Bicycle and Fitness Store Miami Man 1/2 Iron - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Miami, Florida
United States
multirace
Sunny
Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 163/
Age Group = Female 30-34
Age Group Rank = 3/25
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4, loaded car, and left hotel. Drove around a bit looking for coffee - no luck! That's right, I had NO coffee this morning!! Luckily Jim had an extra Red Bull for me. Got to race sight just before 5 and set up transition. Met up with Jim and Janelle and took pics and goofed off.
Event warmup:

Walked .25 miles to swim start, ogled the men.
Swim
  • 40m 43s
  • 2100 yards
  • 01m 56s / 100 yards
Comments:

I love my new wetsuit! It fits much better than my old one. The swim was nice - water was clear and calm. I took it easy on the swim. Once again I had cramping problems in the water. I swam about 1/3rd of the course without any kicking at all because my feet and calves were cramping. I knew it would go away on land, though, so I wasn't too concerned.
What would you do differently?:

You guys know I am a poor swimmer, so this was actually a decent swim for me.
Transition 1
  • 03m 50s
Comments:

Janelle and I came out of the water at the same time. We both took our wetsuits off right out of the water, rather than run the 1/4 mile in them and struggle to get them off in transition. SO we ran to transition together :)
Bike
  • 2h 54m 54s
  • 56 miles
  • 19.21 mile/hr
Comments:

It was so windy!! The first hour of the course was mostly in a tailwind and it was awesome!!! I was easily holding 24-25 mph in parts. Then we turned into the crosswind, and then we turned into the headwind. The 2nd loop was even windier. I checked my average with 10 miles left, and it was 19 mph. By the end, it had gone down to 18.6! The last 10 miles were horribly windy. But, I was happy to be out there in the wind. I loved the bike! I figured that after this race I will no longer fear windy conditions on race day. It is what it is, and I still had an OK race.

Transition 2
  • 03m 23s
Comments:

Oh, I was grinning like crazy during T2. I was so happy to be doing the race. Just having a great time!
Run
  • 2h 12m 26s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

The last 10 miles of the bike had really taken a toll on my legs and i was worried about how I would feel starting the run. My legs felt very heavy. I had the Garmin on, but I got annoyed with how slow I was going the first 2 miles and took it off :)
The first lap I just slogged along, step by step. I walked through the aid stations - that is the first time I have ever done that. I switched between water and Amino Vital plus I had 2 banana halves and 3 edurolytes during the first half. I also had @2 e-gels from my flask. Once I finished the first lap, I realized I had about 78 minutes to finish the second half to beat 6 hours! I was so happy about that! I really thought a sub-6 was not in the cards for me today. That totally energized me and I felt great for the next 5 miles. The at about 11.5 miles I started to get tiny little cramps in my feet. I was able to prevent them for the most part by making sure I landed a certain way. Mile 12 it got worse, and I started really having to alter my gait. I was getting really worried that I would have to walk the rest of the course, and also worried about totally seizing up when I finished. It got worse and worse till mile 13. The last .1 mile was awful! My toes curled under and seized up! It was so painful and scary!! My feet and calves were totally cramped up. I crossed the finish line, and a volunteer asked if I was ok. I couldn't believe I had to say "no"! She sat me down in a chair
Post race
Warm down:

Crossed the finish line. Volunteer asked if I was ok and I said no. She sat me down in a chair and asked what was wrong. I said my toes and feet were seized up and I needed to get my shoes off. Sue appeared like and andel from heaven and took such good care of me :) She took my shoes off, massaged my feet and legs, pured water all over me, got me some Amino Vital. She was awesome!!! And she had raced already too! It took me a good five minutes before I could get up. Got tons of cookies and some pizza and sat down again.

Event comments:

I really did enjoy myself today. It was so cool that so many BTers got hardware! I loved giggling and being silly with Janelle. Sue was my lifesaver after the race. Jim just killed that course - amazing!! I would do this race again. It was fun. It is so much fun to take on a new challenge and do well. Next stop, IMAZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Last updated: 2005-11-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:40:43 | 2100 yards | 01m 56s / 100yards
Age Group: 18/25
Overall: 295/
Performance: Average
Suit: Orca Predator 2 Sleeveless
Course:
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:50
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
02:54:54 | 56 miles | 19.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/25
Overall: 156/
Performance: Good
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: I love rural bike courses. The first 11 miles were more residential but after that it was mostly farmland. The big story of the day was the wind. I have never raced in wind that bad. And there were so, so many flats out there today. Someone said there were tacks on the road! Race results are showing my bike speed as 18.9, so maybe the course was a bit short or something.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 03:23
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:12:26 | 13.1 miles | 10m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/25
Overall: 154/
Performance:
Course: 2 loops through the Metro Zoo and around the park. What a wacky course! We passed lots of zoo animals - elephants and gorillas and stuff like that. No shade at all and it was hot out today.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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] 4