Soma Half Iron Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

Went out slighty too hard. Didn't settle in until 60% of the way through. Swim felt long.....

Navigation was really tough going into the rising sun. Everyone went left (including me) and had to come back out to get to the turning bouy.

Trust my sense of direction.

Wetsuit stripper was great. My full wetsuit is really tight on the ankles, but no problem.

I managed HR very well. I let it drift up when climbing, but stayed around 145 otherwise. Great pace for this HR, for me.

Very pleased with this split.

Not a thing

Put on socks since it was a 1/2 Mary.

Coming out of T2, I though under 5:00 for the race was a possibility.

Not sure where I lost time, but definitely not my best.

I felt better than the time shows. I felt like my 1:45 goal time was very doable. About mile 9 I figured out it wasn't going to happen...not because I felt poorly, I just wasn't going as fast as it felt. I also realized that the sub-5:00 was out.

I think I paid the price a little for my fast bike split.

Slip & Slide, walk, water, walk, pretzels, walk, orange icy thingy (yum...hit the spot). After about 90 min, ate rice and chicken meal.


#1- Swimming
#2- Running (early in my learning curve, so I know there are improvements to be had)
#3- Transitions, normally a strength, but they were weak this race


Tough to be disappointed with a 25min improvement over my 1st half (Vineman with a knee injury), but I still need to work on my swimming and running. I felt very good running off the bike, so that is a good sign.