http://liveupdate.ironmanlive.com/pp...F&athlete=2112

Hooray! I may not be fast, but I cut 80 minutes off last year's time, and the conditions this year were nastier. Whitecaps started forming on the second loop of the swim (I was thinking, how could I possibly be slower!?), I finished the first loop in 0:43 and the whole thing in 1:40. On the bike, the last 20 miles were downhill/flat, straight into the 10-15mph wind. Running, my arms felt like lead weights, but after I walked for a little while I picked up a 50 steps walking/100 running stride and made progress that way.

My A goal was to beat last year's time (16+ hours) and run as much as I could (and get a size small tshirt - mission accomplished, I got the last one).
My B goal was to finish in the daylight - but it was raining and cloudy, so there wasn't much of that.
My C goal was 14 hours. Maybe next year!

Hey, it all counts... and this will probably sound sick, but it was actually fun.