Gator Half Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Bradenton, Florida
United States
Gator Triathlon
73F / 23C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 7h 37m 46s
Overall Rank = 84/89
Age Group = F50-54
Age Group Rank = 2/2
Pre-race routine:

Woke to thunder and lightening. Had cheerios and a diet coke. Drove to race.
Event warmup:

Short swim
Swim
  • 32m 9s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 31s / 100 yards
Comments:

Perfect temperature. Nice to swim in water without salt or chlorine. Water was very dark but clear (could see your hand but nothing else)

Time seems too fast, must have been short
Transition 1
  • 02m 57s
Comments:

Took too long to get the wetsuit off. Was raining pretty hard.
Bike
  • 3h 45m 13s
  • 56 miles
  • 14.92 mile/hr
Comments:

Raining hard at start and another squall after the turn around.
Saw lots of flat tires (10 or so). I stopped to help someone with a flat, he never changed a tire before and didn't have a tube and ran through his CO2. Got it changed but the valve stem was a little too short to get the air in. Stopped at the aid station to have them send help. Was concerned because when I stopped I thought I had 2 tubes, but had just one. Now I had none.
The guy came back out on the course after he got picked up and returned my tube! Didn't realize until racking my bike that I finished with a front flat, must have been a slow leak.
What would you do differently?:

Train more.
Transition 2
  • 00m 17s
Comments:

Surpised it was this quick. Got one last gulp of water.
Run
  • 3h 17m 8s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 15m 03s  min/mile
Comments:

Had to walk alot. Stomach hurt alot and running made it worse. The wind halped cool a little but the sun was out and I got a nice sunburn. Was determined to finished.
Got ice at the aid stations on lap 2.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure what caused the stomach problems.
Post race
Warm down:

Get stuff and get back to the car.

Event comments:

Nice race, well organized. Good volunteers.





Last updated: 2012-01-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:32:09 | 2112 yards | 01m 31s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/2
Overall: 61/89
Performance: Good
Suit: DeSoto
Course: Clockwise triangle/square
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:57
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
03:45:13 | 56 miles | 14.92 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/2
Overall: 80/89
Performance:
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Out and back along state route 64. Pavement varied from bumpy/pitted to very smooth. West wind, stronger on the return. Short section of rolling hills. 2 bottle handoffs.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:17
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
03:17:08 | 13.1 miles | 15m 03s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/2
Overall: 82/89
Performance: Bad
Course: 2 loop, out and back along a road. No shade.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 4