White Lake Half - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

I love this lake. I felt really strong and confident for the swim and hated to see the dock arrive. I could have pushed harder but I figured it was going to be a long day and I didn't know how much I would need at the end of it. This is the only goal that I hit.

Sight better. I zone out and forget to sight and discover I'm 20-30yds off course.

This was a long run from the lake to TA. Luckily my rack was at the bike exit so I didn't have to run it w/ my bike. I was a bit wobbly getting the wetsuit off and into my shoes but overall i'm pleased.

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Missed my bike goal by 9:10. The first half was strong and I was averaging over 20mph. The wind picked up on the second half and I started steadily dropping speed. I had to stop once to pee (there's 1 minute). I tried to eat regularly but I need to work on that. I also need to drink more to prepare for the run (that would come back to bite me in the ass later). For as little time as I've spent training, especially the bike, over the last couple months, I'll live with it.

Train. I think that if I get back to training and pick up a tri bike I'll see some drastic improvements before Beach2Battle.

Again, I was right at the bike entrance so I crossed the mat and racked my bike. Swapped shoes, took 3 ecaps, 2 ibuprofen and I was gone. Long run to the other side of the TA and the mats.

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I felt better than I thought I should heading out of the TA. I started to cramp up a bit and had to slow my pace to try and ease it out. I was really glad to get around a bunch of people as the bike was a bit lonely. I took advantage of most of the aid stations using cold towels, ecaps, water etc. I took a hit of Heed at one and almost threw up, I had to walk a minute to get my tummy under control. I kept an eye out for fellow QCTCers and BTers and sometimes just drifted into space. The sun was brutal on parts of it and I never thought to put sunscreen on. The last 3.5 miles were tough. I was getting dehydrated and tried to balance water intake against cramping up. My goal was 2:00 (which was my 13mi run by itself) and I missed it by 12mins. Again, I'll take it without too much complaining since a slacked off on the training.

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I crossed the line and felt like I was going to fall into Davis and Tommy. I dumped a bottle of cold water on my head and started to drink lots of water and powerade. I was pretty woozy and a bit nauseas at the end. Tried to eat a bit but couldn't until later. I sat in the lake for a few minutes trying to cool my body down then walked around a bit to stretch out. Hit the shower, cleaned up and went to root on the other finishers.


Lack of training and inexperience with pacing and nutrition for this distance.


This is by far to best race I have done so far. I really loved the FFA site, White Lake itself and the fact that it's pretty darn flat. I'm really glad that I did this race. My overall goal was 6 hours, so I only missed it by 5mins. Big shout-out to Alice (love2tri)for not letting me back out of this one. We all missed you out there.