Swim was good, started off a little rough. Couldn't get my breathing right and kept swimming off course. Once I settled in to a rhythm at around 1/2m, I was able to go faster and not drift off course as much. My breathing had calmed by then also.

I think my breathing had to do with nerves and the cold water. Not sure that I would have been able to change that much.

Used the wetsuit strippers to help with removing the suit. That definitely helped. The run was a little longer than I am used to but not that bad. I was not rushing but felt like I was able to comfortably get through the transition without too much fumbling with equipment. Did not forget to put on my race belt like some others.

I think I did the best I could.

Bike course was great. Loved the rolling hills, nothing too hard but enough to get you out of the saddle a time or two. Rain but a little bit of a damper on the speed down some of the declines but overall didn't affect my race too much.

I wished I hadn't had to stop for a restroom break in the middle of the bike. Lost probably 4-5 min since there was only one portalet at the second bottle exchange and it was in use when I got there.

Had a good transition. Glad I kept my bike shoes on instead of leaving them on the bike. The entrance to transition was very muddy and that would have lead to very nasty feet to put running shoes on.

Had a good time, not sure there would be anything to make it better.

Run was very good. Finally stopped raining when I started running. Got to see my hubby during my first lap and his last lap. Drank water/gatorade at majority of the aid stations and used the iced sponges to keep cool. Was starting to get hot towards the end of the race as the rain had stopped and the sun was starting to come out and the temp was going up.

I don't think I could have run any faster and still finish without walking.

Walked around, drank lots of water/gatorade/diet coke.


The rain limited me from going faster on the bike but I think it helped me to be able to run a better HM because I wasn't exhausted coming off the bike.


There were many good things about the race. I loved the course and the volunteers and spectators were wonderful. There were also a few disappointing things about the race. The expo was a little disappointing as only Ironman had products displayed. The line for registration was extremely long on Sat and they only had 4 people working the line. The swag bags only came with one little Gatorade bottle and a few ads for discounts at local eateries in Augusta.