New Balance 1/2 Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

was a little late to the start so just had time for a short warm up and no pre-swim gel.....

Get there earlier.

Good transition, everything laid out well........glad I had a long sleeve jersey ready.

Hilly course with a few flats to get aero........big change this year made it shorter but seemingly hillier and rougher. I liked it being shorter and it seemed to go faster than previous years and less pain.......but as per normal I struggled on the hills and wished I could hold on to a faster pace.

Train more hill repeats......drop 60 lbs.

Good transition, fairly quick.....put on race number and fuel belt on off I went.

Not much.........

Legs a bit stiff for the first 5 km's.........felt almost strong after 10km's........then started to feel rough........needed a few walk breaks.......really felt my calorie depleation. Very glad to finally be done.

More mileage..........more bike/run bricks.........

A recovery drink while sitting in the lake.................


Needed more km's on the bike and better on hills.............less weight to carry up hills and on the run..........


A race that I've grown to love..........and really respect the distance and the difficulty..........great org and great support make it a truely world class event.