Ironman Louisville - TriathlonFull Ironman

Swim went pretty easy. I swim a little wide to avoid the others and had open water pretty much the whole way. Stayed very relaxed and put up the time I hoped for. I would say I swam at about 70% which worked well.

nothing, it was a perfect swim for me. decent time, and din't use much energy.

Transition went well. Felt pretty relaxed and just kept a controlled mind.

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Bike felt great. No issues. I heard after the race there were tacks thrown onto the road, but I got lucky and didn't hit any I am aware of. All in all, it was a great ride. My mind was pretty clam and it just flew by.

Being that the whole event ended up feeling nowhere near as hard as I thought is would, I could have probably ridden a bit harder, but they may have had serious negative results, so I am very happy with how I rode. I did have to pee starting about 30 miles in, but I didn't want to ruin my bike split and since I was wearing socks, I didn't want to just go and risk a blister on the run.

Didn't have to rack own bike, that was nice. Changed pretty quickly and finally got to go pee. Seemed like it wouldn't stop, but a good transition overall. Felt fresh and ready to run.

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Good course, had to go to the bathroom 4 times so I lost 12 minutes. Despite that, it felt like a fairly good run. I would run station to station and walk while I drank, then start again. Worked very well. Felt no need to walk at any time during the run.

Wish I didn't need to use the bathroom as that limited me from running a sub 4 hour marathon, but it worked out fine.

Got a massage and walked back to the hotel.


If there was any one limiter, it would be my respect for the distance. I now know I could have gone harder ont he bike and put up a sub 11 hour time, but I am still thrilled. I basically had no issues all day so what else can you ask for?


I wish there was more food to choose from after the race, but it was still okay. The volunteers made this day a truly special one for me. I really admire all they do to make it easier for us. I have never ever seen a race so well organized and staffed with friendly, helpful people. I will be back.