Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Galveston, Texas
United States
EndorFUN SPORTS
75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 7h 29m 16s
Overall Rank = 1235/
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal and a banana at 4:00 am. lots of water.
Event warmup:

Walking from transition to swim start - approx 8 minutes.
Swim
  • 49m 52s
  • 1931 meters
  • 02m 35s / 100 meters
Comments:

Did a decent job of staying straight most of the time. Stayed out of traffic for the most part. Deliberate, consistent pace I thought. Finish time was much better than I expected. As always, a slight bit off-balance at exit. could be a water-in-the-ear issue. Breathing was almost exclusively right side because of waves, but it worked well. Suit peelers were great.
Lara bar walking to the swim. Gel about 30 minutes before wave.
What would you do differently?:

For this distance it worked out pretty well. If I tried to swim faster I usually got caught up in traffic, so I think my pace was about right.
Transition 1
  • 05m 40s
Comments:

Took my time getting up to T-1 so my equilibrium would steady. wasn't in any hurry. Made sure I had skullcap on.
What would you do differently?:

Could probably shave a couple minutes by getting my butt in gear.
Need to put tube of chamois butter in shoe so I remember to use it.
Need to use spray-on sunscreen after swim. Sunburn sucks.
Bike
  • 3h 14m 14s
  • 56 miles
  • 17.30 mile/hr
Comments:

Since I forgot to put my computer on the bike, I had no idea about my speed or cadence, so I just tried to keep the pedaling consistent. Managed to pass a few people, watched a lot of the women blow past me. Tried to keep it consistent so I would still have something in the tank at the turnaround, but the expected tailwinds were not there, so pretty much just focused on the consistent cadence.
Gels pretty regularly every 30 minutes. Watered down Gatorade in bottles.
What would you do differently?:

Make sure the computer is on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 04m 37s
Comments:

Really just made sure I stayed out of the way for those trying for a time. walked the bike back after taking the shoes off. Had unstrapped and come out of left shoe.
What would you do differently?:

Could have come out of both shoes while on the bike. If going for speed, wold have trotted bike back.
Run
  • 3h 14m 53s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 14m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

Walked a lot, which is what the plan was anyway. Stopped twice to adjust right shoe. Walked through aid stations, diluted Gatorade with water. Tried the warm soda once, not good.
What would you do differently?:

Don't drink the warm soda.
Better learn to run.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking. Drink two bottles water, two cokes and 1 1/2 slices pizza.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I don't run.
No computer on the bike.

Event comments:

Actually was registered for the sprint saturday, but great opportunity for me, since they cancelled the sprint swim. I didn't do any of the Sprint, just turned in my chip. Kind of a last minute decision to do this, but felt like at least prepared on the swim and bike. Worked out well for me.




Last updated: 2010-04-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:49:52 | 1931 meters | 02m 35s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 982/
Performance: Good
Suit: Nineteen
Course: U-shaped from an in-water start. Sighting on first leg was via a tall billboard just to right of corner buoy. Left turn to bottom leg, sighting buoy to buoy. Left turn to third leg, sighting to exit.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 05:40
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
03:14:14 | 56 miles | 17.30 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 962/
Performance: Good
Split 1: 1:38:00 17.14 avg Split 2: 1:36:14 17.46 avg
Wind: Cross-winds
Course: Fairly flat once you get to the Seawall. Mostly good new pavement on way out, except rough at San Luis Pass.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 04:37
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
03:14:53 | 13.1 miles | 14m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 1235/
Performance: Below average
1 3.275 miles 43:50 13:23/mi 2 3.275 miles 48:06 14:41/mi 3 3.275 miles 51:55 15:51/mi 4 3.275 miles 51:02 15:34/mi
Course: winding loops thru Moody Gardens
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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