EagleMan Ironman 70.3 Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

swam a 35:24 1.2 mile swim last weekend. Sighting killed me during this race. 2 times I went way off course and had to swim back in. This easily cost me 3 minutes on the swim. The last 1/3 of the race spotting improved.

Good news: swim fitness was not an issue at all. I felt great coming out of the water. No problem swimming freestyle for 1.2 miles. Never thought I would say that the swim is the least of worries for the full IM in Aug.
There is no doubt that Christine and a lot of hard has paid off in the swim over the past year. Last year, my time was 51 mins and was extremely intimidated by the swim. This year, I was very comfortable (not very fast) and came out of the water under control; just slightly upset with my spotting.

Spotting. Also, need to work on bi-lateral breathing. With all buoys on right, I struggled bc I breathe on my left side

took a little while to get suite off and put on my socks. Really did not worry about time, more focus on all nutritional stuff

75th in AG
709 Overall

probably should have reapplied sunscreen

overall, happy with the bike. At mile 40 or so, my avg was 22.2 mph and was not really pushing too hard. However, when the headwind hit, I dropped down a few gears to keep cadence. It was an effort to hold 18.5 mph. Still passing a lot of competitors during this segment.

not much. I think when the course was easy I took advantage of it and when it became difficult, I did not try and push to hold the same pace.

ranked 17th overall and 2nd in AG...very surprised as I did not feel hurried

I grabbed my GUs for the run but forgot the ShotBlocks. Not a big deal, but can not afford to do this at Vineman

For the HIM, I can get away with running in thin bike socks. However, for the Ironman I need to remember to change socks in transition.

think the mile markers were off for the first 2 miles...seriously doubt I ran a 7:15 and 7:37. I walked through each aid station as planned and felt good doing it.

Through mile 6 I was averaging 8 min miles. At the turn, I thought things were going great. As the race continued I noticed my times fall off. As I have said in my training logs, I do not think my run training is where it needs to be. With about 7 weeks to Vineman, I am hoping to improve here as the run is usually my strength.

Mentally broke during mile 12 and allowed myself to walk for about 3 minutes. This was the most frustrating part of the race for me. Miles 10-12 were pretty disappointing. At one aid station the Gatorade started to bother my stomach- should have alternated with water and gatorade. Need to pace better.

stretch, food and drink. Met up with gf and friends. Got a sports message on my shoulder. Shoulder has been an issue for months and was sore after the race. Also, noticed that I am still sweating out a lot of salt. not sure what to do about it. Someone recommended drinking more water to help aid in absorption of electrolytes (salt)


In order:
1) mentally breaking on the run- most disappointing
2) horrible spotting in the swim- frustrating but huge improvement over last year
3) headwinds for last 15 miles on bike
4) poor pacing on the run


incredible volunteers. plenty of aid stations
course was well marked on the run.