Big Kahuna Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

My fastest swim so far this season. Felt great didn't go out to fast and felt comfortable the entire time.

Long run to T1 from the swim exit. Glad I had my shoes staged after I got off the sand. I barely remember getting my suit off and getting on my bike. So I am guessing it was pretty quick.

Bike was good. I felt really strong. On the biggest descent of the bike course I thought I was going to die. Bike was shaking and really pulling to the left, I had to really feather the brakes to slow it down and stay in control. A little while after wasn't paying attention and tried to go through to many gears to quickly and dropped my chain off the big ring. I was able to get it back on pretty quickly, and maybe lost 30 seconds.

Watch the shifting a little better so I don't lose my chain.

Good transition, Made sure my water belt was on before I started running then put my number belt on.

Went out a little to fast, mainly because I couldn't feel my legs. Had a good first half run, was pretty close to 1:35 pace, but was really in need of salt. The Heed on the course was really weak and watered down, didn't do a thing to replace any electrolytes.

Run with salt tabs, go out a little slower. Take one more bottle of Gu20 with me.

Ate a lot of food drank a lot of water and stood in the ocean for a few minutes.


Great race for my first half Ironman. Haven't decided what to do next, but it's still early. My only complaint is I want a better expo. The gear they had for sale sucked.