Barb's Race - Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Guerneville, California
United States
Vineman, Inc.
70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 6h 20m 24s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = W30-34
Age Group Rank = 23/67
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5. Had some breakfast (homemade banana bread, banana), packed the truck and headed to T1. We arrived just after the Vineman racers started the swim so tranisition was pretty clear. I found a decent rack spot, set up transition then climbed into my wetsuit. I nursed some gatorade while I waited to get in the water.
Event warmup:

Swimming to a place at the start
Swim
  • 34m 34s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim went well. I started too far back in my wave and spent the first 200 yards swimming around people. Took it easy, felt good generally. When I hit the turn around I did about 50-75 yards of dolphin dives because the river was so shallow.
What would you do differently?:

Start in further up.
Transition 1
  • 03m 4s
Comments:

The strippers pulled my wetsuit off and I went to run to my rack. Everyone was walking and trying to stay on the carpeting. A girl behind me said "lets go" and took off running off the carpet. I followed and we jogged to our respective racks. I geared up and stuffed everything from transition in my bag and headed out.
What would you do differently?:

Not wait, run around.
Bike
  • 3h 12m 48s
  • 56 miles
  • 17.43 mile/hr
Comments:

I got on my bike, up to speed and set into a very comfortable pace. This course was beautiful. All of the up and down made it difficult to get into a groove. Less than 5 miles into the bike my stomach was not feeling great, not horrible, just off. I held back and slowed my pace. Just after 5 miles I threw up, it just happened. I slowed down a little more, rinsed my mouth out with water and tried to collect my thoughts. I drank some water then after some time tried a gel. Nope, not going down. Tried gatorade, nope. Okay ... back to the water. I nursed water until the first aid station then grabbed a banana. I've never had nutrition issue so early in a race. The reality was nothing was staying down. I threw up again around mile 40 and finally felt a little better. I was able to get some banana, a gel and a bit of gatorade down before getting off the bike. I probably got 400 calories down on the bike (way too low).


What would you do differently?:

Sucked it up and take the DNF
Transition 2
  • 04m 7s
Comments:

I got to my transition spot and thought about calling it a day. Running shoes and visor on.
What would you do differently?:

Stop racing
Run
  • 2h 26m 1s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

Was not my best run, nutrition caught up with me. I tried to get a shot block, gatorade, water and coke down. The course was challenging and like the bike had a lot of up and down which made it tough to find a groove. The race director might consider placing cones periodically on the course directing people to stay to the right while running. The course is really pretty and regardless of the hills and how crowded things got.
What would you do differently?:

Not run.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and sipped water/gatorade. I got a plate of food and picked at it. I eventually found a spot in the shade and sat down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nutrition problems from the start.

Event comments:

I enjoyed this race. Great volunteers, racers, course and vibe. Pre race events took too long. Required pre-race meeting let out before registration was open. What could have been a 30 to 40 minute process took 2 hours.




Last updated: 2011-06-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:34 | 2112 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 14/67
Overall: 63/
Performance: Good
Suit: full 2xu wetsuit
Course: 1 loop out and back
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:04
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
03:12:48 | 56 miles | 17.43 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/67
Overall: 114/
Performance: Bad
Wind: Little
Course: Point to point through wine country.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 04:07
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:26:01 | 13.1 miles | 11m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/67
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Course: 1 1/2 laps out and back. 3 good sized hills on the large loop.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4