Spirit of Racine Half Ironman Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

I felt slow to start the swim. I concentrated mostly on my stroke and it worked well. I am targeting alternating stroke breathing.

Alternate stroke breathing

Still a little slow. More practice here.

I started to cramp at about mile 40. I held a nice pace. Next time fill both bottles with sports drink.

Train more long distance on the bike

I started to cramp in T2. I should have knelt down to put my shoes on.

The first two miles were awful. I cramped early on and had to step aside to stretch. I fought cramps the whole race. My aerobic engine felt great even with the lower heart rate. I was frustrated because I felt I could have run a much faster run segment if my legs wouldn't have cramped.

More brick workouts and at least a couple of longer endurance workouts prior.

walking with bottle of water


Cramping. I don't know if it was all nutrition or more likely my muscles were fatigued with an unusual amount of work.


Great race