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Comments: I do not trust my swimming so I started at the back of the pack. I ran into a lot of people pretty quick, just tried to stay calm. Since this was not a wave start the first buoy was a joke. Scary. Dead stop for maybe 2 minutes. My breathing always bothers me about 500 m into the swim. I feel much better after my heart rate get's up. But I was close to calling it a day. I could not get control. After the third buoy, I relaxed and was able to bi-lateral breath plus one breath on the right. The rest was cake. What would you do differently?: I might try to move up a bit in the start line. I think I could cut 5 minutes off.  Transition 1
Comments: Good T1. Seemed fast to me. Big hill at the start so I put shoes on first. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Bike
Comments: Never left big ring. I was going much faster then I planned. But I figured what the hell, hammer the bike. The hill up to Honu was my only tough part. I was so happy to be out of the water! I was going so fast and the wind so bad, I did not eat anything. Just did not feel like it. Paid for it later. Only drank 2 of my 4 bottles. What would you do differently?: Force myself to eat the food I brought. Drink more. I felt bloated twards the end, but not a lot. Transition 2
Comments: No issues here. Do not remember much. What would you do differently?: Eat something, take a little more time.  Run
Comments: Well, I never cramp. I was beginning to think I could not cramp. I never really knew what it felt like. Boy did I learn in the first 5 miles. Each leg took a turn. Each muscle group took a turn. I had to walk a bit, and throught the aid stations. 1 bathroom break because I was very bloated. I'm a better runner, but not this day. What would you do differently?: Eat and drink more before hand. Maybe salt tablet. Post race
Warm down: Could not talk. Walked straight to the Jamba Juice tent. Hugged my family. My daughter, wife and Aunt were there to support me. I could not have done it without them. I lost 9 pounds. 150 - 141. What limited your ability to perform faster: Cramping. Event comments: Great race. Going to do another one. Last updated: 2008-06-09 12:00 AM
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Ironman
85F / 29C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 372/1100
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 84/158
First 1/2 Ironman!
Arrived at the Mauna Lani on the Sunday before the race. Spent the week getting used to the heat and humidity. I ran twice during the week, less then 5 miles each time. I also worked out in the gym once. Just light stuff. We stayed in a condo so we could control our food pretty well. I also swam the swim portion 4 times during the week since it was my biggest concern.
Got up at 4:00 am. Took a short 10 minute jog to warmup. Showered, ate eggs, oatmeal, and toast with honey on it. Drank a water and juice. Took the shuttle to Hapuna beack around 6:00. Doublec checked my bike and put my bottles on it. Could not get a pump to put air in my tires. I was really worried they were low. BTW since we had so much wind I decided to run my Reynolds wheels instead of my Zipps. Got marked, went to the bathroom. Took a quick dip in the water. I was ready as I will ever be.