Revolution3 - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Had a great swim - very little bumping, decent siting, good stroke - a great start to the event. Water was nice - alittle too warm if anything.

Nothing - very pleased with my swim

Better than my past T1's - felt good coming from swim.

Nothing

Well, hills were as advertised I guess, but tougher than I could have imagined. It just was no fun at all for me. Managed my fluids and gels well, but the course really killed my legs. Glad I didnt try it before the race - I probably wouldnt have showed up.

I thought I trained hills and used to think I was pretty good at climbing, but now I know differently. So, if I ever go insane and sign up for this again, I will do hill after hill after hill in training.

Tried getting my feet on top of shoes prior to dismount - did ok, but alittle clumsy. Changed socks to try and keep feet alittle dryer - waste of time.

Nothing. Maybe practice some better techniques

This was my worst run ever. I ran a half-mar in Feb in 1:40 and felt great. I started this run with about 2 hours to meet my goal of a sub-6hr race, but I just couldn't do it. Very disappointed in my run - the hills broke my spirit and I just couldnt dig deep enough to complete in under 2hrs. I am sure the bike experience had alot to do with it. Need to think about how best to improve for future.

Run faster? Train harder? Lose some more weight? I dont know. I was clearly not prepared.

Sat and drank my 1 bottle of water (what a ridiculous restriction on a day like this). Thought about a massage, but not enough energy to get in line. I felt like the finishers medal was a thirty lb weight around my neck. Limped up to transition, packed stuff, took a quick swim, then forced down some food.


The hills and the humidity. If I am to compete at this level, I need much more training. I simply could not keep up on the bike or run. Happy with my age-group finish but just feel that I could have done better with more training.


Very well organized and great volunteers, but just too darn hard for me. I think the CeraSport drink was a bad choice - tasted horrible. Post race food was good - wish I felt better so I could have eaten more. Transition area was very congested - could have given more space in between rows. Overall, I was pleased with the event, but the hills were disheartening for someone of my level.