Beach2Battleship Half Iron Distance Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

I reached the turn buoy in what felt like no time at all! The swim was super fast. After the turn the water was a little choppy and we zig-zagged to the exit. Salt water in my goggles was more than a little distraction! Wetsuit strippers were awesome, even taking my suit off my wrists. Ran quickly through the warm showers but the water pressure was not really strong enough to do anything. Swim time includes the 400 yard run on rough roads to the entrance of T1. Next time I would definitely stash some shoes near the swim exit.

Nothing. Being a slow swimmer, I LOVE a swim with the current. I couldn't ask for anything more from this swim.

Found my transition spot with no problems. Socks and shoes on, helmet and sunglasses on, and out I went. Took only a few seconds to shove everything back in my transition bag before I left. I wasn't sure how this point to point thing would work, but so far so good!

There was a lot of traffic at various places on the course, with cars turning in front of me and coming in and out of the biking lane. There were signs that one lane was closed, but the only cones were on the main highway. A lot of cars ignored the signs and were in the biking lane. This course was definitely flat and required constant pedaling.

Go faster!!

I wasn't sure how this indoor transition would go but it was easy. There were volunteers to take and rack our bikes. Despite being told that they would take our helmets too, they would not and that threw me for a second. Found my transition bag easily. The aisles were narrow and there was some guy who decided to change his shoes right there, which slowed me up for a second. Went to the "changing tent" and changed my socks and shoes, reloaded my transition bag, and headed out of the convention center. This was much smoother than I expected.

I felt great during this run. I kept to my run/walk plan, even when I didn't want to!! I was passing people constantly and felt strong. I didn't have any moments of wanting to quit or walk like I did last time. This HM time is actually faster than my 2 stand-alone HMs!!

I don't think I could have done anything better on this run.

Found Tom, sat down for a little while, had some pizza and celebrated! Went back to the hotel for a shower, went to a BBQ buffet for dinner, then headed back to the finish line to cheer on the full finishers!


My PF limited some of my run training, but I am still extremely happy with my performance.


B2B was a fantastic race. Everything from packet pickup to race morning to the volunteers to the finish line was well organized and fun. I will definitely do this race again.