Ironman 70.3 Boise - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

This swim was tough, it was very choppy and most people were having issues with swallowing water. The first 200 meters was brutal, I thought I would have to drop out, I swallowed so much water I was choking really badly. Finally I got composed and had a really good second half of the swim. Ended up catching a few other waves by the end.

Not much to do differently. It was a tough swim due to the chop.

Not bad, not good, I had a long run from the bike rack through transition which is why it seems so long.

I still need to learn to have my shoes attached to the bike, that would save some time as running in bare feet is faster than running in bike shoes.

Jumped on the bike and took off, I was looking forward to this course, and I smoked the first half of the bike in 1:16, and with the hills basically being over in the first half of the ride I thought I would easily have my best bike time ever. Not to be though, as the wind on the backside of the course turned the ride into a bit of a slog, and throughout the last 15 miles I was dealing with some cramping in my legs.

Re-think my nutrition a bit. I almost nailed it, just need a couple tweaks to the plan though and I think I can avoid the legs cramping up next time.

Felt like a pretty smooth transition, no complaints.

Go faster.

Here's where the wheels fell off a bit, I kind of expected this though as my run training has been limited because of some IT band issues I was dealing with through April and May. The good news is that I felt pretty good, the bad news is I couldn't push hard at all in the last half of the race and that is where I lost a whack of time. The best part of the run though were the spectators and the aid stations. Just unbelievable support and it was very much appreciated. I think this was the loudest course I have been to yet. Unreal.

Not getting injured prior to racing would have helped my run for sure. For what it was though, I am not overly dissapointed with it.

got some water, some food, then went back to my hotel room and stretched out my legs and reflected on the day.


Lack of consistent run training, if this race had been at the start of April before my injury it would have been a different story(although I can't imagine swimming in that water in April)


Boise really put on a good show and I look forward to getting back there next year for another shot at this one.