Ironman Arizona 2009 Swim report

Since I sign to this race a year ago I read that the swim was going to be cold. Through out the year I was aware of it on a sale back on November I bought a skull cap and swimming boots/socks. I already own a full long sleeve wetsuit
On Friday before the race I did the practice swim only wearing the skull cap and the wetsuit. Swam for 30 minutes and my feet were getting numb.So at least for me I knew that the swimming sock were a necessity. I try to ask is the swimming socks were going to be legal for the race but nobody knew. At night went to the athlete banquet to (which was good with food from Chief Robert of the food network) to wait to see if the socks were legal. The RD said that they were legal so I just left the meeting right there and went to my room to rest because I was really tire and it was cold. The banquet was held outside and I know it is a desert but at 7:45 it was 55.

On Saturday I did a quick swim practice this time with the socks and they made a lot of difference my feet were not getting numb and my whole body was feeling warmer. I had lunch with a lot of friends and then I went to rest in preparation for the big day.

Sunday I wake up at 4:30 local time which for me was 6:30 because I sleep ok till may be 3 AM but it was find.
I arrive to transition at 5:20 set up the last few thing put some food at the special needs bag and did a 20 minute line to the bath, stretch got my wetsuit in and cross the mat and wait for the signal the get in the water. I enter the water around 6:53 7 minutes for race time. Warm up well swam towards the middle of the river to get some current in my favor.I floated relax and enjoy the moment before the party.

The swim began and I knew it was going to be bumpy. Honestly it was bumpy as expected but I heard that after 500 mt it start to calm down. Honestly that's a lie in my case is stay bumpy the whole swim going to the turnaround you couldn't see much due to the sun coming out in your face. So i just manage to swim looking for the floaters. I turn out and look that I was on a good pace so I just continue and began to feel great and in rhythm. The problem was that close to the floaters I was getting bump worst than the start. I was ready bump to every time I was getting touch. I continue and I was feeling it so I just roll. got in to the stair climb and hit the mat in 1:14:02 . I was really happy because I knew that the was the pace I have been practicing for in fact I came 1 minute faster than what I expected.

Over all the swim is cold but with the right protection like I did is manageable. The water is clean but dark. So visibility is 1 foot in front of you. Is a mass start so you have to deal with the bumps. Overall i enjoy the swim and is manageable.

Stats of the swim
Age group
M 30 /34
Swim place in age group 99
Swim place overall 864
Swim time 1:14:02
Swim pace 1:56 per 100 meters

Rough night

I ate or drink something yesterday that Kick my stomach and late on my run in the last lap of my run I poop or pup on my self.I was mess up and my sleep has suffer. So here I am at 5:20 writing about it with some good music and thinking on how the hell I am going to work at 7 and how I am going to put my bike ride tonight without proper sleep rest and eating.

Other than this little accident everything has been going great.Training has been good as I am in the late stages of preparation for IM Arizona. Yes the day is less than a month it is just around the corner. It has been a journey in a good way. Training for and Ironman teach you a lot of stuff about your self is tough more on the mind than the body. Everything has been hard in a good way.

I have been a bad blogger in fact because of training and also because the internet connection at my place "free because I don't feel paying for it" work some times and others not.

If you know last week at my home country there was a huge explosion of oil containers. This was rally hard for me because my dad is the GM of the company not the owner so it was really a difficult time for my family. My dad and me haven't had the greatest relationship a father and can have but I can say something he is one hell of a hard worker and I know is a hard time for him because less than 4 month ago he lost his mom. I don't know what caused the explosion just in case you are wondering.

To the people running new-york Marathon this weekend good luck I have been there for the last 2 years and due to Ironman training I wont go this year but enjoy the experience because is something out of this world

Is a great time for sports fans World Series (hope the Yankees don't win) a NFL season getting better the NBA just starting the soccer in Europe and MLS playoffs plus the NCAA basketball just around the corner plus their other sports like Football (which i don't follow due to the stupid crap bowl system) men and women soccer ,cross country and women volleyball.

Have to rest so enjoy your weekend and if you wonder what I was listening go to the link below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Of8KDaUrdM
they are one of the greatest rock bands of all time from Argentina

What ?????

Well as I promised, my second post of the day, this was my Christmas give for me, I know a month earlier but with a lot hard hiting the refreshing boton pressing, pressing and after 25 minutes trying really hard I manged to get in. With out any further I just want to led you know that I just sign in for this



May be I am knots crazy but if something that had to be done its destiny and I figure it out it was just the time and I have the chance
Have a great day