Mountaineer Triathlon - Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Morgantown, West Virginia
United States
HFP Racing
Total Time = 8h 12m 12s
Overall Rank = 84/93
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 1/1
Pre-race routine:

Woke up around 4:30. Went to bed really early so I got plenty of sleep. Tried to make hotel room coffee. It didn't work. Had some yogurt and got dressed. Left the hotel around 6:15.
Event warmup:

The walk to the park was my only warm up. And struggling to get my wetsuit on.
Swim
  • 00m
  • 2112 yards
  • / 100 yards
Comments:

I had a hard time seeing the bouys. They were dark red, not sure if that was the problem or if it was just me. I didn't have a very direct swim.

I was nervous about the bike so I told myself not to push the swim.
What would you do differently?:

Better sighting.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

I was really slow. I wanted to make sure not to forget anything. I had planned to take my time so I'm ok with the slow T1.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Hoping when i get more comfortable with longer races this will get better.
Bike
  • 00m
  • 56 miles
  • 0.00 mile/hr
Comments:

This course crushed me. I was either going up or down. There was very little flat. I wasn't able to eat or drink as much as I should. I was out there for almost 5 hours and maybe had 500 calories. At mile 44 I hit a wall. Not sure if it was lack of nutrition or just too many hills. Came really close to walking up the last hill. Thankfully I didn't.
What would you do differently?:

More hill training. I'm not sure what else I could have done.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

I could had a hard time walking after the bike. My legs were done. I made it to my spot and someone had racked their bike where mine should go. It seemed like it took forever for me to move the bike and put mine in. I had to sit down to take off my bike shoes and out on my running shoes.
Run
  • 00m
  • 13.1 miles
  •  min/mile
Comments:

The run was flat and shady. Running was really hard after the bike. I ran as much as I could and walked the water stations. The stations were about every mile. I ended up walking more than I planned to but I had nothing left. I just wanted to finish and be able to run through the finish line.
What would you do differently?:

Not be so tired from the bike.
Post race
Warm down:

Had some Recoverite and an Oreo. Got my stuff and walked to the hotel and took an ice bath. I hated it but my legs felt pretty good the next morning. Then out for pizza and beer.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The bike. I was unprepared for those hills. I'm not really sure how I could have trained for them. We don't have those hills in Baltimore.

Event comments:

Great race! Everyone was wonderful. I'm not sure about the post race activities. Everything was pretty much over by the time I finished.




Last updated: 2011-06-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:00:00 | 2112 yards | / 100yards
Age Group: 0/1
Overall: 0/93
Performance: Average
Suit: Vortex 3
Course: It was a 2 loop rectangle.
Start type: Dive Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:00:00 | 56 miles | 0.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/1
Overall: 0/93
Performance:
Wind: None
Course: out and back twice. The hilliest course I've ever been on. According to my Garmin, there was 6700 ft of elevation gain. It was brutal. Most of the roads were smooth. There was a 3 mile stretch that was kind of rough.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:00:00 | 13.1 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/1
Overall: 0/93
Performance:
Course: flat out and back twice
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4