Ironman Arizona - TriathlonFull Ironman

Nothing major. This went very well. I had hoped to be around 1:15 but would have been satisfied all the way to 1:25 so all in all I came out of the water about 10 minutes ahead of my goal...

I know that rushing here and T-2 can be a big mistake so I don't rush. I took the time to pee (a lot) and not forget anything.

I wish I could get the peeing on the bike thing down. I had to stop 3x on the bike to pee. I am sure I lost about 5-10 minutes as a result.

Again, slow and steady, didn't forget anything... Just what I hoped to do.
Took time to take another serious pee.

Shave a minute or so...

Just like last year at IM CdA I was feeling good the first few miles. Things were going well. Then the stomach issues started. I really don't know what causes this however I think it might be that I use the endurolyte capsules when I race. When I train at home I use the powder in my bottles. I am gonna try and fix this next time. In any case, from mile 8 till 13 or so I was in varying degrees of stomach distress. As a result I ate nothing. I felt much better by about 13 and took in some chicken broth. I felt much better. From there on I only took in broth and hammer gels and suddenly I felt great. I finished the marathon running very comfortable 10-11 minute miles. I wish I had figured this out after last year. Who knows what might have happened...

No endurolytes.

Stomach issues and wind.


I plan on this being my last IM for a while. I have a lot going on next year and don't know how the calendar will play out so I wont commit. Perhaps I'll come back to IM AZ for a re-match... Perhaps I'll even get to race in an IM in decent weather. This is 3 in a row with crappy weather!

Now it's time to get my mountainbike out and have some fun. I am also gonna start P90X in January and try and get back some muscle tone which has been canibalized by all of the IM stuff....


Thank you to all of the volunteers and spectators who helped make this all a great day.