First triathlon finished! 🏊🏻♂️🚴🏼🏃🏼
I hadn’t planned on the first one being a Half Ironman but that’s how it played out. Goals were simple:
Swim 1.2 miles - don’t drown. Unfortunately I drank more lake water on the swim and relied on the backstroke more than I would’ve preferred, but I made it.
Bike 56 miles - drop the hammer. The bike course was awesome with several miles on a closed interstate, sooo fast! I moved up 184 spots in my age group and nobody overtook me.
Run 13.1 miles - finish strong. Finish strong quickly became, just finish. My legs were fine and heart rate was under control but I had bubble guts the entire time. Very uncomfortable and nothing helped to relive it. Ended up walking a good portion and lost a lot of those places I gained on the bike.
All in all it was an incredible experience. The best part was training and preparing for this with my wife and cheering her to the finish line. So proud of her!
