Boise Half Ironman, June 11 2011

After the Saint George Ironman, my motivation went downhill.  I took a few weeks recovery, went on a climbing trip to Moab, and then started training for Boise, determined to have a better race than St George.  I felt like Saint George there was some force out to defeat me, but that couldn't happen for two races in a row.  Went to a great day camp in Boise put on by Wes Johnson and with some of my triathalon friends.   I felt strong on the bike and run.  Race day I was not anxious like at Saint George.  Other than freezing cold water, the swim went smooth.  Oh yeah I also struggled removing my wetsuit.  It was hilarious, my hands were both stuck in the sleeves and I had the cap and goggles in my mouth, the wet suit strippers even had a hard time removing the suit....  I loved the bike, a few hills and some wind.  The wind was nothing like last years wind.  The run was flat and beautiful, running by a creek.  I set a PR in the bike, swim and run. Swim split 34:05, bike split 2:38, run split 1:39.  My overall time was 4:57. (My last years time was 5:09)   Thanks to my Coach Wes Johnson and to all my friends.  After the race I went to the medical tent, again, with high respiratory rate, which resolved fairly quickly.  I was thrilled to be under five hours!  Fourth in my age group, and sixth overall but I didn't qualify for the Half Ironman World Championships, because there were only three slots in my age group.  So I set my eyes on the Boulder Half Ironman.