Half way there

Just a quick note to say that I knocked off the South Island Half Ironman yesterday in a time that surprised even me. I was hoping for anything under 6 hours and I managed 5:34:48. I am absolutely stoked!

The swim was easier than I thought, albeit a little slower than I think I was capable of. The bike I averaged 31.6km/hour over the 90km and I ran my seventh fastest half marathon (of the 17 that I have done since 2008). I even managed to be almost half an hour faster than our team effort at the Lake Wanaka Half earlier this year and was faster on all legs except the swim.

Full race report to follow tomorrow... it was an amazing experience full of heaps of emotion so it should be an interesting post.

By the way: The body is feeling amazingly good today. I just hate to think what it might be like tomorrow when the DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) sets in. I hope that this isn't the calm before the storm.