2010 Ironman 70.3 Augusta

I completed the Ironman 70.3 Augusta. Yeppee! It rained most of the day which is great. It kept the temperature down and made for a pretty comfortable ride and run. I ran as a member of The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training. All of us on Team In Training are raise funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I raised $1,800 of my $3000 goal. Please visit my fundraising site and donate to help save lives and contribute to reducing the suffering caused by blood cancers. Donations can continue towards my goal for another 3 weeks.

Back to the race. The swim was surprisingly fast. I expected it be faster than normal, but I was surprised to see 33:56. I had no trouble on the swim. I spotted every 6th stroke and simply swam steady. The bike was was fast for me. But, I got passed by a lot of folks on aero bikes. Hum... do I need one ... hum.... Then, came the run. I was tired, but not excessively so. I ran steady, but walked the water stops. The whole route was fairly well covered with spectators and well-wishers. It was awesome. I finished the race and had to immediately catch a shuttle back to transition, ride with my stuff back to my car, drive to the hotel, shower, and high-tail it to Atlanta to catch a flight for San Francisco. I missed celebrating with all my fellow TNTr's at the victory party. :(

Geoffrey Gartman, my coach, earned so much gratitude from me. I simply did what he told me to do in training and it worked. I was prepared and had no real trouble. Now, to break 6:00 next time!

September 26, 2010: Augusta, GA Ironman 70.3 Augusta Time: 6:25:45
	Swim	Distance: 1.2 Miles Time: 33:56
	Transition	Time: 4:36
	Cycle	Distance: 56 Miles Time: 3:03:48 Rate: 18.28
	Transition	Time: 6:50
	Run	Distance: 13.1 Miles Time: 2:36:37 Pace: 11:57
	Weather	Rain Temperature-72° Humidity-87%

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