Ironman 70.3 Racine - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

not good...had a panic/asthma attack right away and couldn't catch my breath. It took many minutes to calm down and get back into a good stroke. about halfway through the swim my new googles leaked and the antifog got into my eye. struggled the rest of the swim. really struggled with the rocking of the waves. took one 2nd surge before swim

everything!!!!

just a long run from swim to transition area...very upset from bad swim so took my time to gather myself and refocus to make sure I had everything for the bike

get wetsuit off quicker

about 5 miles in crashed my bike and had to put my chain back on. At about mile 40 had to pull over and go into the woods due to stomach upset.
had two bottles of accelerade, two profile bottles of water/gatorade, margarita shot blocks and half of a cliff bar plus sportlegs and enduralytes

wait longer to take in the cliff bar and accelerade...need to take it in slower as well to avoid the stomach cramps

had to stop at the porta potty but overall had a good transition

I took this run cautiously due to the heat and wanted to finish not feeling dead. I could have pushed more and not took as many walk breaks. Able to take in fluids very well.

push harder

praise from coach at finish line was great!!!! should have drank more fluids and taken some pictures


fear!!!! I just didn't know what to expect with my first half ironman.


I did meet my goal of less than 7 hours as well as meeting my time goals for each of the legs but could have pushed harder. Will definetly do this race next year and push much harder!!