Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Good swim for me since the navigation was so easy. There was about seven minutes between waves so there wasn't a big problem with passing other swimmers. Best swim course I've seen out of the nine triathlons I've done.

Maybe get one of those new extra fast suits that are being used at the world championships? Probably wouldn't have helped.

Transition area was extremely crowded and the lanes were very narrow but the big gap between swim waves kept them from being to crowded (at least when I got there).

Nothing, good transition for me.

Boy do I suck at cycling. It didn't help that the wind really picked up for the last half of the ride but still... Way to many 18.0 mph stretches and not enough 26.0 stretches. If someone can tell me the secret I'll rename all my children after them, but unfortunately I think it may boil down to talent. Thankfully I can still run a little.

Nothing really. I pretty well rode as hard as I could the whole way so I don't think I could go any faster.

Got some major cramps trying to get my racing flats on. The twelve mile finish into the wind wiped out my quads.

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Good run for me. Never really started to hurt until about ten miles and the last two miles are all downhill or flat so I was able to keep a pretty steady pace the whole way. Only had one mile over 6:30 pace (between 10 and 11, steep hill!). My daughters gave an Oscar the grouch shirt to wear so maybe it gave me good luck.

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Practiced eating pizza.


Love this race! The other athletes were courteous and the race was well organized. I'll definitely be back next year.