Ironman Wisconsin - TriathlonFull Ironman

as expected a full contact sport. only got smaked in the face once around second turn buoy. Was forced to take two short hard strokes in the middle of the first lap and pulled something in my shoulder

keep training

went well, although I was suprised how long it took. Did change into cycling shorts in changing area. left shoes and helmet on bike. .

shoes were a good decision, helmet should maybe go in bag next time as I can buckle it while I run to bike

wind picked up near the second lap. Never really felt like I got a break except for through Verona. maybe went too hard as not much left for run, see below

train more insane hills

felt ok through transition went smooth

Ouch! I trotted along for about 3 miles downhill. mile 4 my insides cramped up and didn't stop until about a mile into the second lap. After that I was reduced to walking mostly. I trotted a little in the second lap after my insides calmed down a little. Cried a bit going back up to the capital end of first lap, clutching my stomach, thought about quitting. Spectators were great though, very encouraging, someone said "just keep moving, it'll pass" It kinda did, eh 'pass' :) Was still gaseous the next day, but that helped the gut problem. Then of course the legs started to hurt, not a surprise, but then my right lung hurt when I would run so mostly walked. just kept moving. Finished anyway, not sure how.

train more w/nutrition and eat more while training

ate a little pizza and lots of water and gatoraid


run fitness and guts


This is probably the hardest thing I've ever done. Giving birth may have been easier. I may volunteer next year and sign up for 2010. Am recovering much faster than I thought I would, even the blisters. Ended up with only three blisters, the biggest on right little toes that topped out at approx. the same size as the toes they were on, but no underlying dermis damage so they are healing quickly too. It was too hard, but sometimes too hard is good. GF told me that my mom didn't believe I'd finish until about 15min before I actually did finish....HA! It took forever, but I did it. Now I just need to recover, continue to be active and train to improve my fitness from this base!