EagleMan Ironman 70.3 Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Cambridge, Maryland
United States
Columbia Triathlon Association
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 5h 45m 31s
Overall Rank = 488/1382
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 388/
Pre-race routine:

Nothing special. Time spent dreading the brutal heat and humidity that was obviously coming for us!!!
Event warmup:

None, pleanty warm already. 82 degrees at 6:45 in the AM.
Swim
  • 37m 54s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 47s / 100 yards
Comments:

I felt good, could have swam much faster but I couldn't catch a break with the other swimmers. I kept running into other swimmers and got stuck repeatedly behind them I would change course to go around and guess what...another one. Wasn't till I rounded the final buoy that I got to swim without interruption.
I really tried to draft however I never seemed to pick the right person to draft and I got wrapped up in clumps of other swimmers constantly.

Overall not a bad swim but not a good swim either. Can't blame this on the heat...
What would you do differently?:

Stay farther right and away from the main group. The little extra distance at the buoys would have been easily made up. Perhaps out there I would have found a straight swimmer to draft... Oh well!
Transition 1
  • 04m 3s
Comments:

T-1 was sllooww! Couldn't get the wet suit off my ankles. Need to lube up more. I took some extra time because I didn't want to chance forgetting something because I knew the weather made every piece of the puzzle very important. I rarely wear gloves when riding my tri bike but for some reason I brought them and wore them for about 10 miles until I realized I had them on. This was an additional piece of time wasted. Oh Well.
What would you do differently?:

Skip the gloves, lube up my anlkes and wrists more.
Bike
  • 2h 43m
  • 56 miles
  • 20.61 mile/hr
Comments:

I really can't explain why I was slower than last year other than I knew I have an IM in 6 weeks and this is really only a long training day. That and I knew the run was going to be brutal so I didn't want to over do it. Looking back I could have ridden a little harder and made at least the same time as last year. Last year was .9 mph faster.
What would you do differently?:

Go a little harder.
Transition 2
  • 03m 12s
Comments:

The T-2 entrance is narrow and with all the others coming in it was hard to have room for a moving dismount. All in all not too bad. Legs felt good for just getting off. About 1 minute slower than last year. Again I took some extra time to make sure I didn't forget anything.
What would you do differently?:

I want / need to practice my dismounts and removal of shoes.
Run
  • 2h 16m 28s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

As mentioned, the course would be perfect if it were overcast and cool. Not the case though. It was in the mid 90's by the time I was running and the humidity was in the same area as well. Just plain brutal.

I learned one really important thing from one of the pro's who spoke at the pre-race talk. He said about wearing a full hat and putting ice under it to keep cool. What an amazing cooling system. I believe this was very important to allow me to do what I did. I had been planning on wearing a visor. Boy am I glad I heard that advice.
What would you do differently?:

Not much to say here, I have been training to improve speed and I think under beter circumstances I would have beaten last year by some time anyway.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat and humidity.

Event comments:

A great PR course if the weather works out for you. Weather this time of year is not usually this friggin' hot but it happens. 3 years ago it was also like this so you never know.

This race is well organized and I like the area a lot. Strongly recommend this race.

The pix are of Me and Joanna Zeiger, Joanna Zeiger's pink Guru Crono and the last is the thermometer in Ed's car at around 3pm.


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Last updated: 2008-03-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:37:54 | 2112 yards | 01m 47s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 656/1382
Performance: Average
Suit: Full Wetsuit
Course: U shaped course in the Choptank river. Very nice swim conditions.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:03
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
02:43:00 | 56 miles | 20.61 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 544/1382
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Way flay and fast course. Wind is usually a real factor but not today. Roads were in great shape. Heat wasn't too bad yet.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 80
Turns: Average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:12
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:16:28 | 13.1 miles | 10m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 562/1382
Performance: Below average
Course: Here is where the heat really kicked ass. The course has very very little shade. It is flat and could easily be very fast but not for me and not today!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4