Rev3 Maine - Half Rev - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Swim was actually a little over 1.4 miles so the pace was closer to 1:35 min/ mile.

Water temps were cool but after a quick warmup it was fine. Swim felt good, stayed to the outside as usual. I took a few good hits early on. Great calm conditions so there were no problems sighting or breathing.

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6:60 ?? That is from the Rev3 site, not sure if it's supposed to be 6.6 or 7??

It's a long run from the beach to T1. I took the wetsuit off on the beach and carried it. Could have been quicker but everything went smooth.

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This where the race came apart. The bike started off feeling very good. Average speed was slightly higher than planned but the HR was in the range I wanted.

At mile 30 I crashed. From what I can recall there was a rough section of pavement that I wasn't able to avoid. I felt the bars get pulled out of control & had enough time to say 'oh f###' to myself before impacting the pavement. Someone stopped to help me up and get my bike out of the road.(wish I had gotten his bib number so I could thank him again) State Trooper was there quickly, asked me some questions about the race and stayed with me while I regained my stability. Lost about 8 minutes overall. Got back on bike and continued, but a bit slower than pre-crash.

First - Not crash!
Second - Inspect helmet after crash. If I had I would not have gotten back on the bike since it had several cracks in it. Especially since I was still a little unsteady, a second crash would have been much worse.

Slow transition. Felt a bit dizzy bending over to change shoes and just took my time.

Slow. I was afraid of pushing it considering how I was feeling post crash. I wanted take it easy for the first half & if I felt better at the turn around I would pick up the pace. Stayed at an easy pace for the entire run except a push at the end to pass someone before the finish. :)

Probably should have gone to the med tent instead of running....

Got medal, shirt, & water. Went to med tent. They cleaned some of my road rash and confirmed that I probably had a mild concussion. (that was confirmed with a visit to the Dr. the following day) Got some post race food after the med tent visit.


Impacting pavement with my head.


Really enjoyed the course and the day. (in spite of the crash) I did the Oly at this location last year and really like the additional challenge of the 1/2 distance. It was really great to race with several other KBTC club members and to see so many of them volunteering at the aid stations and in transition!