Ironman 70.3 Boise - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Key to cold water swimming - acclimate! Get in the cold water, put face in, even if only for minutes at a time - during those ten days before the race.

Still need to work on getting faster and swimming straight in open water. More open water swimming. Start closer to front of pack.

Couldn't get my wet suit unzipped so used the strippers as I had planned. I knew my hands would be frozen coming out of the water. Felt like I got my helmet and shoes on pretty quickly (no socks to fight with - glad about that). But then started shivering. Struggled a bit getting my shoes clipped into the pedals.

Nothing

Go even harder on the bike. I started to feel a little side ache coming on about half way through and slowed down. I probably could have pushed through it. Still need to work out kinks in nutrition.

Felt like a good transition. My legs felt fine coming off the bike (which indicates I probably could have gone harder those last ten miles or so).

Considering my lack of training for the run, I feel ok with this result. I just need to work on getting faster :) BUT, one of my goals for this race was to eliminate GI issues, and I did that. Didn't feel bad at all and enjoyed post race beer, food and friends!

nothing

Enjoyed the post race atmosphere while waiting for my friend to finish. Got chilled, but just b/c I was wet.


Lack of focused run training.


I love this race. This is the second time I've done it and I will be back again next year. I'm biased toward the Boise community since I lived there for three years, but they are some of the most friendly people you'll find. Volunteers are awesome. Got lots of encouraging compliments the following day while wearing my t-shirt too.