Started out a bit fast in the first 2 miles, averaging around 7:45, had to pull it back. Up until mile 6 it was pretty uneventful, running down Peachtree looking at expensive houses and whatnot. At mile 6 or 7 the mills started, and that's when the fatigue set in. Heart rate was fine, breathing was good for the entire event, I just eventually had trouble turning the legs over. All uphill till the end, when I got to the Capital I let the hammer drop and was doing 7:30 miles. yea, not too fast, but at the end of a half, I thought I was doing well

Lack of run training. This happens every time. I can not seem to stick with any type of run plan like I can do (a bit better) with a tri specific plan. So yea, I signed up a week before the race and had not really trained, longest training run was 6 miles.

Since I dont do proper training, I am beginning to notice some alarming things. I got hurt yet again in this race. At first I thought it was a stress fracture in my right foot, but after a few days of icing and rest, the pain has significantly subsided. I think I just pulled a tendon or bruised a ligament of something. Point is that a) IM training is going to be a lot harder than I had originally speculated and b) I need to stick with a plan like its sacred if I dont want to get injured and miss out on the event. I need to start training smarter so that I can race faster. End of discussion.

Walked to the bag pickup, got my stuff and walked to the car. Light stretching before a 1.5 hour drive to dinner :)


Lack of training, pain in foot, knees, and hips.


2nd year doing it, I will definitely make a tradition of the event.