Ironman Arizona - TriathlonFull Ironman

Had a good swim out, but after having my goggles kicked off and my jaw rocked pretty hard, I decided to swim outside the main group. This added distance and time, but the peace of mind was probably worth it.

Next time I'll swim with a cattle prod, and if anyone thwacks me, it's light's out for them!

Spent a lot of time in transition, because I wanted the bike to go well. So, dried off, applied tons of chamois butter, made sure nutrition and spare tires/CO2 were all set.

I can get through this much faster, but I think that the extra time was worth spending to set the bike up right.

This turned out to be an excellent ride for me. To sustain just under 20mph for 112 miles is pretty silly. I took it much easier than April, and the results were fantastic.

FIRST BIKE SEGMENT 37 mi. (3:14:27) 20.44 mph
SECOND BIKE SEGMENT 37 mi. (5:10:01) 19.21 mph
FINAL BIKE SEGMENT 38 mi. (7:09:11) 19.13 mph
TOTAL BIKE 112 mi. (5:43:22) 19.57 mph

Came across one horrible bike crash that required an ambulance. Figured out a way to piss myself at least a half-dozen times while riding.

Finished ride in 98th place division, 808 overall....


Need to spend more time in the aero bars. Really couldn't hold the position for the full 5:45. Get stronger, go faster.

Went through this transition must faster than the first, but it's pretty easy to get into the run. Changed shorts, socks, shoes, and applied a bunch of sun screen.

Not much under the circumstances.

After the first three miles of the run, I felt like I had the race nailed. I felt great running, and even ran through aid stations. Ultimately that cahnged, but I ran the full course, walking only when it was time to get recharged.

I'm really pleased with a 4:11 Ironman marathon. That's certainly a PR.

Finished run in 62d place, 578 overall....

FIRST RUN SEGMENT 3.5 mi. (7:43:06) 8:41/mile
SECOND RUN SEGMENT 8.6 mi. (9:06:19) 9:40/mile
THIRD RUN SEGMENT 8.3 mi. (10:31:16) 10:14/mile
RUN FINISH 5.9 mi. (11:24:02) 8:56/mile
TOTAL RUN 26.2 mi. (4:11:20) 9:35/mile


Drink less coke and eat less cookies. I was pretty sick to my stomach after this race.

Came across the line stunned to have come in under 11:30. That's about 1:15 faster than the same course in April. Conditions were much better, but I wasn't sure I could race under 12:00.


The three week taper was a bit long, and I definitely should have put in more time training long. I relied on my fitness base too much, and sort of lucked out.


That's a big goal down. Five Ironman races, ending with a PR at 11:24. I'm really beat up right now, and considering retiring from all this noise, but I'm pretty sure that won't happen. It's been a long road with BT since the first Ironman in 2005, and I'm thrilled to have raced Kona, the XTerra World Championship, made Team USA, and finished the five Ironman races; all following the training plans in BT.com. Crazy.