Ironman Oceanside 70.3
In the past I have chose not to do Ironman Oceanside 70.3 because of the cold weather (usually) and cold water (always). After a bad experience at Ironman Utah many years ago I am especially sensitive to cold conditions and I try to avoid those races. This year Oceanside was the perfect time to get in a half before I do Ironman Des Moines in June. Against my better judgement I signed up and decided to do it. Leading up to the race I was busier than ever at work so my training was not exceptional. I've had some issues with swimmers elbow so I have not been swimming a lot and when I do swim it is easy. Swimming hard seems to aggravate it more. I knew my performance was not going to be great and I just wanted to get to the finish feeling good. The dogs came with us for the trip and boy did they enjoy all the great smells that the ocean had to offer! We arrived on Thursday and the race was on Saturday. Friday we rode our bikes down to the beach and went for a short swim. I