Soma Half Iron Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Tempe, Arizona
United States
The Red Rock Company
Sunny
Total Time = 5h 41m 1s
Overall Rank = 345/615
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 51/93
Pre-race routine:

Got up with the baby a few times. Basically didn't sleep. Ha!
Event warmup:

Managed to snap off my rear tube valve, so I had to replace a back tube pre race. Not so bad, though.
Swim
  • 37m 57s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 48s / 100 yards
Comments:

Had a nice swim, not as fast as I've been. I was trying to pace myself, long day ahead. About halfway through a couple of speed-swimmers from the next wave were passing through. I grabbed one of their feet and he carried me to the final turn. I think that was a great move.
Transition 1
  • 02m 22s
Comments:

I took my time, Sat down and got me feet clean before putting on socks.
Bike
  • 2h 43m 48s
  • 56 miles
  • 20.51 mile/hr
Comments:

I went harder than I planned on. This may have ruined my run, but I'm not sure it made a difference. Regardless, I'm really happy with this pace.

This is a huge improvement over last year, almost 2mph faster over twice the distance.
Transition 2
  • 02m 13s
Comments:

Again, tried to take my time to make the run comfortable. Sat down, put on sunscreen, tied shoes.

This year I opted for regular laces instead of elastics, and my T2 is only 10 seconds longer. That's SO worth it.
Run
  • 2h 14m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

This
Run
SUCKED
My Balls

Yeah, I had a great first 3 miles, splits below. At that point I fell apart, it was all I could do to manage a 11:00 pace, which felt like a sprint. At mile 7 I ran into a friend and we ran 3 miles together. I found a good system. Run to a water table, walk while I drink a big cup of ice water and a big cup of gatorade. That actually made me feel good enough to run to the next water station. By mile 9 I was feeling better and I had enough steam to manage a decent finishing mile.
8:49, 9:05, 9:16, 10:07, 10:36, 11:05, 10:55, 11:31, 11:15, 11:07, 11:03, 10:51, 9:43
What would you do differently?:

Run faster? I don't know what to do different. This is a really common thing with me. I totally fall apart on the run. Perhaps I need to do more bricks? More tempo runs in the heat... something. Oh well, I've got 8 months to figure it out before Mountain Man.
Post race
Event comments:

Great race. The volunteers are helpful, cute, or BOTH! Gotta love racing in the shadow of A mountain, great scenery.




Last updated: 2009-07-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:37:57 | 2112 yards | 01m 48s / 100yards
Age Group: 34/93
Overall: 241/615
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:22
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
02:43:48 | 56 miles | 20.51 mile/hr
Age Group: 39/93
Overall: 282/615
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Too hard Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:13
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:14:40 | 13.1 miles | 10m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 60/93
Overall: 395/615
Performance: Below average
Course: I think the course was 0.2 miles short. That breaks my heart, but oh well. Do they sell 70.1 stickers?
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5