My watch died at the end of the bike, so i just took it off for the run. I miscalculated the modes to use and the battery life. It was a bit of a blessing in disguise because i think it would have been a little disheartening to see how slow I was moving. They had signs up every mile, so I knew how far i had gone, and i asked spectators for the time at every lap so I had a general idea.
The original goal was a 4:30 run. The first lap and a half (9ish miles) i actually felt pretty good and was sub 10 min mile. Saw lots of people walking and thought "how could they be walking". Then I found out. Started with just walking short stretches but as the miles added up they got longer. At the start of the 4th and final lap my knee starting acting up, which was a huge bummer cuz i had mentally prepared myself for no stops. But it wasnt worth destroying my knee since i was already well behind my original goal time. I took ibuprofen hoping that would help, and power walked 4 miles. At mile 24 it felt good enough and I booked it to the finish, im guessing at about a 8:30 pace.
This run was mentally and physically extraoridinarily difficult. Im extremely proud to have finished. A tiny bit disappointed in my time, but I truely gave it my all, and the ultimate goal was to finish. Way harder than I gave it credit for.
Full results:
http://www.racetecresults.com/Results.aspx?CId=163...Splits in case the link disappears at some point:
swim: 1:44:25
t1: 5:04
bike: 7:25:55
t2: 5:59
run: 5:11:01
total: 14:32:24
2/4 Male 25-29
38/51 finshers, 62 total Male
54/70 finishers, 83 total Overall