Pumpkinman Half Iron Triathlon - Triathlon

Good swim, took it easy and found some open water, just found an easy pace and tried not to push it.

a lot more time swimming leading up to the race, only had 3 swims in the last 3 weeks

Hill climb coming out of the swim, walked the hill and took my time on the transition

Not much really, I was not trying to break any records

Faster pace than I had planned, but I felt better than i thought I would

Again, not enough training, but I knew that going in, not much I could do in that aspect due to work schedule.

Cramp in the hamstring getting off the bike, walked it off going into transition, took time in transition to drink some more and try and not cramp up again.

train to be in better shape and prevent cramping.

went with my intended plan of run / walk as needed, first few miles i kept cramping in various places in my legs, but subsided as i progressed. The bottom of my feet hurt and i walked a lot based on that more than on tired legs.

Run more hills

Just walked around for a while trying to find a place to sit and keep from cramping.


Training


Considering I did not have the time to train the way I needed, I was happy with just finishing. I did finish better than I had anticipated and overall was very happy with my results. I can't wait to see what I can do with the proper training and losing 20lbs!
It was great seeing all of the HS kids out volunteering, they were all very cheerful and encouraging, GREAT volunteers all around!