Ironman 70.3 Cancun - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Cancun, Quintana Roo
Mexico
Ironman 70.3 Series
87F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 6h 04m 38s
Overall Rank = 455/1200
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 32/71
Pre-race routine:

Got to Cancun a couple days before. Got a good warm up session on Saturday, bike-run brick and then headed to transition. Swim after that.
On race day I left my running shoes in my room. I got in a taxi, got the shoes but on the way back the roads were closed. Had to run a brisk 5k to transition. Got there 2 min before they closed transition. That's a warm up!
Event warmup:

5k run. Swim, gel, enjoy the event.
Swim
  • 32m 32s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 32s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

Go harder
Transition 1
  • 07m 35s
Comments:

1/2 mile run from water to bike on the beach and through Wet 'n Wild
Bike
  • 2h 49m 42s
  • 56 miles
  • 19.80 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 02m 47s
Comments:

Took a while putting compression socks on.
What would you do differently?:

Compression sleeves and wear more comfortable socks
Run
  • 2h 32m 2s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Terrible! Had a hard time feeling stable after transition. My right foot was in extreme pain. Eventually it went away and was follow by a blister on left foot. Conditions were touch, very hot an very humid after raining all previous night. I walked every station aid and cooled down with cold water. Second half was probably more consistent.
What would you do differently?:

??????????? run better :)

Post race
Warm down:

Sat and cooled down. Got a massage. Rode bike to hotel

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training

Event comments:

Great race,very well organized, volunteers are awesome, lots of station aids one every Kilometer on the run!!! that's more than 20!! and they had all kinds of things; lots of very cold bags of water, lots of ice, gatorade, pepsi, orange and bananas, pretzels, you name it!!! And the volunteers, mostly young kids were AWESOME! Flat al surfaces, bike is kind of isolated but the run is packed with people cheering. My only problem (big one) is that it was too hot and humid. I was actually shocked at how bad I felt on the run....... bummer. But I would definitely recommend this race to anybody.
Good training for IMFL, first international race, got to share the experience of a Colombian Pro Triathlete and learned a lot. He was fifth (overtaken in the last 2 miles, lost podium).




Last updated: 2011-04-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:32:32 | 2112 yards | 01m 32s / 100yards
Age Group: 32/71
Overall: 113/1200
Performance: Good
Beach start, drafted a little, caught a couple waves in front. Long course, I thought I put I got pace.
Suit: Torque
Course: One rectangular loop counter clockwise. Beach start into murky water follow by low chop cristal clear warm water.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 07:35
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
02:49:42 | 56 miles | 19.80 mile/hr
Age Group: 22/71
Overall: 284/1200
Performance: Average
Tried to stay at 90 cadence and not above 140-145 bpm. Stuck the the plan, went really good
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course:
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:47
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
02:32:02 | 13.1 miles | 11m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 52/71
Overall: 455/1200
Performance: Below average
Course: Flat, longs straights, hot. Two loops
Keeping cool Average Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5