Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Longer training - so I don't feel so tired and fresher for the Bike

It was fine - needed the time to get my head straight before the bike.

too much fooling around with drinking and eating - got a little full and wasted my own hydration. Had to switch to Course stuff - Power Bar Perform.
It made my stomach upset.

get a good 10 miles in feeling strong and then start with the liquid and ease into the food by mile 20.

HOT with hills. Just held on. Cramps in stomach and legs. Had to stop at each aid station to abate.

more salt tabs on the bike and in early run.
stick to my own hydration.

I learned a lot. I held back a bit on the bike in the beginning (hydrating and screwing around with food – should have just dropped the hammer. Then I had some problems with grabbing nutrition and stuff when I needed it later.

I dropped my Electrolytes around mile 20, managed to get two in – but I had them in a bag with my jelly beans and hit a bump and they all went flying – I actually laughed when it happened. I had just passed a girl on the hills and she yelled up “no, it’s ok I have my own jelly beans, but thanks!”

Right about mile 25 I was starting to kick it in and move. Then I started to drink the Perform stuff and I started to get this stomach cramp. Anyway, I didn’t realize what It was and kept taking the stuff at the next station.

By the time I got to Providence I had cramping in my stomach and my quads and I had to pee. I stopped with the Perform stuff and switched to water. Second loop I felt better and picked up the pace.

Next race, I will have an Aero Helmet and maybe rent some nice wheels, get some kind of salt stick and plan my own hydration better.