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Thanks for your interest in my Ironman accomplishment story.  It was a long, fulfilling journey.  With hopes of helping you,  below I  point out
the key products and services that helped me meet my goal of finishing my first ever full Iron distance triathlon,  Ironman Wisconsin 2006.
Troy Spier, Owner - Ironman Triathlete
The first step in my journey involved a
close, longtime friend, accomplished
Ironman Competitior and Multisport
Coach, Eric Orton.  He designed a
custom training plan for me and helped
me execute it every day, up to and
including my Ironman day, 9/10/06.  For
more about Eric, click on his photo,
logo or go to www.trainwitheric.com
Eric Orton
THE SWIM!  Having logged many
hours in the pool, a series of
Olympic and one Half iron
distance triathlons, I was still
nervous about making it out of the
water.  I prepped my neck, wrists,
ankles and "other" areas prone to
chaffing with BodyGlide, donned
my Aguasphere XP Multisport
Wetsuit, Seal XP Amber goggles
and replayed one of Eric's quotes
in my head over and over..."Trust
your training and you'll be fine..."  
The first 30 minutes were brutal.  I
now know what clothes feel like in
a washing machine!  But after a
short 1hour and 23 minutes, I
was out of the water!
THE BIKE!  During the short 11 minutes after exiting
the water, I donned my HoneyStinger Jersey, Spiuk
XP Bike shorts, Coolmax Socks, Nexion Helmet,
SlyPro sportglasses, cycling shoes and I was off
for a hilly 112 in the rain.  Remembering well how
bad I ran after going too hard at Ironman Florida
70.3, I focused my mind on the heart rate and
cadence strategy Eric and I worked on for the
previous 12 months.  I also strictly followed a
carefully planned and timed hydration and nutrition
regimine.  My fuel choice was custom made,
concetrated blend of Hammer Sustained Energy
and HEED.  I also used Hammer Raspberry gel,
gatorade and a well timed 8oz serving of Ensure
from my special needs bag.  My patience and
planning paid off.  Besides being cold and wet
(another story for another day), after 7 hours and 2
minutes in the saddle, I found myself in good
physical and mental condition to take on the
marathon leg!
THE RUN!  The next 10 minutes after
jumping off my bike consisted of
changing into my Spiuk 2 Piece
Inferno Tri-suit, strapping on my Fuel
Belt Race Number Belt, a fresh pair
of Spiuk Coolmax socks, my Nike's
and giving a quick tug on my Yankz!  I
was finally out of T-2 and headed for
what would turn out to be a very cold,
windy and wet 5 hour marathon.  
Many times I had to focus my mind
on those key words Eric said in the
hours before the race, "Trust your
training and you'll be fine..."  As I
clicked away the aid stations, I kept
my focus on my pace, heart rate, how
I felt and hydrated and ate as I had
practiced all year in training.
THE FINISH! Finally...After a 1:23
swim, 10:54 T-1, 7:02 bike, 9:35 T-2
and a 5:06 run, I heard those sweet
words,

"Troy Spier...You are an Ironman!!!"

I owe all of my success to the
support of my Family, Coaching
from Eric Orton and all of the quality
products from Aquasphere, Spiuk,
Hammer Nutrition, Fuel Belt, Kurt
Kinetic, Total Immersion,
TriathlonBag.com (Zeus),
BodyGlide, Yankz, RaceReady
apparel and BIO Response to name
a few.  As a famous commercial
once said, "I'm not only the owner,
I'm a client too..."
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