EagleMan Ironman 70.3 Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Cambridge, Maryland
United States
Columbia Triathlon Association
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 5h 35m 13s
Overall Rank = 702/1540
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 108/198
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 415 and ate breakfast at the Comfort Inn. Also drank 2 ensures. Got to the site a little after six and met the Tri-Delaware group at our tent.
Event warmup:

Set up my area.
Swim
  • 35m 54s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

Start seemed w\fairly wide open until the 1st bouy. It opened up after that and everything went well. I did get stung in the face by a jelly which freaked me out for a bit. Water was choppy after the last bouy which may have slowed me down. Good swim overall.
Transition 1
  • 04m 3s
Comments:

A little slower than I wanted but I wanted make sure I had everything.
What would you do differently?:

Speed it up.
Bike
  • 2h 52m 15s
  • 56 miles
  • 19.51 mile/hr
Comments:

1st 40 miles were great. I was near 21 mph w/o much effort. I thought I could avg. over 20 but I figured the bottom had to drop out sooner or later. Enter Eygpt Rd.....wow that was hateful. That slowed the pace down the rest of the ride. Still happy with the ride...15 min. faster than my best. (New bike helps too.)
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 03m 34s
Comments:

I'm OK with this. Just have to speed it up.
Run
  • 1h 59m 30s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Went out too fast for the 1st 2+ miles (8 min). I felt bad at mile 4 so stopped for pee break and really hit the gatorade and water. Ice down the front of the shirt helped. I did not feel better until the turnaround. Running pace was ok after that but I walked the aid stations. Last 2 miles were much better and I passed a lot of people. Finshed strong but in the end I was 7-10 min. slower than I wanted to be.
What would you do differently?:

Slow down at the start.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank a beer. Yum.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Slow down at the start of the run.

Event comments:

I PRed my HIM time by 2 minutes which is cool but I wanted to go under 5:30 which I think I should have done. The race itself was awesome. I will do it again this year. It was also good that TriDelaware had a strong showing. I think there were 15 of us there. We just need a better tent!




Last updated: 2009-05-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:35:54 | 2112 yards | 01m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 107/198
Overall: 718/1540
Performance: Good
Suit: Ironman (Full)
Course: Rectangle type clockwise loop in the Choptank River.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:03
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
02:52:15 | 56 miles | 19.51 mile/hr
Age Group: 128/198
Overall: 788/1540
Performance: Good
Wind: Strong
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:34
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:59:30 | 13.1 miles | 09m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 99/198
Overall: 672/1540
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4