Folsom Long Course Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

I was of course once, but not by much. I found a couple of packs of swimmers that I stayed with, and in particular there was one guy doing the swim without a suit. He was easy to spot in the water with his bright white legs.

Worn my other googles! I liked the swim, but breathing on my left side only made it difficult to sight at times. Towards the end of the swim, I needed to pee, and forgot to do so at T1.

I knew this was going to be a long day for me. So I took my time in T1 and promptly forgot everything. No HRM. No salt tabs. No biking gloves. I was really upset over the biking gloves for some reason. I tucked my banana into my pocket and lost it in the first 5 miles. Also reapplying sunscreen would have been a good day.

I would have packed my salt onto my bike the night before into my bento box. The lack of salt I think was huge for how bad my run was. I should have peed!

I felt good on the bike. I kept hydrating and was drinking two bottles an hour. I should have done three. I also would have like my salt tabs to keep ahead of the dehydration. I felt like I could have eaten a bit more, but I was really focusing on the drinking, and not the eating. I consumed around 1000 calories on the bike, and think a few more would have done me good. My legs felt strong, and I kept backing off from how fast I was going, since I figured an average pace of 15 mph would be better. I did pee at the first rest stop at mile 18. And took on two bottles of enduralyte and 1 bottle of water at mile 38.

Remembered my salt tabs! Eaten a little more food on the bike.

The transition went well. But I forgot my sunglasses when I took my helmet off. I did remember the salt tabs though. I could have stopped on the second loop and picked them up, but I was a little disoriented by then and didnt think about it.

Reapply sunscreen and grabbed the sun glasses. I felt good in T2.

Wow. My race fell apart. Just done. My legs did not want to cooperate on the run, and eventually every time I tried running I became nauseous. In the beginning of the run, my hamstrings were just tight, but not debilitating. I took two salt tabs as soon as I started, and I should have carried water with me. I wasn't expecting to do great on the run, but wow. Just wow. I kept to a steady walk and tried to run in the long stretches of sun, and walk in the shade, but in all honesty I just bonked. I drank water and enduralyte every mile, but it took me over 2 hours to play catch up with drinking and salt. I did manage to run the last .4 miles down the chute.

Train more on the run in heat? Not really sure what I could have done to prepare for the tanking I experienced.

I sat my ass down in the shade with water and a wet cold towel. I was beat, tired, and had a headache. I didn't feel like eating, and kept drinking water. It was just nice to sit and rest.

I packed up and walked the .5 mile to the car which felt forever. I grabbed a Frappacino from Starbucks, more water, and a banana. Fries from McDonalds and I was in the car driving the 2 hours home. My legs really didn't like the car ride!


Finding a way to stretch more on the bike. Logging more miles on the run in training. The heat was brutal on the run and I just didn't have it in me to run. I will admit I pushed through on the run and didn't quit.


By the time I finished the run, the event was pretty well winding down. Massage was gone, minimal food and I just was done.