Vineman Ironman 70.3 - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Swam comforably and was happy with my time. The sighting at this event is very easy due to the narrowness of the river.

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Good T1. No cramps. The dirt in the transition area makes for a messy transition

So, I guess I caught about 22 guys on my bike segment. This was stupid because I bet all 22 and many more (haven't done the math yet) caught me on the run because my ego told me I could push a 20mph pace and still hang on for a sub 2 hour run. Not to be.
Funniest part of the bike happened at mile 32. All dudes until that point and i'm already thinking that I might not get passed by a female because my swim wave was the first after the pros. I think the first women's wave was a good 30 minutes after mine. Well, at mile 32 I get passed by a person of the opposite sex (who of course gives me the "way to go" comment). The guy behind me catches up to me and loudly proclaims "WE JUST GOT CHICKED!!). That we did and I knew that more were coming.

I had a bad feeling at mile 40 that I had pushed too much as a muscle in my left hammy area was really hurting. My heart rate was around 150 for most of the race which is probably about 10 beets too much. I tried to get the positive thoughts going and finished strong. VERY few bikes in T2 which was really wierd.

Gotta check the ego and save for the run.

Good T2. About a minute spent using the porta-potty

I tried SOOO hard to keep the positive thoughts going. There is NO way that I should not be able to hold a 9 minute mile for 13.1 in a half iron. Averaging 10:20 is not good.

The perpetuem that was in my fuel belt that i had to leave overnight in T2 after the expo tasted like it had turned and I just could not drink it. That threw off the nutrition. Felt terrible for the last 9 miles and had to stop and walk often.

Just a horrible run.

Not leave the fuel overnight. Figure out some other way to get the calories when needing to set up T2 the day before.

I love this race and I'm still happy with a sub 6 hour overall time. But losing about 50 or so places in my age group on the run is not sitting well with me. I'm not a great runner, but I'm not horrible either. A sub 2 hour 13.1 should always be atainable. I'll be back next year God willing.