzzled a cold waterbottle. Walked over to where Misty and my mom had their towels under a tree. I decided to go over into the lake to rinse off and cool down my muscles. Mission accomplished, I instantly began to shiver. Warmed up, then went for the food and ate everything in site. Next, on to the beer tent for a quick one. Said goodbye to my mom and got my stuff out of transition and drove home.


Probably going out too fast on the bike, which was more of a feel thing, because I thought I could go out this fast since I did it last year, but really I was not as rested as last year. So I should have felt the signs from my muscles sooner knowing I could not maintain that pace.


Solid race. I wonder what will happen next year when it is Ironman-run.