Ironman 70.3 Florida - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

I will go along w/ all the other whiney folks in saying - the course was long. I did a fantastic job drafting at just the right speed. I had a great line & aside from being crowded it was a great swim, time doesn't reflet that, but it was still a good swim. This is a great IM race pace, drafting or not.

Nothing, had a great swim. If I was going for a time I could have worked harder, but for what the race was for me it was perfect.

Had to dodge all the folks walking but ran to transition, should have put on body glide (pits) and more sunscreen (grr, Paul had it so I couldn't!)

Aside from the body glide & sunscreen nothing, good speedy transition

The rain was nice to keep things cool but made it hard to make the tight corners. Again, followed IM race pace & HR. Didn't eat the paste and executed plan to a T. One downer was having to get off to pee not once (in the woods, got cleats full of sand), not twice (aid station) bu three times. Not overhydrated, hydration & sustained energy was perfect. Just an angry bladder from the AM coffee.

Not pee, or have to pee for half the dang bike!! Seriously, I am hoping not to have a repeat of the 5 potty stops for the IM this year - this was not a good indicator.

Again, I had to pee so I flew through transition to the potty!

Put on sunscreen, put body glide on the armpits.

Felt great for the first lap and a half. Ran strong (didn't get the splits but I felt great), then hit the half way point of the second lap and hit the wall. Still ran but it was a struggle. Last four miles I got through promising myself an IV at the finish line. Ran all but the through the last few aid stations which was an improvement over the Disney Marathon. Man, it was rough out there.

I didn't walk an aid station until mile 8, that was a bit of a mistake. I should have started walking the aid stations from the beginning & probably would have run faster overall. Funny, my swim was effortless, my bike was very easy paced - then I hit the run and saw that I had under 6 hours in the bag & threw the plan out the window and tried too hard. Dumb. Probably would have beat 6 if I would have stuck to the plan and kept my easy pace.

Sat at the finish line waiting for Paul. He started 15 min. behind me. Drank some h20, hobbled around a little, then saw him cross the line. Found Robin, Ru & Bobby, then went to watch Michelle finish.


Heat and my bladder! Overall it was a good training day for Louisville.


Overall a fun and well run race. I did not at all like the run course which will keep me from coming back.