Ironman 70.3 Timberman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

I was told the temp was around 76 so wasnt gonna wear my wetsuit...i brought it to the water anyways and glad I did cause it felt cold. I didnt have body glide since I wasnt going to wear it and have a wonderful raw hicky now on my hair line. I could feel it and under my left are rubbing the entire swim but I tried to think about how beautiful the water and swim was. I got trampled very few times on the course assuming the water is so clear you can totally see everything...one guy came on top of me and I kicked the shit out of him and just gave him a look...i thought wtf are you swimming with your eyes closed!! It did get a bit conjested toward the end of the swim also. One time I saw the bottom so clear I thought cool I'll stand real quick and get some cold water on my neck but couldnt touch.

dried off my feet, put on shoes helmet etc and off I went

I wish i woulda had my garmin....not sure if it would have made a difference but i think it would have.

I had met Chrissie and spent time with her Saturday with the Make A Wish Foundation but was still hoping to get her to put my medal around my neck...when I finished they were trying to get everyone out of the park due to the big storm that was coming in. Chrissie wasnt at the finish line and as I was walking out of the finish shoot she actually spotted me..well my make a wish jersey but I would like to think it was "me" lol. She came over and gave me a big hug I asked if she had won she said yes..asked how my race was and then kept her arm around me as we walked back to the transition area. I told her about Ohio TTT and how much she would love that course even though there isnt really prize money. Heck Gordo needs that course record beaten! :-) We dropped my bike off at MC Cycle to have it shipped back and made it to the car and about 5-10 minutes later came the downpour. We were stuck in the parking lot for a bit but not as bad as I assumed it would be. Felt bad for one gal...i had about a mile left...this was her first HIM and she still had a second lap...she said I have 2 hours to finsih this last lap....we didnt see the lightening on the course at that time and had no idea that they were closing it down so am sure when she got to the turn around she was pulled :-(


best experience at any race ever! I think this was my 18th HIM so had lots to compare it to...even with Louisville twice and Florida once this was still my favorite....think it has something to do with meeting Chrissie though :)