Liberty Triathlon - Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Took it easy at the start. Tried to stay relaxed and save energy. Stayed close to the bouys and really didn't engage anyone on the way out. Once I rounded the far corner though, I had a hard time navigating. The sun was in my eyes and I could find the bouys. Plus, people around me were getting off course and cut me off a couple of times.

Start a little more aggressively to prepare for Ironman.
Breath to my left for better navigation.

Took too much time in transition. Feet got stuck in wetsuit. Mounted in transition by accident and quickly got off the bike - no penalty!

Run up the hill and practice with wetsuit.

I felt pretty good on the bike; certainly didn't have any bike problems. I did have trouble with my Garmin and spent the first 7 mi. playing with it. Nutrition was not right. I ate 2 packages ofshot blocks, 2 bottles of drink, and 1 sm bottle water. I think this is what set me up for trouble in the run. I handled the hills well, with the exception of that really steep one. Man, I ran out of gearing both times! Did some back and forth with other riders, andI dropped most. A couple toward the end got me.

Get longer training rides in before race day! Get a better handle on my nutrition and practice it. Do more hills in training. Put sunscreen on (got sun burned)

No problem. Legs actually felt ok.

Put sunscreen on (may have been too late).
Bring a visor next time.

Felt great for the first 3 mi. In fact, I felt like I was getting stronger up until mile 4 or so. Then around 5 1/2 things started not to feel right. At the turn around, I knew it was going to be a struggle. John passed me around mile 6 and I had had a 9 min. headstart from the swim. I switched to water for a while as I had some bloating and air in my stomach from the HEED and GU's. I started walking around mile 10 and struggled until the end.

Do more long runs and practice more bricks. Really need to work on nutrition. I think heart rates and effort were right. I just ran out of steam.

Not much. Just stood in the lake and relaxed.


Lack of training and nutrition.


Roads could be better. Its a challenging course, but fun. Good race prep. for Ironman Wisc.