Quote Originally Posted by Wahine View Post
Good job Colby. You did well. That's a nice solid foundation from which to start training for Ironman!! You're solid on the bike and that counts for a lot. the run always hurts, doing brick helps you push through it a little more but it still always hurts.

So good going!!
Thanks!!

Bricks are definitely on my menu. I think it's just an acclimation thing, knowing how hard I can push and that I will make it. I have a general problem with running from race to race (whether it's tri or just running) with knowing how hard I can push, I tend to conserve energy early on and then have so much left at the end that I know I didn't ration properly. I'm much better at rationing while training. I suppose in the scheme of things, it's better physically to be a little slower than have the opposite problem of hitting the wall, but then I end up being disappointed.

For me, this race was acknowledgment of how far I've come. It FELT very different than racing last year, which is exactly what I hoped for. I told my husband it made a big difference to me feeling like I didn't just do something totally insane with the whole Ironman thing. Still insane, but not totally insane.