Hunting Island Adventure Biathlon - Biathlon (swim/run)


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Hunting Island, South Carolina
United States
Sea Island Rotary
61F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 56m 7s
Overall Rank = 70/96
Age Group = 50+
Age Group Rank = 6/8
Pre-race routine:

This race is as much a social event as a race so I milled around visiting and introducing myself to strangers as either former Kona champs or dead rock stars.
Event warmup:

The head was about 3/4 mile away so jogging to the head and back was my warmup.
Swim
  • 1h 07m 29s
  • 10000 yards
  • / 100 yards
Comments:

Great conditions. Slight wind and not a lot of current. Normal chop was almost nonexistant today. Just concentrated on staying smooth and maintaining cadence. Drafting was really hard as a lot of paddlers would just slow down and force you to pass. Did that and tried not to be passed.
What would you do differently?:

Buy a faster kayak. My ebay special is stable but slow.
Transition 1
  • 01m
Comments:

Had to remove spray skirt and lifejacket. Support staff did a great job pulling us from the water to keep the running shoes dry....well for a while.
Run
  • 47m 38s
  • 4.5 miles
  • 10m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Having some mile markers would have helped.
What would you do differently?:

Be taller and weigh less. Oh yea, and be younger, a lot younger.
Post race
Warm down:

Immediately got a stretching massage courtesy of a local PT company and the PT working the race was a friend of my secretary so I got right to the table. Wife met me with a thermos of chicken noodle soup and having just spent the previous two hours with the secretary I was glad that was all she met me with.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Where do I start.

Event comments:

I think one of the mistakes I made was not hydrating or using a gel while paddling. I usually rig my camelback to the boat with an extender tube but this year I carried a water bottle. Then I decided to wear the spray skirt and that limited the access to my water bottle. Then as it turns out the competition is so tight that no one is stopping to drink or suck down a gel so I just kept paddling. During transition I gulped a drink and a quick squeeze of Hammer Gel and that was it for the entire race. I definitely was feeling the effects by the end of the run.


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Last updated: 2005-12-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:07:29 | 10000 yards | / 100yards
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/96
Performance:
This was a kayaking segment and not a swim segment. This forum does not allow for kayaking input.
Suit:
Course: Down the Hunting Island lagoon, out into Fripp Inlet, around the fishing pier, under the Fripp bridge, around the buoy and then back the same way.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 50F / 10C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time:  01:00
Overall: Good
Removing cap, goggles and wetsuit:
Getting into shoes:
Running
00:47:38 | 04.5 miles | 10m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/96
Performance: Average
Course: Trail course through pine forest (thus 150 gazillion pine cones)over old dunes and some sandy stretches. Some FOR FUN obstacles such as ropes, egg carry, jumping jacks, and a water hole about 20 yards long and over a foot deep and muddy. The water hole was at about the 2.5 mile mark so the remainder of the run was in wet muddy shoes and clothes. The course was advertised as 4.5 miles but it seemed long...real long.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4