Door County Triathlon - Half Iron Course - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Egg Harbor, Wisconsin
United States
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 5h 24m 2s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 18/90
Swim
  • 39m 53s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 53s / 100 yards
Comments:

The course looked long and seemed long swimming it. The chop wasn't too bad but on the long stretch back it seemed like we were going into a current. There were about 100 people in my wave and the wave behind me had over 100. Since I am an average swimmer at best I was most likely in the thick of it in my wave and I think pretty many people from the wave behind me eventually passed me. There was a lot of contact during most of this swim for me and I was doing battle just to stay afloat at times.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe swim on the outside a little instead of taking the most direct route like everyone else seemed to be doing.
Transition 1
  • 02m 22s
Bike
  • 2h 28m 43s
  • 56 miles
  • 22.59 mile/hr
Comments:

The course is mostly flat. When you get into town, tho, there are a lot of turns that can slow you down. They had several water bottle exchanges which I used and that worked out well.
Transition 2
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

This would have been better but chose to put sunscreen on. Next time I'll use the spray type instead of lotion.
Run
  • 2h 11m 32s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Coming out of T2 I felt good and thought maybe I could put together a good run. I ran for about the first 2-3 miles and then it was like I was running out of gas. I also had some quad cramps that actually were worse when I walked, but I was so tired I couldn't get myself to run much. This turned into a pretty pathetic run very quickly. At about mile 4 I think I began wishing it was over. I'm actually surprised with all the walking I did that my time wasn't worse. oh, and there are 2 hills that are significant.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm sure I over cooked the bike, but even with a slower bike I'm not sure I would have been much under 2 hrs. in the run. This was my longest tri to date and in tough conditions, so overall not too bad.

Event comments:

well organized race.




Last updated: 2011-07-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:39:53 | 2112 yards | 01m 53s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/90
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:22
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
02:28:43 | 56 miles | 22.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/90
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:30
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:11:32 | 13.1 miles | 10m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/90
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]