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Comments: This was an incredible experience. I was expecting a 1:08 based off of my training paces, but the mass start threw me off of my stroke. This was the largest OWS I have participated in and the roughest. I was kicked, elbowed, run over - I also kicked, elbowed and ran over - nothing intentional. I found it interesting that on a couple of occasions, I was drafting and "touching toes", and the person appeared to try and kick me!!! Oh well. What would you do differently?: Not much. I guess push a little harder.  Transition 1
Comments: This was the first triathlon I have done in 2+ years, and the first IM distance, so I didn't really know what to expect. When I first ran in, I noticed volunteers helping everyone, so I am thinking - this is going to be awesome - WRONG. I had no help!!! I have complete respect and admiration for the volunteers, but it was apparent that some were not interested in helping, just there to punch the clock for an IMAZ slot. ATTENTION: I AM THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS!!! What would you do differently?: more experience, practice a little more,  Bike
Comments: I have trained all year in windy conditions, and this was right up my alley. I was looking forward to great conditions as IMAZ has been known for, but no luck there either. Regardless, I maintained my pacing/nutrition plan. The bike was fairly uneventful for me, but the weather cut into my overall race goal of sub 12. What would you do differently?: nothing. Transition 2
Comments: I really took my time. I sat and took a breather, changed my garmin, took in some nutrition, and = I stopped to talk to my wife and expressed my frustration with the weather - she though I flatted!!!! What would you do differently?: move with more urgency??  Run
Comments: I knew my overall time goal was a far shot. The run is by far my weakest, despite great improvement with my training. I felt confident with my bike pacing that I could execute a solid IM marathon for my abilities. I kept a great pace for the first 13 miles, then things started to fall apart. My plan was to pace the run to finish the last 10K strong. With that in mind, I slowed it down, took in nutrition, and really took it all in. It was then I accepted my failure to meet my time goal, but realized what an incredible accomplishment it was to complete an IM. When I completed the second loop, I decided to put things back together and pick it up. I cruised for miles 19 and 20, then dropped the hammer (relatively speaking) for the last 10K. I drank coke at the last aid stations, which seemed to help. When I arrived at the last mile, I felt great. The crowd was amazing. What would you do differently?: not sure - longer training session Post race
Warm down: pizza, chicken, fries!!! What limited your ability to perform faster: limited training season. Event comments: I signed up for IMAZ while deployed to Afghanistan. It was a rough deployment. I came home in June, went on leave for a month, and started training in mid July. The training was a great stress relief and "wind down" from the deployment. With that said, I had high expectation for myself, but going from no S/B/R for over a year, then going straight to IM distance in 4.5 months might have been a little much. With that said, I gained a great amount of knowledge for racing at this distance. I can now take this fitness/knowledge and build for my next IM. - I really hope to come back to IMAZ in the future - maybe 2012??? Last updated: 2009-11-29 12:00 AM
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 2010-11-23 7:48 PM |
Veteran  217  United States Military Academy |  Subject: Ironman Arizona |
| 2010-11-23 9:12 PM in reply to: #3224141 |
Regular 69 OKC | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona Congrats on finishing your Ironman! Good report! |
| 2010-11-23 9:40 PM in reply to: #3224141 |
| Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona Sorry to hear we could not help you in the T1 tent...our Mens changing tent team worked 12+ hours on Sunday to try to service all the athletes the best we could. Excellent result. |
| 2010-11-26 7:42 AM in reply to: #3224141 |
Expert 1099 Bedford, NH | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona Congratulations Ironman! That must have been real tough when your goggles broke. Way to stay tough and battle through it. The conditions were definitely rough out there, especially on the bike. That's a solid bike split. Thank you so much for serving our country! You did a fantastic job especially considering the lack of time you had to train. |
| 2010-11-28 10:18 AM in reply to: #3224141 |
Expert 1224 | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona Congrats Ironman! I enjoyed your RR  |
| 2010-12-01 10:17 PM in reply to: #3224141 |
Elite 2998  Fishers, Indiana | Subject: RE: Ironman Arizona Wow, lots of things thrown at you during the race, but way to push through!! Looking forward to CdA. We'll definitely link up there!! |
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I arrived in Tempe on Thursday afternoon, checked into hotel, unpacked, and reassembled my bike. Friday consisted of checking in, body marking, driving the course, buying bike accessories/nutrition, and running through my bags. I woke up multiple times on friday night with a severe sore throat - not a good feeling. Saturday was mostly relaxing, hydrating, and taking in a ton of vitamin c - hoping to kick this sore throat - no luck. Woke up around 4 am on race morning, drank a small cup of coffee, ate a pbj, and drove to the race site. parking was great!!! I spent some time dropping off my sn bags, and adding things to my bike, and transition bags. As I made my way to the swim start, I went to put my goggles on, and my strap BROKE!!!!! I felt an overwhelming sense of doom, but settled down and tied a knot to hold it in place, and hoped for the best. Jumped in the water and waited for the start.
not much of a warm up, just "bobbing" in the water.