Subject: RE: EagleMan Ironman 70.3 Triathlon : Official ThreadI personally feel like I had a great day. Not really a great RACE really, but overall a really good day.
My swim time was quite a bit slower than I expected... not sure if I was off course too much, current/chop, just not my day, or what. My bike leg started off really well, and I had dreams of a 3 hour bike split, and maybe that 6:15 (stretch time of 6:00 ) race I was hoping for. Then I hit the wind, and by the end of the bike leg, I knew any chance of reaching that goal was out the window. So, at that point, I made a conscious decision to just take it easy and "enjoy" (?? ) the run course -- I took the "live again to race another day" approach, and decided to just go very easy on the run and spare myself some extra wear and tear on the body. So, I did just that. Went out at a very easy aerobic pace, walked the aid stations, walked in between if I felt like it, got sprayed by every hose that was offered, stopped at the porta-potties, thanked the volunteers, etc. And you know what? At the end of a 70.3 - I still feel pretty darn good. I think that's an accomplishment in itself ![](https://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/images/emoticons/wink.gif) Finsihed much slower than I had hoped at 6:40-ish, but still overall happy with my race, and should be able to get back in the swing of things pretty quickly.
Can't wait to hear how everyone else did! |