Ironman 70.3 Timberman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

sort of slow, but I didn't feel tired or sore at all, I was able to pick up my pace at the end, slight calf cramp when I dolphined at the end of the course in the shallows

I didn't like my start position, I was square in the middle two rows back. I would have liked to have been to the inside further forward.

peelers at this race, but a very long trek to the transition area from the beach

dropped 1.25 mph on back of the course, and it was more forgiving coming home. 151 hr, and about 165 NP which is about right. I was having problems all day with my stomach. felt sick, couldn't eat comfortably.

should not have burnt the two or three matched that I did when I was feeling good. I suffered at the end of the bike. Also, road without socks, and sand from the beach put a hurting on my feet.

I saw Kari and the kids waiting for me in transition at the wall, I was pretty spent, tried to put on a smile, but beat up. I took my time getting run gear going.

Went out knowing that I was going to walk jog, started to walk for first mile, when I began to jog, my legs weren't there and I just felt suffering. I decided to focus on the finish line, rarely jogging. Near the end a guy and a golf cart came along and told me that I might be able to finish, but a bus was coming to pluck everyone off of the course before the big storm hit. I started to jog. I did not want to miss the finish line. I was the 2nd to last person to cross. There were approximately 400, dnf, dns in the race. There were still people on the bike course when I started loop two of the run, so a lot of people were pulled off the course.

Hurry to the bus to get to the park and ride at gunstock with lightning all around.


Training.


This has the opportunity to be a vacation week after the race, Travel Friday, Race Sunday, vacation and travel Sunday again. A lot of fun things to do in the area, 9 hour drive though-as long as you avoid NYC.

Race TSS was 359.9, if .69 / pre-race, tsb +19.6, CTL 51.5