Troika Half Iron Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Spokane, Washington
United States
Troika
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 5h 30m
Overall Rank = 10/21
Age Group = Team Male 105+
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Agreed to race on a team. I have been dabbling with the HIM distances in pieces but have never race a full event. I've run some half marathons and wanted to get in a 56 mile bike segment under race conditions. Perfect opportunity and look forward to step up to HIM next year.
Event warmup:

Cheering some fellow competitors while my swimmer arrived.
Swim
  • 00m
  • 2112 yards
  • / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 00m
Bike
  • 2h 49m
  • 56 miles
  • 19.88 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt some pressure to make up some time, our swimmer came in 55 min (never swam a lap until this year - he started at zero in April) I took off a bit fast. Took me about 7-8 miles to settle in to a pace. Having never raced on relay before I had to fight the urge to conserve on the hills as if the run was waiting. Really became aware of the heat at about 2 hrs in but had hydration/electrolytes well covered to this point. I tried to leave it all on the course this day which resulted in some cramping inside my lower right quad that started on the short steep 1st gear climb in the State Park (mile 51 - 52?) It kept nagging me and became worse through Peaceful Valley. Finished as strong as I could, glad to see the finish chute and let some one else take care of the run!
What would you do differently?:

Executed well this day, rode a safe race as fast as my fitness allowed.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 00m
  • 13.1 miles
  •  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

Difficult to warm down when it is 95 in the shade. Drove out to the run turn around to cheer our runner, he carried the brunt of the suffering but finished strong considering heat. The run course was full of carnage, a lot of people were struggling, grimacing looks on their faces, etc. Backing off to walk pace for survival.

Event comments:

Troika - Enjoyed the race focus on HIM, not really a family circus type event like some of the area multisport weekends, its all business and loaded with serious athletes. Glad to race on a team, allows for focus on one segement and let 'er rip. But, 2 years in to triathlons I can see passing on races this time of year to avoid some heat.


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Last updated: 2009-04-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:00:00 | 2112 yards | / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/21
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
02:49:00 | 56 miles | 19.88 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/21
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:00:00 | 13.1 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/21
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 3