Racing for Recovery Triathlon - Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

The roughest water conditions I'd ever experienced. I hadn't trained much in open water. Sighting buoys was challenging & I tacked quite a bit, wasting time venturing off course.

more practice in open water and rough conditions. really practice sighting w/out losing swim rhythmn

My right calf muscle cramped when I pulled to take off my wetsuit. Hit the pavement, rubbed the calf and worked the cramp out.

more sodium before the race - and more fluids as well.

there were no hills. The road was open to traffic, but intersections were covered and we could blow through. The course was clearly marked.

nothing - except have food more readily accessible

worried about my calf, I took it easy through transition and the run start

Course was okay, but the lack of water at aid stations was aweful. I wish they had more bananas and other easy to eat food. I did a lot of walking, worried about finishing - but on the second loop, forced myself to run more.

more brick training

chilling in the finishers area. Went for a dip in the lake to help my legs. Didn't feel like eating for a while after the race.


the cramp and not consuming enough salt


In this economy I'm not surprised things were scaled back. There was a lack of food for finishers who came in after 6.5 hours. They should have kept the families/friends away from the food until after all racers finished.