Ironman Louisville - TriathlonFull Ironman


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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
World Triathlon Corporation
92F / 33C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 12h 29m 57s
Overall Rank = 495/1560
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 58/102
Pre-race routine:

Get out of bed early. Eat toast with peanut butter. Sip water. Get to race.
Event warmup:

None. I figure an hour swim is a good enough warm-up for a day of biking and running.
Swim
  • 1h 14m 31s
  • 4224 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

Quickest swim of my life... not saying much.
Transition 1
  • 06m 51s
Comments:

Don't remember much about this. Completely changed outfit.
Bike
  • 6h 13m 51s
  • 112 miles
  • 17.98 mile/hr
Comments:

Tried to take it easy and stay at a comfortable pace. It was really hot and I concentrated on staying hydrated for the run. Didn't stop for anything, just stayed on the bike and kept peddalling.
Transition 2
  • 12m 56s
Comments:

Nearly thirteen minutes seems like a long time. I don't remember spending too much time doing anything in particular. I got out of my biking shorts and into running shorts. It seems like there are long distances to run between getting into and out of the transition.
Run
  • 4h 41m 49s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a really hot run and I really faded on the back half of the race. Probably didn't run enough long runs in training. Ran the first 10-13 mile well. Then developed a walk-run over the back half of the run. I survived with no cramping and managed to stay hydrated. Overall, not to great, but could have been much worse.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat, better trained for a long run.

Event comments:

Great course and well put on. It is likely to be really hot anytime you are in Louisville in August. This was one of those days.




Last updated: 2010-12-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:14:31 | 4224 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/102
Overall: 0/1560
Performance: Good
Suit: Just my jammer.
Course: Point to point, a little upstream in a protected cove then downstream the rest of the way. Go under a couple of huge bridges which was kind of cool.
Start type: Dive Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 06:51
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
06:13:51 | 112 miles | 17.98 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/102
Overall: 0/1560
Performance:
Wind: None
Course: Rolling hills with an out and back and a couple of loops.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 12:56
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
04:41:49 | 26.2 miles | 10m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/102
Overall: 0/1560
Performance:
Course: Flat, two loops.
Keeping cool Drinking
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?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]