Ironman 70.3 Racine - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Beautiful place to swim - the water was clear and perfect temp! But I can see how people might freak out especially when you get hit by a wave...I tried to kind of ride them but not sure if that worked or not. Big key was that I started swimming right away and swam right up to the ramp. One way to loose time on a swim is to stand up too soon.
Not a big fan of the long run through the sand to get to the timing mat...I think I was out of the water in a little over 30 min but then had to run to the swim in.

I am not sure...this was my longest OWS, only my 2nd time wearing a wetsuit, and my fastest. Looking ahead to a potential ironman swim I would want to spend more time doing longer OWS on my own. I think I had a good pace and mainly used my upper body but I probably could have picked it up a bit and still been ok

Ran right past the wetsuit strippers..probably a good thing cause all those people who stopped ended up with sand on their butt :)..I got my suit off pretty fast but made sure to take my time and get my stuff set for the ride cause it would be a long one.

Not try to put on my gloves at the same time that I am trying to mount...I ended up in the way wrong gear for a very steep hill out of T1

For a girl who could barely be at the 50% mark on the bike last year for sprints! to go to 16th/123 is pretty damn good. I was loving this ride (well at least until about mile 45) I did have to stop 3 times. 2x because I lost stuff off my bike due to the bumpy roads and 1x at the last aid station so I could fill my aero bottle with much needed COLD water. That last stop paid off because I went in at a very lethargic pace but left and finnished the ride off in the 20's

I would have put duct tape on my draft box so the damn thing didn't keep opening up and spilling stuff....also I am still working on my bike handling skills and while I am getting a ton better at actual ride skills, drinking water, handling food, etc still needs some work.

Pretty easy T2 for me. Had all my stuff laid out - took a little extra time because I hydrated so well on the bike part that I had to use the bathroom :)

Waited until after tranistion to use the bathroom so T2 would be shorter...after all the run sucked anyways!

This is where it just all fell apart. I knew I was going to have a slower than normal run...I was hoping maybe 8 or 8:30's but not this :( I just had zero motivation to run. I told myslef it was ok to walk a little and with aid stations each mile I figured I would run and then walk through the aid stations. Well once I let myself walk it was just so much easier and more comfy to walk. I ran some then walked some...etc... I was hot and my legs were tired and I could keep whining but I won't ;) Also at mile 10 my calf started to cramp..that was tough to run through
The funny thing is that I was Ok with it...any other race if I had walked like I did here I would have been crying..instead I just wanted to finish and I NEVER once thought about quitting.

I wish I could have run most of it and yes I am upset with this pathetic performance...but with the heat it just didn't seem that it was worth the risk of either getting hurt or dehydrating.

To the med tent..of course ;) seems like I end uo there a lot! Actually this time it was just to get some ice for my calf and while I was tehre I decided to get some for my head too.


HEAT!!!!!


Stellar job by the event staff and volunteers on keeping us cool. Every aid station had ice...only one aid station ran out towards the end. I would recommend starting it earlier though since it can be very hot in July..obviously :)

While I didn't have the best run I had an incredible swim and bike portion and for my first HIM I am very happy with just having finished ...not to mention the brutal conditions.

I am definitly ready to do another HIM and IMWI 2012 is looking pretty appealing :)