Rev3 Anderson - Half Rev - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Decent swim for me. Fifth in the AG out of water.

Due to split T1/T2+finish locations, we had to pack all of our swim gear into labeled bags before heading out on bike. Collecting thoughts to do that was a new experience.

Rolling course with lots of turning. Reminded me of IMWI course.

Traffic control and course marking was superb. Hats off to Rev3.

Bike fitness was a little sub-par for this, which resulted in very sore quads coming off the bike. That made the start of the run rough.

Learn to run without socks.

I've been whittling my run times down for the last couple years and am very happy to finally hit a low 1:21 split for a HIM. I think I negatively split this run, but have yet to verify with Garmin.

Like the bike, the run was a rolling course with LOTS of turns. There was nowhere on this course to get into a rhythm. It seemed to be either up, down, or turn. The run course was changed on Saturday to make it a two-loop run instead of one. That took out the flat out-and-back section from last year. While I would have preferred the flatter course, it was nice to know exactly what was coming during the second loop.

Apart from a good split, the highlight of this was seeing Terenzo Bozzone out on the course. He was obviously running much faster than the other pro's and finished with a 1:11 split. Amazing.

I was 2nd OA, which moved me out of the AG, and that made my friend Chris the AG winner. We got our awards, which included free race entries, showered at the Anderson Y, grabbed some great burgers at Fudrucker's, and headed home.

Overall, it was a great trip. We spent much of Saturday watching the streaming Kona coverage on the hotel room TV. Chris is going to get a new bumper out of the trip after someone backed into him while we were driving the bike course Saturday morning.


Excellent race. The run+bike are rolling, so not a fast course, but nothing too steep. And everything was very clearly marked, so no confusion to worry about. Lots of volunteers made for a great day.

The split transitions at this race (T1 by the swim start, T2+finish a few miles away) made for a new set of logistics to deal with.

I've done two Rev3 races (Knoxville + Anderson) and have enjoyed both.