Ironman 70.3 Pocono Mountains - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

I still have a hard time sighting and staying straight, I have a tendency to drift left (away from buoys in this case. At one point I was quite a bit off course. Swallowed water here and there, but on the plus side it actually tasted pretty good.

Swim harder, was not fatigued at all. Practice sighting, try to get more OWS experience.

The most frustrating segment of the race. Someone swiped my bag so I couldn't pack my wetsuit/goggles. I ran up to a race director and was instructed to write my race number inside my suit. A volunteer took it from me and said he would take care of it. Long story short: they are looking into it and will mail me the suit if they find it. I'm not holding my breath. Probably lost 1-2 minutes on this, oh and my suit.

Watch videos on transitions and practice. Flying mount, shoes on bike, etc...

I crashed on my last organized ride, downhill at about 30 mph (couldn't make turn at speed and went off road). Was nervous on initial descent, and was more careful during most of the ride as I usually would be. Was a fun course though. I wasn't sure how hard to ride, I kept seeing posts on this site not to go too hard on bike for HIM.

Could push harder, got too comfortable "coasting" on descents, should have tried to keep up a more consistent effort. Could probably have pushed 20 mph and survived run.

Was expecting to be cold on bike, put on long sleeve shirt. Was too hot, had to change to sleeveless.

Run with what I ride in (no shirt changes).

Went out conservative, picked it up about 6 miles in. Negative split after turnaround, last three miles at about 7:40 min/mi. Was a bit nauseous, but forced down a Gu every 30 min, and alternated perform and water at aid stations. Felt good, had a few solid miles still in the tank when I finished.

Go out a bit faster, but otherwise good run.

Walked.


Was ultra conservative having never done the distance. Next time push a bit harder, especially on bike. OWS swim techniques, was overly concerned with staying on course, found it hard to focus on a good strong stroke.


Start a bit late, but by my wave was on time. Port-a-potty: need to have more and be out of transistion. I don't know how they expected to close transition with 100+ people on port-a-potty lines. I really did like the venue, bike course was really nice, especially with the changing foliage, was a bit distracting actually. Was my second race in the poconos, and I would definetly do more.