IM AZ 2010 Race Report: AWESOME
Since I maintain a separate blog, I'm going to merely provide you with a link to my race report so I don't write it twice. I would copy it over, but I have a number of videos/pics over there as well. If you want to take a peak, please do. I hope you enjoy it (link below too in case I did not get this to work).
http://adamainbinder.com/2010/11/23/race-report-2010-ironman-arizona/
All I can say is the Team EN way rocks. I was confident all day based on the advice I received from everyone, and I was so stoked with my performance. I far exceeded my expectations, and for my first ironman, could not be happier. Thanks to everyone out there that gave me advice and helped make this such a success!!
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First IM? Way to work through the rough spots and nail that sucker! Well done.
A note: I used to be plagued with frequent peeing during both the bike and the run in an IM. Once I upped my salt intake waaaaay up this stopped. 800-1000mg/hr. My thinking is that my body was in osmotic imbalance and was trying to right that balance through frequent urination. I was able to retain the fluid, my muscles were far happier and I didn't have to slow/stop to pee so much.
Great report and way to persevere after your tough swim start. Once you got going, sounds like your execution was spot on....Congrats and well done!
@paul - you crack me up! To be honest, last week, I was thinking, never again. This week, I'm thinking possibly. My biggest concern is the training time. I work in a pretty rigorous job with some hard travel time. I have to do a lot of intl travel, and I have incredible guilt when I miss long workouts. I'm actually a little lost on how to handle it, and as a result, I haven't thought about signing up for another. I have a 70.3 in April and have thought about doing some marathons and maybe another ironman in 2012, but I also have potential engagement soon, then kids, and well, you know how that goes. I'm struggling with what to do. Your tips on swimming though make a lot of sense and it sounds like you pulled off a well planned swim at IM AZ. Your time was awesome and I'm very impressed. Well excecuted! I did go I think slower on the bike then I could have, but I was ok with that given this was my first and I didn't know what to expect on the run. I do plan on purchasing a power meter in the new year
@bill, i think i will do that in training. Good advice and I have heard that from some other members. Just too close to race day to try that. I also wonder how drinking half of tempe lake influenced that
@coach i will see about connecting the blogs - if that's the case, that would be cool! Especially since i'll be blogging about running with my awesome dog for the next week, which I know Rich will enjoy.
@JT! thank you! It was awesome!
Adam,
I am only just now beginning to be able to think anything related to a triathlon. I read your report via your blog - great race!!! That swim was really something else. I felt like this year was worse than last year in terms of chaos starting out. That sucks that it was so harrowing for you. I remember being really grateful that I had at least experienced something similar before or else I would have been really unhappy too. So, now you can say you have faced those awful scary thoughts and pulled through with flying colors!!
I was actually wondering if I might be able to somehow get a few of the pics that were up on your flickr slideshow? There is a set in particular that struck me... The first pair were taken from the bridge at the swim start looking down on athletes all in their wetsuits entering the water, with the transition & masses of bikes in the background. And then the second was taken from the bridge looking down on the athletes in the water lining up before the start, with all the spectators crowded in masses on the bridge in front. I am not sure how you feel about sharing these, but let me know if there might be something we can work out!
Hope you have a fantastic and very relaxing holidays!!