Exiting the swim in 30 minutes.
It was hard finding a rythm running on a golf course.

Hawaii 2006

So we just got back from the Big Island where we were on business and vacation. The business was the Ford Ironman 70.3 Honu triathlon. The triathlon was a half Ironman distance event which consists of a 1.2 mile ocean swim, a 56 mile bike, and a 13.1 mile run. I ended up having a great swim, a good bike, and a tough run and finished in 5 hours and 8 minutes. Not my best but not my worst. I think it was a respectable time considering the course and my training preperation. More than anything I think I have caught that triathlon "excitement" that has been missing for quite some time. This is my 10th year of doing triathlons and I think I have been doing a lot of just going through the motions in my training for the past 5 years. I read a quote the other day that said, "The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary." Makes a lot of sense and rings true. I have been training hard since I got home and I have another half ironman distance race on June 25th in Lubbock, Texas. I have done this race several times before and have never had a good race there......this year I think things will be different.