Pumpkinman Half Iron Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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South Berwick, Maine
United States
Pumpkinman Triathlon
62F / 17C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 5h 45m 6s
Overall Rank = 204/500
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 152/
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4:30am at Hotel. English muffin with peanut butter.
Event warmup:

nice swim across the lake and back just as the called everyone out of the water.
Swim
  • 37m 49s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 47s / 100 yards
Comments:

Felt great for the swim. Relaxed. First time wearing new one piece tri suit under wet suit and heart rate monitor on as well. I had put my just eaten Cliff turoshot wrapper in my wet suit beacuse there was not a trash barrel near the swim start. The wrapper made it's way to the front of my armpit and was digging into my shoulder as I swam. Just a distraction.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Transition 1
  • 04m 21s
Comments:

Long run up the grass hill from the water. I walked half of it. I took my time to make sure I had all I needed for the Bike. 1 more gel after swim before bike.
What would you do differently?:

could alway be faster.
Bike
  • 2h 55m 45s
  • 56 miles
  • 19.12 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 03m 18s
Comments:

Changed socks. Stopped to pee. Made sure I had all my gels, and fuel belt, hat, sunglasses,
Run
  • 2h 03m 51s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt good overall. stopped at every aid station filled my bottle with gatorade. Mistakenly filled it once with coke, took one sip. dumped it. I dont care for runs with two loops. I would have prefered an out and back or a single loop
Post race
Warm down:

Drank some water. Great turkey dinner, packed up suff. changed clothes at the truck. d

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not much. I was happy with my results

Event comments:

Would like to have had more aid stations. Would also have liked to have ice at the aid stations.




Last updated: 2012-06-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:37:49 | 2112 yards | 01m 47s / 100yards
Age Group: 24/
Overall: 167/500
Performance: Good
Suit: yes
Course: two loop left turns.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:21
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
02:55:45 | 56 miles | 19.12 mile/hr
Age Group: 32/
Overall: 205/500
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Road surfaces varied from smooth to rough. Nice quiet roads, good staffing
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:18
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:03:51 | 13.1 miles | 09m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 28/
Overall: 223/500
Performance: Average
Course:
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? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4