Slower than I wanted to be. I have no idea what the official distance was. They said 2 .5 mile loops but in previous years they said it was really .6 miles. We had to run ~150m for the 2nd loop so your guess is as good as mine. My watch was able to pick up my HR on the run part: 170. Super freaking high. Swimming is not an aerobic thing for me, even in the pool.

New wetsuit. Nothing like a race to test new equipment! Reviews said it was hard to get off. I believe them. Couldn't do the foot on leg + pull to get out. Had to use hands to get it off heal.

Was good about this bike finally. FINALLY kept to my drinking and eating schedule and my run was way better this race than other ones by a long shot. It's amazing how not starting a run dehydrated helps you.

A fun thing that happened on the bike was a stray dog was chasing me for 1/4 of a mile on the bike. That was fun because no one was around me for miles so if he did get me, no one would be able to stop it. Wasn't liking that part at all...

Could have drank just a little more. I was aiming for 230 power but with some of the downhills, I just couldn't pedal sometimes so I took a slight hit there. Still pleased that I stayed with my power plan and didn't chase people down.

Out of the gate I was running a 7:00 /mile pace and was increasing speed. HR was in Z2 but I know what happens with this. I immediately put an end to that nonsense and managed to slow down and did the first lap at 7:24. The goal for this run was to keep a 7:30 to get to my goal of a sub-5 hour HIM. I started to break down at mile 7 and I'm betting it's because I didn't have any gels. I finally took a gel at mile 8 or 9. It was a gut bomb but with some water and a minute of walking, I felt great but I still was slowing down. My HR wasn’t crazy high, it was still low Z3 so I think I was just tired. My running game isn't what it used to be but this is still one of my best, if not my best, HIM runs.

I felt like I could maybe go faster at the expense of using my leg muscles more with an increased chance of cramps. I was sort of just doing my comfortable pace to where it was hard but not too hard since I wasn't to make sure I didn't blow up again. This is a pacing thing for me. I always aim high and fall sort with the run part.


Try to push it more like I planned on the 2nd half. I was 1:29 above my goal for this HIM. If I would have done that, I would have got 1st in my AG instead.

Grabbed a Gatoraid, Mountain Dew, and a water. That MD was amazing! I just stood in the shade for 10 minutes in the finishing area. I felt horrible and tired. I finally grabbed a slice of stale pizza and moved to a picnic area and massaged my legs for a bit.


The hills and wind on the bike. I knew it was a hilly course but the winds seemed to never stop.


I had a horrible experience with a Legend 100 race 2 years ago. The RD or whoever was a complete a**hole to people and always yelling at people, even before the race. I was cramping up after the bike and decided to quit and the guy came over and was yelling at me saying I was trying to cheat because I went back to transition. Pretty obvious I was in pain with cramps all over and I was just trying to get back in to get my stuff and drop my chip off. He came over and angrily took my chip. I'm thinking that douchebag is gone because this was a much better experience!

People were very nice and it was very well organized. The medals are amazing, if not ridiculous large, and my AG award is a sweet piece of carved medal. I like the people who raved this too. Normally the fast people at a race will never acknowledge you, even after you tell them good job. This time I gave out plenty of good jobs to people and even got a few from the people who were faster than me and beat me, which is a first. Think I'll do this one again next year. Good end of the season race.