New Balance 1/2 Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

A little slower than last year but a hell of a lot better than I expected. My swim was a disaster at the start. My plan of getting into the water behind everyone backfired. I ended up in the washing machine anyway, and got knocked about hard. It freaked me out so much that I came so close to giving up. But then I reminded myself that I needed to HTFU 'cause this is going to happen in Ironman. It took me the better part of the swim to calm down and find my groove. One, two, three, breathe. One, two, three, breathe. Sight. At least the water was warm :)

More OWS. Guess it's not a good idea to get into your suit the day before the race for the first time of the season. First dumbass mistake of the year.

I love this course. It was changed slightly from last year but I liked the change. It's still fircken hilly though, but I didn't wimp out on them like last year. I even passed a few people going up the hills on my little tank! It was fun because for most of the race there was this little group of us playing cat and mouse. And surprisingly I was able to pass them all but one dude.

But god, I had to pee so bad towards the end of the bike. And yes, I really did try to pee on the bike but it's harder than it sounds. And I was teased...oh it was torture. I really wanted to have a good bike time, so I struggled with stopping. But by the time I resolved that I just had to get off the bike to pee...I saw a porta pottie ahead...with a line up. F*&K. Ok, I thought that I would find a spot off the road. No such luck as there were fences everywhere. Dammit. Ok, I know that there is a jon in transition. Racked my bike, got my stuff and ran over to the jon. OCCUPIED!!! Oh my god, I thought that I was going to pass out!

Stand in line at the porta pottie :)

Finally out of transition and thankfully the run was in the forest and I found a place to pee!

I struggled on the first lap. It took a long time to get my breathing calmed down and get into a rhythm. My goal was to only walk through the water stops and run the rest. Goal achieved!!! As I was coming around to start my second lap I chucked my fuel belt because it was so uncomfortable. But the best part was seeing Darren and Matthew. Darren held Matthew out and I stopped to give him a big kiss. And he smiled! It melted my heart. That was the best energy. Better than any power gel. And I had an amazing second lap!! I felt great until the last 4km, and then it was mind over matter to get it done.

More brick runs.

hahahahhaha. Sitting on my butt :)


I was really happy with the outcome of the day. I wasn't really into doing it, so I didn't even start my watch. And I was shocked with my time. Overall a great day!

It was great to have met bcmish, and I think that I saw Shawn out there volunteering on the bike course. And thanks to Havefun for coming out and cheering and hanging out with Darren and Matthew for the day.