Buffalo Springs Lake Ironman 70.3 - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

this was a really great swim > I believe that I was the only one in my AG that did not suit up > positioned myself to avoid a lot of traffic > the first turn is within 60 ft of the start line > navigated around a lot of bodies to get my position set to have a straight run to the turn buoy > picked up speed and maintained my pace throughout the entire swim > breathing was controlled as well as the pace > kept my legs to a minimum kick to save oxygen/energy

nothing > great swim for me

this was a great transition > was the fastest T/time in AG > I didn't have to strip off a suit > had everything layed out in correct order to eliminate the fumbling around factor

nothing > went as I envisioned it

I did as well as I had predicted I would > was under my "perspctive time" > I was somewhat suprised > I did not "crank out" this ride > rode strong and steady and took in my nutrition plan as I had layed out > was very pleased

nothing > I stayed on my plan an it worked for me

I was not as fast as I should have been > seemed to have issues w/the socks > sorta stuck on my feet keeping me a little off balance > fuel belt was a little cumbersome putting on

I'm getting me a different belt > will use a different pair/type of sock

I went out very easy to keep the HR in check > fast walked the climbs to keep the HR in check > I was a little disappointed in the run > I was doing some "real running" in segments to bring my overall pace down but it didn't help > I was hoping to take at least 5min off of this overall run finish time

train the run harder

walked around and stretched > drank water/gatorade > stretched some more


I'm not sure > more than likely the training aspect


This is an IM Qualifier that draws a lot of top pros: Chris Leigh, Tim DeBoom, Natasha Baddmann, etc