Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Took me a couple hundred yards to really get into my rhythm but I felt like I was surfing at some points. There was some jostling with other swimmers, but nothing too bad. I stayed freestyle the entire swim and never stopped once. This was my fastest recorded swim ever.

My Garmin 910xt somehow lost satellite signal after about 150 yards. When I got out it was waiting for me to hit "enter" after it had told me it lost satellite. Bummer. At least the multisport timer kept going as it should have.

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Didn't do a flying mount. Put my shoes on in transition. Sat down to dry my feet off with a towel and put my bike shoes on.

I could have rushed T1 a little better.

This was an incredibly fun course to ride. On the rolling hills, I stayed down in the saddle on all of them (never got out and mashed). On the downhills, once I hit a certain speed, I tucked as tight as I could and coasted and gave my HR a chance to come back down. Saw lots of equipment on the roads (sunglasses, tubes, bottles, etc). Saw a nasty crash near one of the aid stations (bikes flying, riders flying). Hope those guys are okay. There were lots of volunteers around them to help out.

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Again, kind of took my time in transition. Sat down to dry my feet off with towel and put socks/shoes on. Also, hit the porta potty for my only bathroom break (number 1) of the race.

I need to practice flying dismount. I can do it fine without bottles in my rear carrier. Need to practice with them in there. Also just need to hurry a little more.

Felt like I managed this just about right. Loved the crowd support. I stopped taking in solid calories after 45 minutes of the run because I just couldn't eat any more Gu (too much sugar).

Start taking in different calorie sources once I start getting up around 4 hours.

Was completely spent at the end. Took me several hours before I could take in some real food. Felt light headed and sick to my stomach for a good couple of hours afterwards. Looking back I should have made use of the medical tent.


Probably my leisurely pace through transitions. I felt like I gave the swim and run everything I had. I may have left a little out on the bike course, but I think it was necessary to set up my run and that appeared to have worked.


Honestly, I could not have been happier both with the course, organization, weather, and my performance in the race. This was my first half ironman and I surpassed every goal I had set for myself. I had several goals: Finish..done. Finish under 5:45...did it in 5:23. Do the bike course over 20mph...did 20.23mph. Do the run in under 2 hours...did it in 1:57:49. Don't walk on the run...I didn't walk. Everything came together for a perfect race day and I couldn't be more thankful.