The first year [2005] I competed in the Spudman I was not really conditioned well enough [230 lbs] to be doing an Olympic distance race. I probably should have started with a sprint distance race. I did not fully understand good nutrition practices for endurance racing. I took 2 energy gels before the swim, two after the swim and two after the bike leg before the run. Needless to say, that was way, way too much energy gel. Too make it worse I was hyper convinced I would get dehydrated so I had 2 20 oz water bottles and a full 2 liter camelback. I pounded straight red Gatorade the entire bike portion and carried two water bottles in the run. I finished the race but got really, really sick. I threw up a few times. The last time I got puke all over my shirt and pants. My sisters were at the race with me and made me ride in the back of the truck back to my in-laws house. It was horrible. I had no clue what I was doing and it showed. At least I finished though. I won't tell you my time because it was really, really bad. At that point, I vowed to conquer the Spudman as long as I was able.
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