PRE-RACE

Thursday night we attended the welcome dinner and mandatory meeting for athletes. One of the quest speakers was an Ironman Foundation athlete raising money for Autism. His talk and passion to raise money and awareness during his journey really touched me.
When I first started this quest, it was for the physical challenge and to test my physical limits. After attending the welcome dinner, I asked myself, "Why not get involved and help a local charity?" Please check back soon for information about donating.
RACE DAY

By 5:15 a.m. we were loaded into the car to get dropped off at Transition. I dropped off my special needs bags, got body marked and was in transition setting up my bike for the day ahead. On the bike I had all my nutrition I would need during the race. Two bottles of Gatorade for fluid, 4 Honey Stinger waffles, two Honey Stinger gels, and a Larabar (chocolate chip cookie). After setting up my bike and checking tires and brakes, I grabbed my wetsuit, cap and goggles and dropped off my morning clothes bag and headed to meet my family and friends before making my way to the swim.
Pre-race pep talk and hugs from family. |
SWIM: 2.4 MILES
1.2 mi
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1.2 mi
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33:22
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33:22
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1:43/100m
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2.4 mi
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1.2 mi
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35:49
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1:09:11
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1:51/100m
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Total
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2.4 mi
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1:09:11
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1:09:11
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1:47/100m 16 529 99
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Pace (Div., Overall, Gender)
This wasn't my fastest Ironman swim but I felt comfortable and in control. I lined up about 4 rows back on the inside buoy line. There were some waves and swells to deal with, but overall the swim went as planned. Florida is a two loop rectangular swim. The first lap has the most contact and by the second lap it is fairly spread out. Exiting the water and running up to T1 is through sand and can raise your heart rate if you aren't watching out.
T1: 4:59
BIKE: 112 MILES
Data File: http://tpks.ws/i74x
15 mi | 15 mi | 44:02 | 1:58:12 | 20.44 mi/h | |||
33 mi | 18 mi | 54:56 | 2:53:08 | 19.66 mi/h | |||
55 mi | 22 mi | 59:57 | 3:53:05 | 22.02 mi/h | |||
72 mi | 17 mi | 54:25 | 4:47:30 | 18.74 mi/h | |||
94.7 mi | 22.7 mi | 1:04:29 | 5:51:59 | 21.12 mi/h | |||
112 mi | 17.3 mi | 54:35 | 6:46:34 | 19.02 mi/h | |||
Total | 112 mi | 5:32:24 | 6:46:34 | 20.22 mi/h 11 536 70 |
Race Time Pace (Div., Overall, Gender)
T2: 3:34
RUN: 26.2 MILES
Data File: http://tpks.ws/AtmPd27z
2 mi | 2 mi | 17:26 | 7:07:34 | 8:43/mi | |||
4 mi | 2 mi | 18:17 | 7:25:51 | 9:08/mi | |||
6.6 mi | 2.6 mi | 23:36 | 7:49:27 | 9:13/mi | |||
9.1 mi | 2.5 mi | 25:13 | 8:14:40 | 9:55/mi | |||
11.1 mi | 2 mi | 20:06 | 8:34:46 | 10:03/mi | |||
13 mi | 1.9 mi | 18:51 | 8:53:37 | 9:46/mi | |||
15 mi | 1.9 mi | 20:34 | 9:14:11 | 10:39/mi | |||
17 mi | 2 mi | 21:27 | 9:35:38 | 10:43/mi | |||
19.5 mi | 2.6 mi | 24:39 | 10:00:17 | 9:37/mi | |||
22.1 mi | 2.6 mi | 25:11 | 10:25:28 | 9:45/mi | |||
24.1 mi | 2 mi | 19:01 | 10:44:29 | 9:30/mi | |||
26.2 mi | 2.1 mi | 19:29 | 11:03:58 | 9:16/mi | |||
Total | 26.2 mi | 4:13:50 | 11:03:58 | 9:41/mi 8 395 60 |
Race Time Pace (Div., Overall, Gender)
Coming off the bike I felt great and ready to have a solid marathon. By mile 4, the heat had started to show its face and my pace was slowing down. I fought through some mental demons trying to slow me down on the run. They were getting to me in the middle miles, and I struggled to keep my pace. What quickly comes on to slow you down can just as quickly go away. One of my favorite parts of racing Ironman Florida is the amount of support we get from the local community and the Tallahassee support crew. It seemed I had people cheering for me every step of that run, and EVERYONE cheering was the reason I fought to come back. With less than 1.5 miles to go I saw a girl in my age group walking about 200 meters ahead of me. She was my target. I caught her with one mile to go, and we battled it out to the finish. We switched positions a few times, and I hung on for dear life. When reaching the finishing shoot, I gave it 110% without looking back. I ran my fastest finish ever and dropped her with about 100 meters to go. Crossing the line, I immediately collapsed to the ground flooded with a rush of emotions.
I knew I was out of the Kona slots, but I kept fighting for my best race possible. This was a new PR for me (previous best time 11:32:32, IMFL 2010) and one of my hardest fought races.
Thank you again to my family, friends, and supporters. I could not do this without the support you all have given me. It drives me to fight, finish, and do it all with a smile!!
IRONMAN FLORIDA 2012 VIDEO: CLICK HERE
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