Spirit of Racine Half Ironman Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

The swim seemed short, but it also seemed short last year too... oh well. The water was definately warmer than last year which was nice. Some spots were very shallow which at points made it difficult to swim when your hands are touching the bottom of the lake.

The people around me were zig zagging all over the place. I would look up and there would be no one around me and then all of the sudden I would have people on each side of me, this happened about 5 or 6 times..

try to find a better draft.

all went smotth, the wetsuit was tricky as usual, but the sock went on quikc and off I went.

nothing

fairly flat witha few very small elevation rollers. Some of the roads were really rough.... I got passed by a couple of packs of riders who were drafting really bad.

nothing

smooth as silk baby

not a damn thing

Well, now everything got fun. as I started out of transition, I worried how long my knee would hold out and how long I would have to run for the sharp pains to diminish. To my surprise, no pain, just comfort. I hammered as much as I could and damn near cleared 2 hours. I ran with Scotty for a while, and then Deanna. I cheered on the Donks and TriWI folk as they passed. I was giving Djdavey a hard time about catching up to me and to my surprise, he almost did just before the finish!

speed work and weight loss.

Straight to the med tent for ice for my kinda sore (but not bad) knee


even though I said it was too easy, it is still going to be an annual race for me as to compare my progress year to year.