Ironman Racing Advice

I've gotten some great advice from several people about how to race an Ironman. Most recently, I spoke with two time IMLP finisher, Ricky Wilt. He suggested the following:

• eating a lot of food up until the race to fuel up for the all day conquest.
• counting to 10 when the gun goes off at the start of the swim to let all the gung-ho people rush into the water
• swimming with a spare pair of goggles around my neck for the first half mile will come in handy if my goggles get knocked off. If my goggles don't get knocked off, I can always chuck the extra goggles into the water
• swimming wide towards the right to avoid a lot of the people

Friend and fellow triathlete, Matt Karr, suggested the following:

• take the time to enjoy the experience of an Ironman