Ironman 70.3 Syracuse - Triathlon

Found clean water pretty quickly. Just thought about staying calm and getting into a rhythm. Made the first turn and then the second turn to start heading back. Checked my watch and it was at 15 mins. Great, a sub 30 swim, or so I thought. I fought my way through the previous 3 waves of slow swimmers. Very tough to get into a rhythm.

Maybe stay very wide and clear of the traffic.

Used the wetsuit strippers for the first time. Got a little cramp in my calf as the wetsuit was coming off.

Smashed this bike segment. I passed hundreds of people. Even going up hills I was passing people like they were standing still. My legs are very strong right now because of the IM training. Only one person passed me and was able to stay in front of me. He only got about 200 yards ahead of me until the finish.

Nothing.

smooth here. Had to stop and use the porto potty and take a pee. Got a quick hit of sunscreen on the shoulders and off I went

Very hilly course, and not boring. Walked where I needed to. Ran faster where I could. Had to stop and take a poo half way through the run and had some abdominal cramps that I had to walk and work through. Otherwise, I would have had a faster run split. At about mile 11 I found my running legs and was able to get down around 7 min miles.

Find my running legs sooner. If nature calls, you have to answer it, but it added time.

Walked around, collected my hat, medal and post race food.


Hills, stomach cramps, and mid-run poo.


Very good race. Will be back next year as a spectator to watch my wife do the race.