Revolution3 Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Good but not great - happy with my breathing - have had trouble in the past getting in a rhythm. I felt like I was off course most of the time - had some trouble siting the bouys. Regardless, I beat last years time by about 2 minutes, so generally pleased with my swim.

Better navigation.

A good T1 for me - better than last year by 30 seconds. I had a no-show in the spot next to me, so some extra space helped.

Nothing

As usual, I was much slower than the pack - lost 263 places between the swim and bike!! Pathetic. I was determined to not burn out for the run, so I was not pushing as much, but I still should be able to do better on this. I dont train enough on long distances.

More long training rides.

Slower than last year by 11 seconds, but Ok in general. Did not use speed laces on my new shoes and had to re-tie both of them. ALso changed socks.

Get a pair of speed laces that I am comfortable with.

Last year, this run killed me - I walked alot and ran 2:15:29. I was determined to run the whole thing and did - very psyched about this accomplishment. I felt good and kept a good pace throughout. The final hill was painful, but I kept going and finished with a sprint into the chute - every extra push helped keep me under my overall 6hr goal, so I am very happy with this run.

Nothing.

Drank some vanilla Muscle Milk - first time - didnt really like it. Wandered the area in search of familiar faces but didnt know anyone. Acknowledged a few people that I paced with, but they all had friends or family. Found some shade and hung out - not really hungry. Found Dave C eventually and compared experiences. Packed up and went home to have a few cold beers.


Biking - need to adjust my training for long races.


This was a first class event. Happy to be a part of it. Volunteers were great - I had a guy at a bike water stop chase me to get me a Gatorade!! Traffic was controlled. Lots of water during the run. I will do this again next year and try to improve, but I am so happy to have broken 6hrs - even by 2/10ths of a second!! Very happy with the race this year.