Rage in the Sage - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

I was swimming nice and straight heading out and then started swimming crooked a bit on the way back but it was a decent swim.

need to continue to work on my navagation skills.

This race has an amazingly long transition plus I didn't push it too much.

They didn't have a Clyde division so I was going head to head with the age groupers. I still really like the Lake Mead rides because they are so challenging.

I think I may have needed to drink less or maybe it was just what I drank in transition I don't know but I had serious stomach problems on the run.

another long transition but I really tired not to hurry through. Drank a Red Bull in T2 and that may have been a mistake though I had done it successfully in training and prior races.

Probably avoid carbonated beverages from now on. I think I've been lucky not having problems in the past.

I began to overheat at the end and I was having bad stomach problems throughout. I felt bloated and was having stomach cramps. Also, quite stupidly, I didn't use any body glide or anything and I got so chafed between my legs that they were bleeding. The elastic on my tri shorts were just chewing into raw meat and it sucked mightly. Strategically I had an excellent run but I made some stupid mistakes that made me pay.

Make certain that I remember to bring my brain on race day.

I headed straight to the lake and soaked in the cold water for maybe 20 minutes, as long as I could stand.


Nutrition and chaffing mostly.


This was their first year doing a half and it needs work for sure but it was a decent race with an race director who really cares about making the race better. This is the toughest half-iron I have done but I wouldn't want them to change it. I think I could do better given better decision making but probably couldn't cut more than maybe a half-hour off my time.