Ironman Lake Placid - Triathlon

I was able to draft on the second lap for a good portion of the swim. No current to swim with or against.

Swim faster

Long run from Mirror Lake to T1. Everything was well organized. Took a Frog Fuel and drank 2 glasses of water. Very sandy tried to get as much off as possible. Feet were cleaned, but still had a lot of sand is unusual places.

I should have eaten and drank more

Half of the ride was a blast and then it got hard. A small storm passed through, and it became hot and humid in the valley. A police officer told me that his car temp. indicated 86 degrees. AKA the beginning of the end for me.

I blew it with nutrition and hydration. I did not drink enough early, and paid for it in the end. I could not tolerate my food and nutrition, so I switched to Gatoraid. In Lake Placid I discovered what goes down must come up. I did perfect vomiting on the bike without slowing down or a break in cadence. I see that as a win for me.

I forced myself to drink water and tried some nutrition (not a happy moment). My brain said the end is near, my heart said keep going.

I blew hydration and nutrition on the bike. It was too late to salvage the day.

I had gone too far down the rabbit hole. I tried a pretzel with water, well that didn't turn out swell. I was able to suck on orange slices and sip water and coke. I figured if I do that at every aid station, I have a chance. Then I couldn't hold coke, the oranges and then water. I picked up a base salt from their aid station. From then on it was ice and base salt. My daughter realized that I was 4 minutes off pace to finish. She ran 5 miles found me in the middle of nowhere and encouraged me to keep going. I kept it up on base salt and ice. I made it back through town and the second turn around. I finished the first lap. After mile 15 the wheels finally fell off. I could not hold down ice. I kept going to the next aid station, my daughter found me again. I told her it wasn't safe for me to keep going, and I was going to take a medical DNF. She walked with me to the next aid station, they called for transport, and they took us to the med tent. I did perfect vomiting while running, without losing pace or stopping.

The problem started a long time before the run

Med tent, anti nausea pill and IV.


Poor execution of hydration and nutrition.


I didn't follow my nutrition and hydration plan and blew the high. I did not expect the high humidity and heat in the valley, and that along with my poor execution, caused a DNF.