Ironman St. George - Utah - TriathlonFull Ironman

Swim was good -- tried to start easy. Felt like my swim fitness was better so I was able to relax a bit more. I found a good spot at the start so I was able to get through the first 20 meters or so without too much contact.

I started near the middle point between the two buoys. I think I'd go ahead and start on the left side right in with everyone and hope to get a better draft.

Went well, was much better than last year. Stayed out of the changing tent, just used the seats outside. Was warmer so I didn't have to deal with arm warmers or anything. About 5 minutes faster than last year.

Just try to be a bit quicker.

Bike went much better than I'd even hoped. Had aggressive climbing gearing on the bike 52/28 and 11/28 cassette. Was able to stay seated and spin up all the hills -- this made a bit difference. Never felt like my legs were blown (like I did last year).

Also, my speedfil made a big difference. Was able to stay hydrated and aero the whole time.

I don't think I'd do anything differently.

Actually, I didn't take my feet out of my shoes coming into T2 because I couldn't remember if the shoes stayed with the bike last year, so I wanted to put them in the transition bag. But, other people did that, and I'd remove my feet from them next year.

Blew up a little on the run. Not sure if it was the heat, or something wrong on nutrition. I definitely was not adapted to the heat at all coming from a very cold wet spring in SLC.

I definitely need to up my weekly mileage. I was only running about 16 miles a week for the last two months before the race. I think that hurt me. And, it would be a good idea to try some techniques to try to adapt to the heat -- treadmill runs in a hat and jacket.

My run. I walked for about 3 miles at one point. I think it came down to run fitness, accentuated by the heat.


Awesome race. Well organized. Beautiful course. Lots of great volunteers. A good challenge, and great atmosphere.