EagleMan Ironman 70.3 Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

course was choppy with a good current on the way back. I had a hard time navigating around turns and finding my way back to shore. A waverunner had to stop me and send me back in the right direction. I thought I swam in a circle at one point.

Was stung twice by jelly fish. On my right side and in the face.

Better navigation. Practice open water swimming. Practice transition from swim to bike.

Use lubricant under armpits as the wetsuit caused a rash.

Happy with my transition time. Felt sluggish coming out of the water. I had a tough time getting up to speed once on the bike.

Do same thing but faster. Just practice.

Really struggled on the bike. I did not have the energy & power I expected. I spent a good amount of time training on the bike and even got fitted for a new tri bike. Very, very disappointing. I wanted to average 18mph at least, but ended averaging 16.5.

I was being passed most of the day, which had a negative mental impact on me. I felt so slow I thought something was wrong with my bike, but it was just me.

Work on swim to bike transition. I would like to use my legs less in the swim portion as they felt tired on the bike. Work on speed and possibly high cadence.

Felt sluggish coming from bike to T2. Legs felt like rubber. Took my time in T2.

Felt very sluggish. I averaged 10 min miles while running and walked through each water/gatorade station. I expected to be around 9 min miles since I typically keep a 7:50 - 8:00 pace on long runs.

A tough swim and bike setup a tough run. Practice swim & bike more and run should improve.

walked about 15mins, water


poor swim & bike


Very well organized race. Race director, staff and volunteers did an excellent job.