5430 Long Course Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Boulder, Colorado
United States
5430 Sports Corp.
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 5h 11m 51s
Overall Rank = 251/1004
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 36/103
Pre-race routine:

Woke up 20 minutes late! Crap! Was hoping to get set up early at transition. Only slept 4 hours the night before... I feel like Dick Dime! Got off of work from the mall at 9 pm and got home at 10 pm. Mako was still awake and kept me up till 11:30pm. Got up at 3:50am and felt like dirt. I also was up at 5 am with only 6 hours of sleep the day before for Mako's tri as well in the sun for 5 hours... Oh well! I wouldn't trade that experience for anything in the world. My 5 year olds 1st tri was worth being sluggish today! :)

Had Uncle Sam's cereal and strawberries and coffe as usual. Then I was off!
Event warmup:

Just walking around a bit and a quick out and back in the water... nothing fancy! :)
Swim
  • 34m 3s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 37s / 100 yards
Comments:

Was a little choppy and crazy arms trew water right in my mouth...GULP! EWW! Yucky!

After some coughing and a little adjusting I settled into my groove and swam great! I put a lot of energy to recover from the coughing /gulping water mis-hap and I think pushed it a bit too much... I didn't have anything on the bike at 1st.

Very aggresive folks at this tri! I beat my swim time at Kansas so I'm stoked about that! I'm really getting good at open water swimming! Way better than I ever thought I'd be! It's begining to be my strength!

My best swim EVER! When I popped out of the water my watch read 33 min and 2 seconds... took a while to trot over to transtion!
What would you do differently?:

Concerve my energy and get more sleep the night before!
Transition 1
  • 01m 18s
Comments:

I just didn't have it on the bike! My legs weren't there!I still fumbled with the shoes but at least I have TRI specific bike shoes now & that quickend things up a bit! :)
Bike
  • 2h 43m 32s
  • 56 miles
  • 20.55 mile/hr
Comments:

I just didn't have it on the bike! My legs weren't there! I've been training on this course and have gone way fatser in the past! I'm not sure if it was lack of sleep or pushing too hard on the swim or both! But I was pooped at 1st and didn't feel right till mile 20 or so! Didn't feel right almost the whole ride! I still fumbled with the shoes but at least I have TRI specific bike shoes now & that quickend things up a bit! :)
What would you do differently?:

Sleep more and not push so much on the swim...
Transition 2
  • 01m 41s
Comments:

The bike wouldn't stay in the darn rack! Placed it in there like 10 times! Cheap rack!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really... maybe just lay down my bike I guess!
Run
  • 1h 51m 19s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

Again... I just didn't feel like myself! So darn tired and a headache too. I felt like I ran way faster than Kansas but I was 3 min slower today! Note to self - Rest is good!
What would you do differently?:

Sleep more the day before an train harder in the months prior.. maybe.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing really... played with the kids on the beach and swam with the boys some. :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Sleep and effort...

Event comments:

Overall I'm still VERY happy with a new PR for a 70.3! I just feel like I'm very capable of breaking 5 hours but loose it on the run... I'm workin' on it!

Plus, I did this race with TEAM IN TRAING and I'm very happy that I did this race in honor of my father who died back in 02' and also in honor for all of those who are battling blood cancers!

I also have made a ton of new friends and raised money for cancer research! That feels really good! :)


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Last updated: 2009-04-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:03 | 2112 yards | 01m 37s / 100yards
Age Group: 18103/103
Overall: 206/1004
Performance: Good
A little shaky at 1st and then I found my groove... only after swallowing a little water... it was a crazy start! Very aggresive folks at this tri! I beat my swim time at Kansas so I'm stoked about that! I'm really getting good at open water swimming! Way better than I ever thought I'd be! It's begining to be my strength! My best swim EVER! When I popped out of the water my watch read 33 min and 2 seconds... took a while to trot over to transtion!
Suit: Profile Design (Bionik)
Course: A nice big loop into the res (and into the sun)! Rectangular, counter-clockwise, starting east of the public swim area, and finishing directly north of the transition area.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:18
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
02:43:32 | 56 miles | 20.55 mile/hr
Age Group: 56/103
Overall: 308/1004
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Crazy fast rollers on this one! Loved the course! Way better than Kansas! Pretty challenging in my tired state today! Two loop course. FromBoulder Res and make right turns on Jay Road, Hwy 36, St Vrain Road, 75th St, Diagonal, back to Jay Road. A few little turns in there but that's most of it...
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 86
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:41
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:51:19 | 13.1 miles | 08m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 49/103
Overall: 252/1004
Performance: Below average
Course: Hot and LONG! Cravle/dirt packed and some paved roads... some rolling hills here and there.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %1%
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4