Buffalo Springs Lake Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

opt'd to go without wetsuit due to water temp. have long sleeve and was worried about over heating. didnt take tri top off so had issue of top catching water which caused horrible drag. had zipper come down 4 times which caused me to stop swimming to fix. should have gone without tri top or with wetsuit. very disappointed with swim time. fell i lost at least 4 mins on the swim due to error in judgement.

wear a sleeveless wetsuit

save time not having wetsuit but concrete was rough so feet were hurting.

had a good bike. time got better as ride went on. pushed hard thru out and handled hills pretty well. nutrition went well and didnt go to bathroom until T2

piss on the bike

went to bathroom while in T2 and had to come back for gels

had IT band and knee problem coming into race. ran 3 times for a total of 10miles in the last month leading up to race. started well with a 7:30 pace in first 3 miles but then started hitting hills and was forced to go slow to care for knee. ran first 6.55 miles 11min faster than 2nd.

not run in race flats. wore some new fila race flats that destroyed my feet on the 2nd half of the run. on the last 3miles feet were miserable. do some bricks where i run hills after a 2hr bike.

med tent for ice and cold towels


wetsuit on swim, knee/IT band injury on run


really enjoyed race and look forward to doing it again. like the miller lite at the end of race. however, only food avail was some fruit.