Ironman Lake Placid - TriathlonFull Ironman

Absolutely stunned with my time here. Did not think sub-1 hour was possible, and did that with time to spare. Start was rough jockeying for position, but was able to settle in with a nice group for most of the first loop. On the second loop found myself alone at times, and had to put in some increased efforts to find feet, which definitely paid off.

Nothing, best swim ever.

Totaling over a 1/2 mile a fairly long T1, uphill from the lake to transition. Once there didn't rush but also moved with purpose. Skipped the socks because everything was wet.

Prolly could've moved quicker, but no major regrets.

Rain had stopped, but the first time down to Keene roads were still pretty wet. Was able to settle in and finished up the first loop around 2:55. I was a little above my power numbers so made a note to back off slightly in the second loop and save it for the run. Sun came out and it got warm, especially down in the valley, and wind picked up for the second loop. Around mile 80 my stomach started getting angry, so made slight alterations to the nutrition plan. Basically took on food in small doses and took more water from the aid stations. Had been pouring water on my back the whole way, and continued to do so.

Power avg = 147
Normalized = 157
VI = 1.068
TSS = 277.6
IF = 0.683

Overall the choices I made turned out to pay off on the run.

One thing I would do different - I tried to change gears with my bottle once, causing a dropped chain that cost several seconds.

Was very happy to get off the bike and probably a bit too causal here. Took the time to dry off my feet and get socks comfortably.

Speed things up a bit.

Amazing, incredible run. After getting down the hills at the beginning, I settled into a very manageable pace. I walked briefly at each aid station, alternating taking a block with water, and taking Gatorade and water each time. Also made sure to continue to dump water on my neck/back each time. I was really overtaking the field, the only people to pass me on my loop happened early, and I passed them later on. I got a little concerned when I discovered there was no salt on the course, but was able to get by without it. Had to focus to keep emotions in check late in the first loop when I was feeling great, knowing things would not be so easy later on. Knowing I was moving up my age group toward a possible Kona spot definitely helped push through the pain as the miles got long. Never walked unless I wanted to, even up Subway Hill to the finish line. What a run.

Absolutely nothing, so so happy with this. Looking back at the data I somehow actually negative split this run. What?!

Not much, stumbled around before finally sitting down with some food. Did a Normatech session before coming back out to cheer on finishers.

Took until 1:00pm Tuesday, but officially got the invitation for Kona!!! Dream come true!


This was beyond my best case scenario. In future years will try to get better on the bike, but for today this blew away expectations.


So glad to be able to race in the COVID era. A few changes were disappointing or head scratching, but all said and done I'm quite happy.