Ironman 70.3 Florida - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Orlando, Florida
United States
Ironman North America Athlete Services
Sunny
Total Time = 7h 24m 43s
Overall Rank = 1844/2048
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 119/134
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 230 am to drive to Orlando. Stressed. Drank a diet pepsi and ate a bagel.
Event warmup:

Stood on the beach praying I didn't die.
Swim
  • 53m 28s
  • 2112 yards
  • 02m 32s / 100 yards
Comments:

My goal was to take it EASY on the swim. This is where my trouble started at St. Anthony's so I wanted to just relax and enjoy the swim. I did! I felt great in the water, never felt stressed and tried to just concentrate on swimming, not the rest of the race. Not my fastest time, but certainly the best I've ever felt on a swim!

Heard Trix and Fit cheering "G8R" as I came outta the water.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing!
Transition 1
  • 06m 45s
Comments:

I had to pee like a racehorse and couldn't get it done while I was swimming, so I visited a portapotty for what seemed like forever! And...I drank a diet pepsi!! Hoped the fizz would help my belly issues!

Saw Jess & Q as I went onto the bike course.
What would you do differently?:

pee in the water.
Bike
  • 3h 03m 11s
  • 56 miles
  • 18.34 mile/hr
Comments:

I wanted to take it easy the first 25 miles, then hit it harder the last half, but I knew the hills in the middle were gonna kick my tail. I felt like I had a nice pace most of the ride, except the hills. There was one spot where I was in my big ring going 7 mph! I was going too slow to shift gears, so I was just dug thru and knew it was gonna hurt!! The wind wasn't too bad, considering what we've had here lately, and I was very thankful for that! Although, the most wind seemed to be on the toughest sections of the course!!

I had a totally new nutrition plan for this race. It seemed to have worked nicely. I ate a power bar from mile 1-5 because I couldn't choke it down any faster. An uncrustable at hour 1 and 2. No gels. Water and 2 E-fuels only.

About mile 40 my belly started fussing a bit. I was nervous about a repeat of last race, but I tried to push it out of my mind and get thru the bike. I rode with a fella named Erick from about mile 25 to the finish and we chatted a good chunk of the time. That helped pass the time and made me concentrate less on the belly pain and the cramps in my legs.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe hit it a bit harder a little sooner.
Transition 2
  • 05m 46s
Comments:

Again...visited the potty, but this time no results. Drank more diet pepsi!!
What would you do differently?:

Move quicker
Run
  • 3h 15m 33s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 14m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

Started off trying to run, but my belly was hurting, so I did a 3:1. Then, my runs got shorter, my walks got longer and I was covering more distance just walking. I met a fella named Mike at mile 2 who was walking, so we decided to finish it up together. He was very chatty and made the time pass quickly. As we walked, my belly pain started to resolve and I felt like I could run again. We tried a 4:1, but both of us about fell down with leg cramps, so we went back to our fast walk. After that the only running we did was for the photographer and thru the finish chute.

It was great to see the BT crew out on the course cheering! Saw Jess, Q, Trix, Fit, Jeff Parr & Brian. Then saw Mike (G8RLA) and he told me he had been in the med tent with a jacked up blood sugar. Met a few BTer's on the course too.

Nutrition: The goal was a gel per hour, but with my belly issue I decided to just do one gel and rely on gatorade, ice and coke for the run. I did take a few bananas on the course too, they tasted really good, which surprised me cuz I normally don't eat them!
What would you do differently?:

Prolly nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Crossed the finish line with Mike (my walking buddy) and my kids. Got a picture and found hubby, my mom, Jeff Parr and Brian. Had to tell the pizza woman I was vegetarian to get a cheese pizza instead of sausage!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

FEAR!! I was so worried about going at it too hard and ending up with a bad outcome that I may have backed off a little too much. I never felt like I was out of gas and had a great time the entire race!! I've still gotta figure out belly/nutrition stuff.

My race goal was not end up in the back of an ambulance again. My secret race goal was 7:30, so I met both of those and am pretty freaking happy about all of it!!



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Last updated: 2007-04-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:53:28 | 2112 yards | 02m 32s / 100yards
Age Group: 114/134
Overall: 1034/2048
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Funky rectangle
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 06:45
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
03:03:11 | 56 miles | 18.34 mile/hr
Age Group: 76/134
Overall: 1452/2048
Performance: Good
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Out and back thru the hills of Orange and Lake counties
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 05:46
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
03:15:33 | 13.1 miles | 14m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 127/134
Overall: 1931/2048
Performance:
Course: 3 loops thru the back woods of Ft. Wilderness. The grassy fields were dusty and dirty! I've never been so filthy at the end of a race EVER!
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3