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Ironman #2 FINISHED

4/22/16 - IRONMAN TEXAS

Swim - 1:43
Bike - 7:21
Run - 6:57
Overall - 16:25

For those that know me - realize that I do feel that I have now completed my first full Ironman.  Yes last year I did Iroman Texas and finished however since the bike course was cut short, because of the flood damage, I strongly felt that I needed to try again to say I swam 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles and ran 26.2 miles and I can say that now.

Here is my summary of my 2017 Ironman Texas adventure:

SWIM

This year was once again wetsuit optional so by electing to wear a wetsuit I gave up any age group podium opportunity which meant no KONA - Darn, though that was in reach :>)

The swim route was different than last year as the canal was not safe because of the bacteria levels so we stayed in the lake last year.  However this year we went into the canal and I would have preferred staying in the lake.  The water in the canal was nasty - smelly and lots of seaweed.  Several people complained of sickness related to the water and I might have to agree as I experienced stomach issues on the run.

Overall the swim was not bad, got hit a few times, once that was hard enough that I had to stop.  I did finish this year's swim faster than last year, so guess it wasn't too bad.  I personally thought the water was cooler than last year even though they were close to the same temperature.

BIKE

One word to describe the bike - WINDY.  This year the bike was on the Hardy Toll road and I thought for sure it would be faster than last year, which wasn't because the winds were so bad. It was a 2 loop course and was nice with no traffic but the wind was more than what I was ready for.

I was slower than last year.  I pushed hard to get through the head wind and my legs paid for it.


RUN

I was faster than last year - which is hard to believe because it felt like I was crawling.  I had a strong 1st loop but the 2nd and 3rd were much slower.

I was once again blessed to have family there to cheer me on and every participant knows how hard of a job that is.  Initially I had a strong feeling that it would be my last full Ironman but as the soreness wears off - hmmmmmm.

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