Soma Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Tempe, Arizona
United States
The Red Rock Company
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 30m 3s
Overall Rank = 156/
Age Group = 34-35
Age Group Rank = 23/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up about 4:15, ate a bagel and chilled for a bit to awake up. After that I grabbed the gear and headed down to TTL.
Event warmup:

Setting up transition, getting body marked and finding my friends.
Swim
  • 38m 16s
  • 1931 meters
  • 01m 59s / 100 meters
Comments:

Decent swim, felt pretty good the whole way. Did a good job sighting and swam straight at the buoys.
What would you do differently?:

Could have dug in and swam a little quicker.
Transition 1
  • 02m 34s
Comments:

All good.
Bike
  • 2h 44m 35s
  • 56 miles
  • 20.42 mile/hr
Comments:

Overall I rode pretty well, if I repeat this effort for IMAZ I'll be pretty happy. I felt like I was setting a good solid pace while still keeping my heart rate in check. I got a flat 2 miles into the bike, fortunately all it took was a quick hit with the C02 to fix, just took a minute or so! As I passed Mill Ave on my 3rd lap I hit the bump in the road pretty hard and snapped off my right areobar armpad. I tried to kind of hop over the bump, apparently I didn't do a very good job. Not being able to get into aero messed with me a bit, but didn't really slow me down too much.
What would you do differently?:

Not break things...
Transition 2
  • 02m 15s
Comments:

Took me a second to find my rack spot, but no big deal. Got the shoes on and headed out...
Run
  • 2h 01m 57s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

I was hoping to get in under 2 hours. I was setting an OK pace but just couldn't get it going faster. I was worried about staying cool so I think I drank too much water from the aid stations. By the end of the run I was feeling pretty sloshy! I at least felt that I mentally kept fighting and easily ran the whole time.
What would you do differently?:

Drink a little less water.
Post race
Warm down:

Grab a water and some oranges, find the wife and wait for my friends to finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Most importantly this race was a tuned up for IMAZ, I didn't really rest up, just taking Saturday off before the race, so I've still been feeling a little tired from the past few weeks. I was happy overall with this effort, if I can recreate this next month it gives me an hour to play with to get in under my 12 hour goal.

Event comments:

Red Rock always puts on great events and SOMA is the flagship race!




Last updated: 2012-04-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:38:16 | 1931 meters | 01m 59s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: Yes
Course: Big rectangle in TTL
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:34
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
02:44:35 | 56 miles | 20.42 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: The Tempe U-turnfest
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:15
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:01:57 | 13.1 miles | 09m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: 2 Laps around TTL
Keeping cool Average Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4