Ironman Coeur d'Alene - Triathlon

I had back and shoulder spasm for 1 week before the race and this impacted my swim. The rough conditions didn't help.

Health was an issue for me. I didn't know if I would even be able to finish the first lap of the swim with my back issue. Just happy I finished it.

Went to bathroom to decrease the amount of lakewater in my gut.

With the muscle spasm, I could not put any weight on my right hand at all for the first 10 miles of the bike and then was iffy the entire bike ride.

Was happy to just finish the race given that my back and shoulder were so bad. The wind was pretty discouraging going uphill.

Was alright.

First lap was pretty good, back spasm issue played into my performance on the 2nd lap. Finally was down to run/walk for the last 9 miles.

Was just happy to finish the run given the muscle issues I was having.

Had some food, got into some dry clothing.


Was really a health issue with the back spasm and some rough wind all day.


Good race, water cool but OK, wind was rough on the swim and bike, fine for the run.