Well almost 11 months after signing up for the Ironman 70.3 in Oceanside California I finally got to race day. And what a day it was! By far the hardest thing I have ever done yet one of the most fulfilling.

It started with a 1.2 mile swim in sub 60 degree water, moved to a 56 mile grueling rode bike through the mountains in Camp Pendleton and finished with a hilly 13.1 mile run along the beach and the Pacific Ocean. In the end I finished in 7 hours 2 minutes and 44 seconds… much longer than my 6 hour optimistic goal but I didn’t really know what to expect. Even though I was an hour off, 7:02:44 is just fine for me… now I have something to beat the next time.

My cousin Tyler (from Tammy’s side) tore it up and finished in 7:34:37. Rock on Tyler! I can’t wait to do another one with you.

Race Pace Run: 70.3 Miles Triathlon . Time: 7:02:44 – Cal: 5009 – HR avg: 156 – HR max: 198 – Rate: 10

Stay tuned for full coverage of the day…

In hopes that I will revise this article and actually write something I am going to start the article with Tammy’s (my wife), Merri’s (Our neighbhor) and my time from the Provo Rex Lee run for the cure. Make sure you congratulate Merri Hackett on her second place finish! My Dad also ran the 5k and beat his previous time!  Everyone is doing awesome!

Oh, and I wore my sweet blue spandex again.

Tammy ran the 5k in: 24:22 Awesome!

Merri ran the 5k in: 22:11 Super Awesome! ( She placed 2nd in her age group WooHoo!)

I ran the 10k in: 51:37 My fastest time ever in the 10k.

Dad ran the 5k in …. I don’t have his official time.