Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

I think I actually swam this quite well, although I don't think the numbers show it. Was a very crowded course and had to stop, switch directions etc a number of times to get around people and/or avoid getting kicked in the face. Overall a fun swim.The washing machine of these races does not really bother me much, so I didn't really mind the contact. Bonus that I swam with the same person for probably 90% of the swim, so we took turns drafting off each other.

Perhaps have less people in the way (we were catching people from 1-2 waves in front...)

Better T1 than I had in Chelan - happy with this one

a little more coordination would be nice, but still. Worked out fine.

Uh what can you say - HILLY! There aren't any particularlly large hills, but there are a TON of rollers. It was fun, but challenging as you rarely get into a regular cadence... Up, down, up, down... never a chance to really just go. Still, very happy with this time given the injuries this year.

You'll note that I didn't fill in the cadence info... Not sure what happened, but the Garmin cadence sensor has been super flaky these days. Recorded average cadence was... 47spm. Clearly not correct, and actually didn't read any spm for most of the race. I don't understand why the cadence sensor connections are so flakey compared to the HRM connections... Garmin, fix this please.

Wasn't sure what was going to happen on the run considering how much effort I put into the bike. Happy to say the run went ok. The biggest challenge was, again, my stomach. Not sure why, but my stomach just gets grumbly/full on the bike and that just kills me on the run. Had to stop in at least 3 porta-potty's to see if we could fix the problem by puking. Never really helped and never really puked. Felt like crap for 90% of the run.

Not feel like crap

Ate Pizza on the grass and lay down for a bit. Stomach issues continued for several hours after the race so it wasn't until late that I really felt hungry again


Early season injury hampered training this year. BUT, given all that and the difficulty of the bike/run course here I am happy with my time and results. A new PR (shaved almost 30 min off my previous HIM time). We'll be back next year.


Truely awesome. The town, the organizers and the course were fantastic. Had a blast, totally enjoyed myself. AND the swag from this race was pretty good.