Ironman Florida - TriathlonFull Ironman

Fantastic swim. Had originally set a goal of trying to be under 1:20 and was shocked to get out of the water with a 33 on the first lap. Started out as far to the right as possible. There might have been 10 people that far out with me and I just took my time to get into my rhythm and then move in with the pack to mix it up.

Not so much different, but just really stay focused on getting on my side, continue to reach long and glide before beginning the next pull.

Received a race report from a friend that suggested to change clothes at every transition and to focus on being comfortable as it will be a long day. Put on dry clothes with bike shorts and a bike shirt as well as arm and leg warmers. Took my time getting out with the bike to focus on not having any errors along the way.

I am considering moving away from the Romin saddle to a Cobb and would probably just go with one pair of tri shorts the whole way through. Otherwise, just try to be a bit quicker but not put the race in jeopardy by trying to shave a minute in T1.

Great bike course. Really enjoyed the 1 loop aspect. The headwind on the finish was a bit of a PITA, otherwise really enjoyed it. Great first IM course.

Carry less on the bike. Rode out with Speedfill and two bottles on the back as well as quite a bit of nutrition. The support was so great on the course that I would probably only go out with the speedfill full with one empty holder on the back to grab a water bottle half way through. The speedfill worked great shooting the perform bottles into it.

Took my time in T2. Swapped into dry clothes which was very nice and again comfortable.

Wear compression socks to help with my legs on the run.

Had left myself in a good position to start the run without blowing out myself on the bike. Had set an expectation of trying to hold onto about a 12m mile pace. Was concerned about dehydration on the run and overhydrated on the first 10 miles. Started to feel sick and started walking and that was the end of a decent pace. Just fought through to the finish.

Be more selective on hydration. Consider carrying Fuel Belt to moderate my intake of fluids and measure more carefully.

Walked about a half mile with the bike to the car. Took a nice comfortable shower and relaxed with the rest of the team with all 4 of us notching our first IM race.


Improve the run to the same level as the bike and the swim. Be attentive to fluid intake.


OUTSTANDING work by all of the volunteers. Hands down this was the best support I have ever seen at an event. This includes other 70.3 IM events and some decent sized marathon's. If you are a first timer you couldn't ask for a better situtation for race support.
The only negative was the ridiculous amount of drafting on the bike, especially with the headwind factor. I had one "peloton" of 30 riders go by at mile 12. C'mon gang.. this is triathlon. Be true to yourself.