Ironman 70.3 Mandurah - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

This was a horrid swim. My wetsuit prevented me hyper-extending my upper body so lifting my head to sight was a constant struggle and a gross lack of training left me happy to be over with what should be my best leg.

22nd in my age group shows how crap it was. I should be in the top 5-10 in my division and 100 overall.

I'm back in the water training alone for my next 20k ocean swim because my squad no longer exists. I don't think I'll ever regain the fitness and speed I had in 2013 but I will improve significantly over what I've got now with consistent work.

More training.

A reasonable time for me but super slow by any decent standard. I have work to do.

An almost dead flat course made difficult by the brutal winds. The wind picked up during my second lap and killed my average speed. Overall I was 19 seconds slower than my best half bike time that was also set in windy conditions that picked up on the final lap.

My rear derailleur was not adjusted correctly and as I shifted down for the final 100m to T1 I shifted off the large cog and the back wheel locked at about 20km/h. My rear tyre got ripped up and I had to carry the bike in.

I need to train more consistently.

For me a reasonably fast T2 but still very slow. I have some work to do. This was my 8th triathlon, ever, so I'll get there.

I just need to get faster.

In what seems to be becoming a trend, once a gain my run leg was my best. With no training and in brutal wind that had me walking uphill at the back end of the course, I managed an 8 minute PB.

I had none of the ITB pain that plagued me in Vichy and Pula and was able to go straight into a 1/1 jog/walk interval from the bike.

I just need to train.

Massage


Lack of training.


I went in expecting to freeze to death based on the weather forecasts but was pleasantly surprised with the mildly warm day that eventuated.

This is a good half for anybody who likes a flat bike course and doesn't mind the high probability of ball busting wind.