Florida Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Orlando, Florida
United States
Ironman USA
95F / 35C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 6h 40m 58s
Overall Rank = 1432/1937
Age Group = W40-44
Age Group Rank = 63/94
Pre-race routine:

didn't sleep well. Set alarm for 4am to eat PB&J and take 2 endurolytes with water. Got dressed and headed over to transition.
Event warmup:

Talking to Marcy (Dodgersmom)! Heart rate naturally went up due to anxiety.
Swim
  • 48m 18s
  • 2112 yards
  • 02m 17s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was terrified to swim without a wetsuit. Got into a pace, then got pummelled by the male waves behind ours. I was kicked & punched in the nose. Held on to a kayak for at least a minute to catch my breathe. Since I went into the swim just to survive it, I did well.
What would you do differently?:

More swim time
Transition 1
  • 06m 55s
Comments:

Bike was racked far from bike out, and I was still recovering from my swim experience. But in all did well considering I had to take more endurolytes and put on sunscreen.
Bike
  • 3h 13m 24s
  • 56 miles
  • 17.37 mile/hr
Comments:

Silly me to decide to take it easy on the bike and save my legs for the run. HA! But I got comfortable and enjoyed this part of the race. Had a lot of fun for at least 3 hours!
What would you do differently?:

Need better cornering & u-turn skills. Not hold back so much.
Transition 2
  • 04m 34s
Comments:

More endurolytes, more sunscreen. Race belt broke so spent time fixing that.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 2h 27m 49s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

I can't even comment. The race directors should be ashamed of themselves for planning this run course. People were pretty miserable. Big suffer-fest. But, I was pleased I kept plugging along.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more water.
Post race
Warm down:

Bottle of recoverite, ice bags on legs.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Missed training, the heat was a huge factor

Event comments:

The two areas I think the race directors failed at were the swim waves (putting young men right behind the W40-44 was tough) and the run course. I'm sure they were limited due to DisneyWorld venue, but the run really was horrible.




Last updated: 2006-05-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:48:18 | 2112 yards | 02m 17s / 100yards
Age Group: 78/94
Overall: 1658/1937
Performance: Below average
Suit: none
Course: triangular? I have no idea, I was in survival mode!
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 06:55
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
03:13:24 | 56 miles | 17.37 mile/hr
Age Group: 66/94
Overall: 1625/1937
Performance:
Wind: Some
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 04:34
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
02:27:49 | 13.1 miles | 11m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 49/94
Overall: 1173/1937
Performance: Bad
Kept HR below 169, which is my anaerobic threshold. Averaged about 166 the whole time
Course: Horrible horrible course, blazing heat, no shade, uneven grassy surface.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? No
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] 2