South Carolina Half - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

for the first 1/3 of the race i was feeling great! i passed within 2 feet of each bouy all the way to the first turn. that's where the navigation went awry! i went off course about 100 yards. not too much, but enough to hurt. it became apparent toward the end of the swim, i had not fueled enough.

better pre-race nutrition and training.

o.k. i suppose. i was frustrated that the swim was so slow and that kind of set the pace. mental, mental, mental!

once we got to Saluda and made the turn back toward Greenwood, a headwind became apparent...very apparent! my bike is not really fast anyway and this just compounded the situation. i was obviously undertrained for this race. Ashley Gaines passed me about mile 30 and gave me some encouragement and fussed that i hadn't eaten. i choked down another uncrustable. Nicole Ramsbey caught me about mile 48 and really re-energized me for several miles. i needed these people at this point in a really bad way!

the most important thing to do differently is find more training time! yeah, right. it was still fun!

my rear-end was so tired and my "male anatomy" was hurting so bad, i decided to dig out a pair of running shorts and running shirt from my bag. i was planning on wearing this stuff home but couldn't take the constriction of the tri shorts any longer! i can't believe it, but i stripped down and put on running gear! i hope nobody saw me!

:-) make sure there are no cameras around! :-P

well, not exactly what i was looking for. i'm not sure what "bonking" feels like, but that may well be what happened to me. i raced under the assumption that i could perform up to par with my base fitness level that i've carried since the Greenville Race (8/19). THAT DOESN'T work.

AS ALWAYS...AT THE END OF THE DAY, I HAD A LOT OF FUN!


training, nutrition


This race is AWESOME! I love participating, even on a bad day!