Florida Challenge Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Took me nearly half the distance to settle in. Had my wife on the beach with me too long. forgot my ear plugs and should of had new goggles. with the waves hitting my face I got water in my eyes alot.

new goggles, more meditation time. And get into race pace sooner

I felt great in this transition.

have bike shoes verses toe clips

this was my strong area of the event. i passed alot and felt confident havin ridden the course prior.

bike shoes.

i did not rinse my feet and ended up with dirt in between my toes. Headed to hell on this day.

have a pan of water for feet,.

had to take of my shoes and finish the last 5 miles. I should have taken them off sooner under the conditions. BUT the real problem was in transition not the run.

rinse feet

walk around and try to keep from falling out. had dealt with a lot of pain,


transition planning. then lost nutrition plan during run.


I though the event could have been much classier. But- I was not there into the wee hours with the Ironmen. Alos felt they could have sold some merchandise after the race on race day.