2012 High Cliff Half Ironman Race Review

Watch the quick 6min video on my race review that includes a few pointers from yours truly to help you with your next race. I feel truly blessed and honored to come away with my first overall half ironman win, hope to have many more to come. 

Time Splits:

28min Choppy Swim

2hr 14min Windy Bike

1hr 28min Trail Run

4hr 13min Happy Finish

Pictures will be up soon!!

Congrats to everyone else who raced at High Cliff!!

Thanks Midwest sporting events for putting on the event, all the volunteers who helped and spectators cheering loud!!

Thanks Always 

YourTrainingZone- Training me to my full potential "Blue Smurf's away!!"

PowerBar- Providing me great race day and training nutrition

Peak Performance Massage- Getting my body and keeping my body healthy to train and perform

Newton Running- Making amazing running shoes

Endurance House- Always supporting me

USANA- Making nutritionals I can trust, Nutrimeal to keep me lean and REV3 for giving me some extra energy

Wednesday weekly Quote of the day is up, under the quote tab!!

THANKS FOR WATCHING/READING!!

GTGTG

Lake Mills Sprint

Race Site

10 Month of no triathlons came to an end on Sunday. Last triathlon I did was Pigman half in August.  I decided to do the Lake Mills Sprint, last minute on Friday night.

Mark and I @ swim "Warm Up"

Boy was I glad I decided to race!

-Was great to get a race in before High Cliff next weekend

-Finished my first Sprint triathlon which was a great experience “Challenging race distance when your not used to it”

-It was GREAT seeing so many local athletes after the race, it was like everyplace I turned it was a new face I have not seen in a while.

-After the race went out to lunch with 2 good friends, my Parents and girlfriend

-Following that I got to relax in the pool with my girlfriend all afternoon and finished up the day with a nice long bike ride.

@Awards

That my friends = One great day!

I ended up taking 2^nd behind Will S which I was happy with. I had a solid week of training leading into the race and a long run on Saturday so Sunday was planned to be a solid workout/race. Swim was fine nothing to exciting, bike was painful “16miles is usually a warm up not a race for me,” run felt great and under control.  The race got me really excited to get the triathlon season underway!

Congrats to all my racing friends who did the race including many of the Master Swimmer I coach and Thanks to Race Day Events for putting on a fabulous race. 

GTGTG

Kayla and I 

Parents and I after the race