Ironman Maryland Race Report - 3 time not always a charm!
I decided to go back to Ironman Maryland for a 3rd time this year. I wanted to do it again because the first time I had my best race of any Ironman I've done, the second time the swim was canceled and it was horrible conditions with a flooded bike and run course. I was hoping to repeat the great experience I had the first time and finish with an 11 hour Ironman. I finished with a respectable time of 12:10 but not even close to the 11 hour race I would have liked. The swim was pretty uneventful other than getting kicked in the leg at the end. I hobbled out of the water and had to shake that off because I had 112 miles to ride. The swim is not an easy swim because the water is a bit choppy hence the Choptank River. I came out of the water in 1:11 which is almost the exact time that I did it in 2014. The funny thing is back in 2014 I was in the best swim shape of my life clocking my fastest times in the pool and swimming 4 days a week. I typically only swim 3 days a week and