Ironman World Championship 70.3 - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

This was a bad swim for me in the sense I did not get my race started well. It was one of those swims where I was apprehensive from the start and wanted to just quit and get out of teh water. I was intimidated by the crowd and it showed in my confidence. I was also not very excited about this race mentally. Not a good place to be before a race.

Work on my motivation and confidence.

pretty good transition except i had to take time to get my gear into its bag.

not a whole lot

The bike wasn't great. I pushed hard and slowed at the end. I was discouraged by all the drafting and the huge pelotons of riders flying down the road.

I did not draft and I am proud to know I legitimately earned my time.

my time may have been my best yet on a half, but I didn't really enjoy it.

not do this race again.

tent transition - left the helmet for a volunteer after struggling to get it int he bag. that was nice

not struggle with the helmet but just hand it to a volunteer

I had a bad run that did not live up to my expectations
I had GI issues that warranted a stop at a port-o-can

I was unable to pick up the pace and was really struggling to come home until the last 2 miles when I was pushing hard to finish sub-5.

I think my lack of training showed. Perhaps I pushed a little too hard on the bike. The GI issues were strange as my nutrition was basically the same as it has been and I thought I had overcome those problems.

walked and sat
went to the ocean and sat in the cool water to rest my legs and feet


lack of motivation and training


The organization and volunteers were great. The course sucked for the bike.
Glad it's gone.