Podcast - Ironbaby 2014 (Self-Supported Ironman)
Monday, November 17, 2014 at 3:13PM
For the 10th annual Ironbaby, Phil Smith and I headed out to do a full 140.6, totally self-supported. We ended up doing 141.1 miles in total. Do they make a sticker for that?
Above is the swim start at Lake Bryan. We had to swim beyond the fog on the far side and all the way back.
Water temps were great. I measured them the day before at arount 68 degerees F.
Being a good RD and measuring the water temps the day before Ironbaby...
After the swim, we changed into our biking gear in a parking lot. Air temperature was around 50 degrees.
Kai took an "art pic" of my bike while I was swimming and filtered it to black and white. Not bad for 10 years old!
The bike course was beautiful! I really enjoyed it, looking forward to hosting Ultrababy next year. The pic is a little blurry, but I'm still looking fast in my Amrita kit.
There is a bison ranch on the bike route. Pretty cool to see the buffalo out cruising around.
With the bike over, it was time to head out on the run. I changed into regular running clothes and added a bandana for extra sun protection. We had beer on tap for the fans and friends and lots of kids came by to hang out, too.
The run is nine laps of a three-mile loop. Another aid station is at the far end, making for water and food every 1.5 miles. Tradition is to mark the driveway with sidewalk chalk every time you make a lap.
I got a little sick and ended up doing the run/walk thing for a 13 hour finish. In the podcast there is audio of Kai and I running together across the finish line.
Phil finished a little while later. They dragged me out of bed (still feeling sick) and got this funny photo.
Big thanks to New Republic Brewery for helping out with being the aid station on the far end of the bike course this year! This is a pic of us stopping by the day before the race to "inspect" the course.
It was a great day and the course was fantastic. I still need to work on drinking more water with my fuel to keep from getting sick on the run. Lots of time to practice before Ultrababy next year.
A few days later, I tried to get on my bike for a short workout, but was still feeling a bit wiped out. :)
Last night's workout consisted of removing my bike wheel, staring at it, then falling asleep face-down in my work clothes. #AGtraining
— ZenTriathlon (@ZenTriathlon) November 14, 2014
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