Spirit of Racine Half Ironman Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Negatives: I freaked out a bit in the first few yards; I don't feel like I "pushed it" because I was nervous and wanted to make sure I didn't blow up on the swim

Positives: I didnt blow up; I got my breathing and panic under control within the first 100 yards; I swam strong, but not fast.

Push a little more
Draft more
Sight better

There are definitely things I can do here to be faster, but I have not practiced them enough to feel comfortable.

Not much...I would probably try to take off my suit faster - it got stuck on my feet.

The ride was good, but I need to work harder to stay in my target zones. I am also not sure what I would do, but my watch was set to beep when I got outside my target zones and it was beeping A LOT. This was annoying, but helpful in that it kept me focused.

Additionally, I had too much perpetum left at the end. I need to practice 3 hour bottles if I split them on IMKY make sure to make a 6hour bottle...this is something I will need to figure out.

What would you do differently?:

Maybe turn the beeper off on my watch (but probably not)
Practice with a 3 hour bottle

Had trouble getting compression socks on.

Prepared my area better

Ankle started to hurt on the hill in mile 2. I adjusted my stride, but it continued to be a problem.

I got hungry around mile 7, but should only have eaten a half a gel...the whole thing was too much

Not be injured before the run.
Not eat right off the bike (eat when I need to...not when I think that I have to).

Walked to the lake, stood in the lake to my hips for 20 minutes


My bike speed/endurance
My ankle


I feel really good about this race. If my ankle had cooperated I think I might have been even faster.

I know that I am still slow on the bike, but I think I may look to focus on getting even faster on the run in the off season.

I also need to improve my transition speed.