Ironman Boulder - TriathlonFull Ironman


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Boulder, Colorado
United States
World Triathlon Corporation
 		Total Time = 13h 43m 37s
Overall Rank = 1003/2055
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 157/269
Pre-race routine:

Arrived in Boulder day before, checked in, got to reservoir pretty early on race day, ate bagels with almond butter and nutella as usual.
Event warmup:

Not much, first IM with seeded swim, so settled into my slot at 1h20m
Swim
  • 1h 16m 57s
  • 4224 yards
  • 01m 49s / 100 yards
Comments:

Happy with the swim, hadn't trained a great deal, swam well, probably my fastest ironman swim, but I think the course was a little long
Transition 1
  • 11m 26s
Bike
  • 5h 53m 10s
  • 112 miles
  • 19.03 mile/hr
Comments:

This was a lot faster than I expected due to being undertrained on the bike, just pushed pretty hard anyway
What would you do differently?:

Could have gone 30 minutes slower given bike fitness
Transition 2
  • 08m 24s
Run
  • 6h 13m 40s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 14m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

Got off to a decent start, but got multiple bee stings on right ankle around 6.5 miles in, so walked almost the whole rest of the way, except managed to run in the last 3 miles. It would have been pretty poor in any case, but the stings gave me an excuse to walk. Just a long slog in the end, but in retrospect take some pride in finishing even with all the pain and swelling from the stings.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Undertrained a lot on the bike, a little on the swim, run training actually was decent. Bee sting incident on run cost me an hour or two in the end.

Event comments:

Good, well-run race, hot day




Last updated: 2013-07-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:16:57 | 4224 yards | 01m 49s / 100yards
Age Group: 110/269
Overall: 801/2055
Performance: Good
Suit: Tyr Cat 5 full
Course: Single loop in reservoir, trianble
Start type: Run Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 11:26
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
05:53:10 | 112 miles | 19.03 mile/hr
Age Group: 107/269
Overall: 687/2055
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: One long loop, some rollers, mostly flat
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 08:24
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
06:13:40 | 26.2 miles | 14m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 156/269
Overall: 1000/2055
Performance: Bad
Course: 2 loops focused on walking path along Boulder creek
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4