did Palm Springs IronDistance race 140.6 with Mike my brother. We drove down and Mike and his wife flew from Austin. This was Mikes first Tri longer than an olympic and he was awesome. I was really great to do this with him.
The water temp of the swim was insanely cold at 53 degrees. we did two 1.2 mile laps in the water. It was so cold the first half mile i could barely put my head in the water. After that I felt ok... probably the last half mile of the swim my body began shivering so bad and i got a leg cramp. after stopping and kneading it out....i endured to the end!!!!! Swim time @ 1 hr 30 min. (Mike finished 1 hr 28 min)
Transition was so hard. I could barely move i was shivering so bad.!!!
Onto the bike. The bike was 4 out and backs.....I thought I wouldnt like it....but i loved it... since mike is a way faster cyclist than me it gave us a chance to still bike together. Basically he would bike ahead and then hang out at the aid stations. Ryan did the first lap with us! The last 25 miles were grueling and I was seriously wondering why I put myself through these things.. avg bike around 17mph. time 6 hrs 45 min
Transition. Legs were jello. I totally stripped and didnt care who saw!!! lol...I was so over the point of caring....i needed fuel!
Run: Or should i say walk. LOL....actually we probably ran first 11 miles....then walked the rest. It gets super dark in Cali this time of yr and it was completely pitch black at 5pm. Ryan rode his bike along side of us and got us what we needed. we got us our head lamps...which were a must since there were no street lights. The run was also 4 out and backs. Which shockingly I liked. Mikes knee was hurting and we ended up walked most of the marathon. I was totally fine with it. He waited alot for me on the bike and my whole goal of this was to do it togther!!!! Finished around 6 hrs.
Pros: This course was vastly different than the SG full ironman. It was a completley flat bike and run.....It was alot easier in this way....however I am a hill lover. Cost was low!
Cons: Less organized than an Ironman sponsered event. water so cold.
would I do this again....You bet...I loved it!
Total time 14:38
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