Ironman 70.3 Branson - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Basically, a crappy swim. BUT... this was literally the 5th time I have swam in over 1 year.

Not a lot. I am going to try to do maybe 8-10 swims in the next year, and see if I cant cut 10 minutes off that time.

Course didnt allow flying mounts. I had a LONG run from my rack position to the bike out. Made my tranny time a little slow to run that distance in my bike shoes.

Total Ascent 5401; Total Descent: 5412

Not a lot. It was a pretty much perfect execution.

Not a lot to add here. Rode what I thought was a pretty solid ride. I laid off some to keep sme gas in the tank for the run, unfortunately, the heat made the run impossible anyway.

Not much, maybe swap out the 53x39 for a 54x38, but keep the 11x28 rear.

Again, no flying dismounts, so it slowed T2 down a bit. Overall a perfect execution though. No complaints.

Nada

Everything went well until mile 5. I felt great, but then the HEAT just zapped me. I have never seen so many athletes walking. The run was basically relegated to a run/walk. I keep all cramping at bay until mile 10, when my achilles was cramping (which has never happened to me before).

More salt. I took in about 650mg, but I ran out, and it was clearly the limiting factor for me. As soon as the salt ran out, the cramps set in and I simply couldnt run.

nada.


The heat. It was simply unbearable.


Awesome race. Ill be back next year if they have it again!