EagleMan Ironman 70.3 Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

The swim was great. I planned to not stop for anything, I kept chugging along. I got pushed a bit but that was ok. I started a little slow, and it took me a little time to get into the groove. I was siting buoys with no problem and was passing several swimmers in my wave. Once I rounded first buoy I was starting to pass swimmers in wave in front of me. I noticed most of the swimmers in my wave starting slowing at this point but I felt good. When I got out of water I was with a group of guys from wave in front of me, I looked at my watch and exclaimed Holy SH$T! One of the volunteers laughed. I beat last years time by about 9 minutes. I do think the course was short, but I will not complain.

It was a longer run then last year to get into t1. I was slow due to cramp in calf when I took suit off. This was not one of my better transitions.

Go faster.

I felt pretty good so I stuck with it. I was averaging 22.2 the first 30 or so miles then we hit a slight head wind. I felt great on bike, I ate my power bar which was great, tried by PB&J but i couldn't eat it. Water exchanges were great. I planned hydration perfectly, I was down to a half a bottle when i finished. It is funny the section I struggle with last year was where I wanted to kick but, I guess I did, I went about 4 Mph faster than last year. I did have a problem with spedometer for a mile or two, it just stopped working. It has been doing that more and more, I think it is time for a replacement. I finally have a comparison of performance I knocked off 22 minutes here. I guess that is what a little more training gives you.

This was a stupid transition. I stopped in Port o john and didn't really have to go but I went anyway. Wasted about 1.5 minutes. otherwise it would have been a great t2.

This was what totally pissed me off on the race. First 3 miles I was going an 8.5 pace. At mile 4 I grabbed a gel (My major mistake of the race) I brought by own gels and should have just used them. At my 4.5 My stomach was wreaking havoc with me. I had to go to the bathroom right then and there, I would have just went in corn field but the corn was too short, see how bad I had to go...lol, I looked ahead and saw a port o john at mile 5 and struggled to get there...I figure I lost 10 minutes on this section, i made it did my business and restarted the run, at this point i was slower, whenever i stop running for a period of time it is hard for me to get back my momentum. I struggled a bit and was mad, I saw an opportunitiy to break 5:20 fall out of my grasp. I was there, I felt like i had a 1:50 run in but it didn't happen. I think the gel i had may have had caffiene , gave it up a year ago. I also don't train on runs with anything but water. I had the gel and just should have went with what I was used to. Also I think I would have been better just running 9's that the begining, that was a little too fast. I am going to step up the training on my runs now as well as work on the nutrition a bit more.

Not have gels on run or at least wait until about mile 10 or so to have one.

I just was mad, my run really got me down.


The stomach issue.


I think the swim course was short.