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Swim: 1:01:21

• Took it out solid right from the jump!
• Positioned myself right in the middle and right at the front.
• Seemed to get overtaken by hundreds of overzealous athletes racing too hard after about 200 meters.
• Need to work on swimming faster in the beginning.
• Was disappointed when I hit the second turn buoy in 16 minutes. Was hitting it on the other days at 15 min flat or faster.
• Once I turned down the home stretch...I knew I wouldn't get the sub hour I was looking for. Settled in and focused on hitting another swim pr and that's exactly what I did

T1: 2:58

• Came out of the water pretty good and focused.
• Wanted to minimize my downtime in transition at this race.
• I've given up lots of time in transition at past races....
• Did not want that to happen again!
• Was happy when I hit the bike.

Bike: 4:49:55

• Found my element right from the start...never skipped a beat.
• I ignored as many people as I could and stuck to my game plan.
• I split most all of the 10 mile markers in 25-26 minutes.
• Wasn't until about mile 45 that company found me!
• Big pack came through about the time I met up with Joe Bonness.
• Rolled by Joe and told him I was sorry but to watch out for Zee Germans behind me.
• There was a swarm of them. They seemed to have bridged a pretty big gap.
• It's a little joke I've got going right now...I'm calling all the foreigners Germans...HA!
• Actually, lots of Europeans...never seen so many.
• Anyway...Joe and I tried to shake things up a bit but no go.
• Needless to say...we weren't too happy about it on Sunday. I'm sure we'll have more to talk about after Clearwater....
• In the end...it was very tiring and very draining for an Ironman to ride so hard.
• I did what I could and rode strong but within my element. Several people were very nice and came up to me after the race and on Sunday to tell me how strong I looked out on the course and how everyone was glued up to my wheel. HA...I suppose it made me feel good to know what I did was seen and appreciated. It was nice to hear...especially from the ones who commented...so Thanks!!!
• I tried my best to decimate the clan but it just didn't work.
• I slowed up a bit towards the end of the bike which proved helpful as my knee was bothering me a bit. Kind of weird...
• Came off the bike feeling pretty good and ready to see what the day would bring.

T2: 3:57

• Smooth and fast transition....but
• I needed to relieve some fluids. Felt like an eternity but I was good to go

Run: 3:46:06 (1st loop, 13.1 miles - 1:40:09)(2nd loop, 13.1 miles - 2:05:57)

• I left transition telling myself to relax and just get through each mile.
• Told myself I've been here before and you can do it!
• Forget the fact that my longest run was 13.1 over the past 4 months!
• Other than my knee bothering me a bit...Everything felt good until mile 10-11.
• I just kept telling myself to at least get past 13!
• Don't stop or take a break until after that.
• Once came through the second loop...I dug deep and made it through 3 more miles before coming to a walk.
• I was sooo tired. I had tunnel vision and I was fading pretty bad.
• I could deal with the pain...I just didn't know how I was going to stay upright for another hour and a half.
• Boy was a tired. I knew this was coming...I'm just glad I held it off for as long as I did!
• The remainder was just completely excruciating!
• In the end...sometimes I wonder how we make it through some of the days we have.
• Clearwater next weekend and then the season comes to a close!

Total Race Time: 9:44:17