Swim
Comments: Not good. In the first quarter mile, I though I was done for. Felt like I'd never swam before. Eventually just chilled and knew the suit would hold me up reguardless, so I just moved my arms and kept going forward. What would you do differently?: More swimming. Warm up before swim. Transition 1
Comments: Such a long way from getting out of water to the transition area. Needed to put sun screen on, but forgot. Later sunburn. Overall, went smooth. What would you do differently?: Sunscreen Bike
Comments: It was moderately hilly, and one town had cobble stones. I held back on bike so the run would not be a terrible thing. Good thing I did..... What would you do differently?: More bike training. Had a hard winter at home and didn't get outside enough. Transition 2
Comments: In and out. Put on sunscreen here, but the damage was already done. What would you do differently?: nuttin Run
Comments: First loop was great. Did my run/walk thing and was really trucking along at a comfortable pace. Each loop after that found me walking more and running less. Kept a good pace despite the walking. Enjoyed the loops. What would you do differently?: Nothing really. I had no need to push this hard. I wasn't really racing....just trying to make a good showing. Post race
Warm down: walked around with Erin trying to collect my crap What limited your ability to perform faster: didn't train to the levels I have previously Event comments: It was my first international IM, or race of any kind really. I enjoyed the people , the race and the venue. I'd do it again if the opportunity presented itself. Last updated: 2018-08-23 12:00 AM
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Germany
Ironman
Sunny
Overall Rank = 1893/2845
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 232/391
Went with Erin to race start from hotel. She dropped me off then came back to find me. Not an easy race to get to the start.
Zero....that was a problem