Strong swim, found my groove by buoy 3 and kept things very efficient & smooth. Small waves throughout so breathing was mostly restricted to right side only.

Nothing (swim faster sooner?)

Sloppy when started. Overthinking instead of just doing what I know to do.

Move quicker

HRM not working did not know how hard I was working. I had to gauge by how I felt. I choose to keep things comfortable to avoid overworking.

With HRM I can make the most of every opportunity

Good, quick transition. Changed sunglasses which was a huge creature comfort that was a good choice.

N/A

Overdrank coming off of bike, felt super bloated, Puked water at Mile 5, felt great!!!, rallied, continued to Gu & hydrate with water & Powerbar Perform (did not want to lose calories from puking). Kept a comfortable pace that I could live with.

I could have pushed harder, but I stuck to my original goal of finishing comfortably. Which meant upright and happy. I did just that. Sprinted the last 0.5 miles thanks to #2602 guy pushing, pulling, & challenging. It was a fun finish, one of my favorites up to this point.

Drank 2 Sam's Colas, 1 bottle of water, 2 orange slices, found shade tree to rest and my family to find me. My wife has an awesome 6th sense of knowing where I will be. Wife/Sister sponsored me for $15 - 15 massage. Massage stretched out my leg joints (awesome) and worked my calves & quads. Overall felt like I was in good shape.


Sticking to my plan - I'm happy with that. Train the plan, race the plan.


Ironman employeed staff was pushy & rude around transition. I thought that was unnecessary. All the volunteer staff was amazing & awesome. The local spectators with the garden hoses were my favorite, very uplifting moment.