2010 Whirlpool Ironman 70.3 Steelhead Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

I probably should have gone harder - I just never know how the day is going to go and I was worried that I didn't have enough miles in for the past couple weeks - didn't want to screw everything on the swim.

Maybe push a little more...

I'll have to look up the times - but apparently my transition time for this year is exactly the same as for last year. *laughing*

Nothing.

Rained for the first 15 mins or so - so it was wet and I took my time. Used hills efficiently and no problems passing. Still feel this course is really congested and it makes drafting a constant concern. Worried that I went too hard on the bike - was planning to try to hold 27km/hr but was way over that. Derailleur was skipping gears ... not sure what's up there. Did have to stop to pee. Considered peeing on the bike - but decided that I would rather pee in a toilet than all over myself.

Nothing. Went well. Thought I went too hard but it all worked out.

I didn't take my feet out of my shoes because of the congestion as I was coming into transition. There were 5 guys ahead/behind me and I decided that I would just cruise in with them and worry about my shoes. I had to get my runners out of the plastic bag they were in anyway.

Swore to my BF on the way out of transition that I would never do this again. *laughing*

Had a great run. I was watching my pace and tried to keep it in the mid 5mins/k. Had to pee 1.5 miles in but other than that it went well. Had a bit of a side stitch at the beginning - banana and some gatorade solved that problem. Walked through all aid stations and up the hill at the Whirlpool lot. (HUGE hill.) Felt AWESOME the second loop.

I obviously trained better for this portion of the event this year. However, I would have liked to not have a side stitch at the beginning...

Got water, Gatorade and a plum. Stretched and relaxed. Felt quite nauseous about 20 mins after ... so got some pizza and breadsticks which totally did the trick.


I don't know - I PR-ed by 25 minutes - so I can't complain about that at all. Plus I got a new PR for the 1/2 Marathon. I'm a happy kid!

Oooh - maybe not having to use the loo twice?


I find the larger races a little crazy to be honest. I don't like the scene at kit pick up with everyone all "twitchy" and then at the event itself where some are snapping, snarling and generally just really intense. I'm sure these people exist at smaller events - but there are simply fewer of them. This is my personal viewpoint and I'm comfortable knowing that I like smaller events. This being said - I met some phenomenal people this year.

Other than the initial mess at kit pick up (had to fill out a form which backed up the registration process) this race impresses me. It's well organized, the volunteers are wonderful and it's definitely worth doing. Nice t-shirts this year!!