Musselman Half -Iron Triathon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

The swim was good for me. I've had problems in the past with anxiety from being hit,and bumping but it didn't faze me this time.Went off course a few times and it was hard to see with the sun but overall was good. No stopping and i admit it felt good to pass the different color waves that we're before me. It was hot in a full wetsuit, a sleeveless would have been nice.

Try not to go off course-more sighting. Improve speed and technique.

T1 was pretty good. I wore plugs in my ears for the swim and felt less woozy in T1 than my last triathlon so i think that helps. I decided to wear a bike jersey and different top for run because of the heat. So only wearing sport bra under wetsuit, jersey a little hard to put on but not bad. Practice T1 in my head a lot so that helps. Prettry smooth for me though a little slow

A bit faster without being frantic.

Bike was alright. I did the course before so i knew what to expect. It was really hot and felt it too early. Used water giving on the aid course to water my head.Passed a lot on flats, could maintain a good speed on the flat 20+ but fell back on the rollers so would get passed again. Overall good, did feel whipped from the heat. I got the nutrition and hydration perfect though.

Improve my average speed. Incorparate hills in my long rides. relax my shoulders too. My shoulders are hurting today!

was ok, had trouble getting the bike on. Just a bar for handlebars and somebody had theirs in my spot so had to move their bike to put mine on. Change shirt which was worth it for the heat.visor on.

not much

My run was steady but slow. The heat was hard to deal with. Very hard to keep cool. This is where I lost a lot of time; at least 2:00 per mile but overall feel pretty good about it because it was so hot.It was a survival run.The aid stations we're awesome, lots of them and they had sponges in icy water that saved my day.. I would take 2 and just keep wetting myself down until the next aid station.The only complain i have is that there is no porta potty anywhere on the run course. I walk the aid stations but kept running the rest of the course . A lot of people we're walking and struggling too so overall i'm happy with it. It didn't destroy me either so it actually gave me confidence to think about IMLP 07

This is a hard one because i know i can improve my time by running faster. I ran an OLY and maintain 9:00 miles and had a 12:00 mile ave in this one but the heat was a real factor. I guess practice more in the heat, more strenght.

my family was all there, father,sister, kids and husband so met up with them. got my hugs and went for the massage table, the food didn't looked real good( ziti,salad) so had a half-turkey sandwich, pretzels left over from their lunch. had a nice shower, change and drove home.


HEAT!!!


A great race to do . Will do it again in 08. Planning IMLP 07 next year. Definitly would recommend it.