Spirit of Racine Half Ironman Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

freaking freezing. hands were starting to feel numb. overall, my swim was very good. by far the largest mass swim start i've done, so it was different and took a while for me to get into my groove.

i thought my transition was good, but looking at other peoples, i was kind of slow...

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had a good bike, could have pushed harder, but didn't know what to expect in the run. i think i drank enough because i had to pee on the early part of run. ate fig newton, sharkies and a gu. alternated water and heed.

again, this was a larger race than i've done before and i was surprised at how people squeeze thru to get by you. the amount of "bike" debris suprised me along the course and at water stations as well.

maybe push harder?

felt it went smoothly.

nothing.

first loop went smoothly...2nd loop was not so good. i was under fueled and hydrated and started to feel sick. did use salt tablets at the rest stops. didn't walk much, but more than i wanted to. at the same time, the run was the part i was majorly under trained for, so i didn't have that high expectations.

not walk as much, even if it means to slow down running pace. not psych myself out. use something other than heed and have more plain gel AND have regular water on my belt.

walking around. sittingdown.


under fueled and hydrated on run. under trained for distance and time. psyching myself out thinking i wouldn't finish.


delayed an hour (maybe 1:30), but it was due to fog. they almost canceled the swim!

lots of volunteers at water stations and police at traffic stops. lots of people just watching from their front yards, which i thought was cool. good food at the end, even though i didn't feel like eating much, the family ate mine for me!