Ironman Florida - TriathlonFull Ironman

Swim was cancelled. I was soaking wet and freezing

wait before jumping into rough sea and high winds

Crazy headwind for the first 28 miles. crosswinds the rest of the course. Hit mile 50-60 roads were like riding a rail road track. My aero bars came loose. could not go arrow for 20 miles. I asked every aid station if they had a mechanic they all said no. I asked the marshal's to call for a mechanic for me they said no. A volunteer had a couple of tools and I was able to stop for 10 min and fix it. lost a lot of time on bike due to this. My crank was making noises after this also. on and off. I cant believe my 2015 IA FRD LTD was falling apart. I was riding angry the rest of the time.

go over the bike with lock tight

my toes were numb. took my time. was still pissed about my bike

let it go

Great run for me. never ran more then 14 miles in my life, Trusted my coach. Lots of support from locals.

Nothing

I was freezing. tried to stay warm. could not take it ran into host hotel lobby. My wife was still on the course so kept checking for her to cross


Cold, wind


This was my first Ironman and I thought it was great. I had no clue how I would do so I was happy even though I was bummed about the swim. I wanted to do one and be done but it looks like I need to do another. Not doing the swim does not sit right with me. Feel weird saying I am an Ironman. Feel like it's not really official.