Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

It was a battle the first couple hundred yards. I got my goggles sort of knocked off 2 times and had to re-adjust them. I finally felt like I got somewhat of rhythm going after about 500 yards. I don't know if there was a current or what but my swim time was much slower than I expected. I got out of the water and looked down and was surprised to see 42 min. I'm slow but not usually that slow.

Not sure. Just not a good swim for me.

I had a little trouble getting my top off running up to T1 but got it off right before the wetsuit strippers. I dropped down and they pulled my bottoms right off for me. Ran to my bike and stuffed my wetsuit in the bag and headed out.

Nothing really. It was a little slower than usual because of my position in T1 and having to stuff my stuff into a bag instead of tossing it all over the ground.

Overall I was surprised by this course. We drove it the day before and I fully expected to be a good 10 minutes faster than I was. I passed a ton of people but I could never keep my ave speed up. There were times where I felt like I was cruising but the wind and hills slowed me down. It seems like everyone was much slower than expected this year. Headwinds and the Heat did a number on us. I was feeling a little fatigued coming into T2 and was dreading the run in the heat.

Can't think of anything I would do differently. You never know what race day conditions you're going to get. My bike fitness level is also not where it needs to be for this distance.

Decent transition considering the distance I had to cover with my bike.

Nothing

Started off with a decent pace and just settled in until the hill. Right when I turned the corner and saw it I knew I would be walking up it and I did. No need to blow the quads there. I also walked every aid station due to the heat. I had to take in as much water and ice as I could. I ran in between each station and just kept moving. I saw Jason once and Jon a few times out there which was nice. There were times when I had a great pace going but it didn't seem to last very long. I would quickly fade again until I hit the next aid station.

Train more in the heat. I could have probably pushed harder but by this point my times were all so poor I didn't really care. I just wanted it to be over.

Very tired when I was done. Just drank a couple of bottles of water and rested with everyone. Got in line with Jason and signed up for IMLP 2011 too which should be fun!


Overall, I was a little disappointed in my performance but you never know what the day will bring. I haven't raced well in the heat at all lately. I need to fix this.


Great race. Ironman always does an awesome job. Logistics of the point to point aren't too bad but not my 1st choice.