Cool water. My first swim in the new wetsuit. I forgot to bring my body glide, so I was worried about raw areas, but my suit is so awesome, I had absolutely no areas of discomfort. Thank you PROMOTION!

Perhaps try to swim a little harder, but I was practicing my IM pace. I felt like I certainly could have done another 1.2 miles.

Why do transitions take so long for me? I could have moved up one or two slots in my division if I figured this out!

Put sunscreen on before doning the wetsuit.

Three loops. The first 9 miles of each loop was with the wind. When I looked down at my speedometer and noticed 25 mph going uphill, I became worried. The returning 9 miles were at 10-15 mph. There were houses and some buildings that blocked some of the wind. By the last 9 miles, my quads were so fatigued, and I was ready to get off the bike. One bathroom break.

Train more outdoors. But this is quite difficult to do in Nebraska prior to May due to the extremely cold weather conditions. However, due to my lack of outdoor training, this was acceptable. If my IM weather conditions mimic this tri......

Another slow transition time. I changed my socks, and walked the transition.

It only took about a mile before I got my "running legs." Initially I went easy, trying to set an 11 min/mile IM pace. When there were only 3 miles left, I looked at my watch and figured that if I upped my pace to an 8:30-9:00 min pace, I could finish with my best HIM time ever! So, I did. The last mile I felt terrible, but persevered.

Nothing

Walked, packed up my stuff.


Age, gender, genetics, and time. But I am not in this sport for speed. I am in it because I LOVE IT, and I love the people it attracts.


I tried new nutrition for this race. I used only accel gels (one every 30 minutes on the bike, and one every 2 miles on the run), gatorade (4 ounces on the 10, 20, 40, 50 minute marks on the bike), and water (4 ounces with every gel consumed. Total calories= 300/hr. Total fluids= 24 oz/hr on the bike, and 18 oz/hr on the run. I felt like I had enough energy for the entire race except for the last mile of running. Two hours after the race, I had three episodes of diarrhea. Any ideas why?