I wanted to throw out a quick summary of the Duke Liver Center Half Ironman that I ran yesterday. I’ll be posting a detailed account, but decided to split it into sections so that it would be easier to read and not a monumental undertaking. I’ll post a summary of each leg every day this week.

Here’s the quick summary. I’m damn tired and my knees are killing me, I feel like I need a Greg Oden surgery. The swim was just shy of terrifying with the waves, murkiness, and distance. Of the entire event that was the absolute worst of it and the only time I ever thought of quitting. The bike went way better than I ever would’ve hoped considering I still felt underprepared going in. I think this may bode well for the Austin Livestrong Challenge but only if my knee soreness is just from the race and not a blow up like last years. The run was entirely on trails which I hadn’t expected but at least provided plenty of shade. The downside is that it also provided a couple of steep hills which on the second lap broke me down to a walk.

My estimated times are about 50-55 minutes for the swim, 3:30 for the bike, and maybe about 2:10 for the run. My transition times were slow because after each leg I was pretty happy to be done and took my time. I knew I wasnt winning anything and I was definitely going to beat my goal and finish the race. My overall time according to a quick glance at the clock on the way in to the finish was about six hours and 46 minutes.

I figure by the time I get the last leg report up the official times will be out for me to post.

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