EagleMan Ironman 70.3 Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Cambridge, Maryland
United States
Columbia Triathlon Association
HellF / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 45m 31s
Overall Rank = 389/1065
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 81/234
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4:45. Actually, woke up at 4:44, checked alarm and noticed I'd set it for 4:45 *PM*. Tri gods seemed to be on my side...(enter ominous music.) Had banana, Gatorade, and a Thomas's Everything "bagel" with PB on it. Bag was prepacked, grabbed it and got to the car with Fil.
Event warmup:

Well, after parking the car and on the walk to transition, we saw a bunch of people going the other way with wetsuits. Huh? One person saw Fil with his and broke the news to us: "water's too hot...no wetsuits." (DUHN DUHN DUHHH!!) And so it began. Got to my bike, set up, hit the portapotty, applied sunscreen and wandered around until the start. Found Derek, Dave, Fil in the white-capped crowd and made my way into the water with them.
Swim
  • 41m 53s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 59s / 100 yards
Comments:

7 minutes slower than last year. Could be current, lack of wetsuit or mismarked course. Likely a mix of all 3. I've read from others that the course was about 300 meters long and the buoys were misaligned. I swam from buoy to buoy so if they were not set correctly, I swam too much. Slight tightness in my left hip in the last 10 minutes, which I've never had before. Hped it didn't set a bad tone. Had "Nonbeleiver" by the Crash Kings stuck in head. Why? I don't know.
What would you do differently?:

Train more, especially on kick to save legs for later.
Transition 1
  • 02m 28s
Comments:

Had a long way to go for my bike. Got into shoes and geared up just fine. Noticing I was already 7+ minutes behind last year's pace, I was not lighting a fire under myself in hopes of setting records here.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really. Be less winded coming out of the water?
Bike
  • 2h 44m 46s
  • 56 miles
  • 20.39 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 02m 44s
Run
  • 2h 13m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

At mile 11 I considered lighting myself on fire to cool down.
Post race
Event comments:

Volunteers ROCKED this race. No way it was survivable without their help.




Last updated: 2009-11-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:41:53 | 2112 yards | 01m 59s / 100yards
Age Group: 47/234
Overall: 459/1065
Performance: Average
Suit: Nowetsuitforyou!
Course: clockwise rectangle; long out and back.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:28
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
02:44:46 | 56 miles | 20.39 mile/hr
Age Group: 99/234
Overall: 633/1065
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:44
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:13:40 | 13.1 miles | 10m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 106/234
Overall: 0/1065
Performance: Bad
Course: Hot. Then hotter.
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]