Auburn "World's Toughest Half" Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Mellow swim - just relaxed and tried to save energy for later in the race. Felt good.

Might have gone a bit too hard on the bike, but was feeling good. Felt great at the beginning, so I had to hold back a bit - powermeter helped with this. Was shooting for about 230 watts NP - haven't checked my wattage yet, but will be interested to see what I ended up at.

edit:
NP: 242
Avg: 213
VI: 1.13
TSS: 257

So, based on NP, I definitely went a bit harder than I should have - I should have been around 220-230 NP... but in such a hilly/variable race, the NP formula might be a bit off, and going on avg. power, I went easier than I should have... so, we'll just call it "just right"

Probably could have gone a bit easier - was too easy to get caught up in passing people, etc, and pushing it on the hills. The hilly nature of the course made it hard to stick to a consistent wattage.

Run went well - definitely hurt a lot in the second half, but stuck to the walk/run plan - allowed myself one 60 second walk break per mile and no more.

walk around parking lot and down to car. SORE SORE SORE. Nauseated, couldn't eat anything for about 20 minutes until stomach calmed down.


Brad runs a fantastic race - a great combination of down-home, low key fun and professional organization. The volunteers were friendly (if a bit sparse on some sections of the bike course), and Brad's laid-back and fun-loving attitude makes for a great time. My favorite race of the season.