Ironman 70.3 California Oceanside - Triathlon


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Oceanside, California
United States
61F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 7h 28m 55s
Overall Rank = 2027/2414
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 269/312
Pre-race routine:

walk a mile from T2 to T1 to finish check-in as no pre-race equipment drop off.
Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 51m 10s
  • 2112 yards
  • 02m 25s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

Swim more during training. Trial swim an Ocean venue.
Transition 1
  • 06m 26s
Comments:

Line mount set by race venue
What would you do differently?:

Work the heels better (zip legs on suit?)
Bike
  • 3h 37m 23s
  • 56 miles
  • 15.46 mile/hr
Comments:

Lots of hills. Not allowed to make up speed on downhill as course restrictions on downhill speeds in some areas.
What would you do differently?:

Pre-ride more hills that are mile plus grinders.
Transition 2
  • 03m 57s
Comments:

Smooth change over to run gear.
What would you do differently?:

Bring and apply sunscreen as no volunteers did this.
Run
  • 2h 49m 59s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Ramps and small inclines took it out of me. The bike wore down my ability to run a slight hill.
What would you do differently?:

Run more hills.
Post race
Warm down:

Re=rack gear and walk barefoot through finish area.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not sufficient hill training.

Event comments:

Camp Pendleton had tons of military personnel that volunteered. However, actual race venue had little or no course volunteers and those that were wearing the shirts did not know simple items such as where to go to athlete check-in, where the swim leg starts, were to turn on run, etc..


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Last updated: 2013-06-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:51:10 | 2112 yards | 02m 25s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/312
Overall: 0/2414
Performance: Below average
Suit: Yes
Course: out and back in Harbor.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 61F / 16C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 06:26
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
03:37:23 | 56 miles | 15.46 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/312
Overall: 0/2414
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: One loop with hills
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:57
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
02:49:59 | 13.1 miles | 12m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/312
Overall: 0/2414
Performance: Below average
Course: Two loop mostly flat Oceanside run.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 2