Firmman Half Iron Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Great swim. Felt fast. Only problem was it was difficult to sight off the buoys and probably went a little too far out to sea (i pulled a hudnick. Hahaha!!!)

nothing. thought there would be more bouys and easier to sight off of but that isn't something I can change.

Thought I hit the lap button on my watch but it didn't go so my T1 time is an estimate. Glad I had a little chair with all the sand on my feet.

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Most of the road was smooth but there were sections that were rough. This was the only place during the race that my hip was bothering me especially on the return.
Nutrition: I was especially thirsty after ocean swim and ran out of water right before the first aid station but still had my drink of Power Bar Endurance. Ended up drinking 64oz H2O,32oz powerbar endurance, 12oz endurance with protein. Had one shot of 2oz Gu and 2 endurolytes.

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didn't take feet out and was moving slow with bike purposely. Grabbed a bar because I was hungry but never ate it.

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could have pushed a little harder but was afraid that my hip would flare up. Drank 2-7oz bottles H2O and 2-7oz Endurance, also had 2 pretzel sticks and a couple oz of gatorade at one aid station. Poured H2O over me at almost every aid station to keep cool.

run harder

finished, saw Hudnick, gave the high-five on a sub-6, drank fluids 20oz or so, sat, relaxed, made a couple phone calls, stretched, showered and changed, ate and got a massage.


Afraid of injuring hip again.


Really enjoyed this race. I liked the pre-race talk but thought that photography was limited. Volunteers were great and very encouraging. Would do again.