Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Augusta, Georgia
United States
World Triathlon Corporation
 		Total Time = 5h 53m 45s
Overall Rank = 1232/3300
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 207/360
Pre-race routine:

I live in Augusta, so I was familiar with city and course.
This was my 2nd Tri, my first was a Sprint about 5 weeks ago.

In bed about 9:00 went to sleep at 10:00ish
Up at 4:30.

Ate two Power Bars and a small cup of coffee for breakfast.

Parked, took shuttle to Transition, dropped off stuff, pumped tires.
Took shuttle to Swim start.
Event warmup:

Drank a bottle of water and half a bottle of Perform.
Swim
  • 28m 37s
  • 2112 meters
  • 01m 21s / 100 meters
Comments:

Swim was easier than expected. I didn't swim too hard like I did on the Sprint. I was hoping to finish in ~35 minutes, so I was very pleased with 28.

Lots of grass in river that kept getting on hands/arms/goggles.

Didn't see any gators, I think 3000 swimmers and lots of kayaks/boats keep them away.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Transition 1
  • 04m 43s
Comments:

Stopped at Strippers to take off wetsuit just in case I needed help, but suit came off with no problems and I was on my way.
Bike
  • 3h 07m 36s
  • 56 miles
  • 17.91 mile/hr
Comments:

I did better on the bike than I expected. I was hoping for sub 3:30.
BUT I realized I am pretty slow on the bike, because I got passed all day.
There is plenty of room for improvement here!
The bike was not too bad except my crotch really hurt after about 30 miles.
And I was expecting powerbars at the Aid stations but never saw any, so I didn't get enough fuel in as I had hoped to.
What would you do differently?:

Take more fuel on bike.
Transition 2
  • 01m 52s
Run
  • 2h 10m 57s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m  min/mile
Comments:

Run was harder than expected. I couldn't seem to run much faster than a 9:30 pace which began to slow as the miles went on. It was HOT.
I saw that I had a chance to come in close to 6 hours so I RAN the last mile.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank a bottle of water and a bottle of perform.
Couldn't eat for about an hour, then had a sausage dog.

Got cold when it started raining so I borrowed a shirt.

Event comments:

Good race, glad I did it.
Learned a lot and know where I need to improve.




Last updated: 2011-09-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:37 | 2112 meters | 01m 21s / 100meters
Age Group: 178/360
Overall: 0/3300
Performance: Good
Suit: Aquaman
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:43
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
03:07:36 | 56 miles | 17.91 mile/hr
Age Group: 299/360
Overall: 0/3300
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:52
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
02:10:57 | 13.1 miles | 09m  min/mile
Age Group: 207/360
Overall: 1232/3300
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]