Ironman Canada - Triathlon


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Whistler, British Columbia
Canada
World Triathlon Corporation
47F / 8C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 14h 55m 58s
Overall Rank = 1160/1948
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 115/195
Pre-race routine:

keeping warm. wore wetsuit to start. jacket and hand warmers.
Event warmup:

hand warmers. held on to warm clothes till the last minute and then put on flip-flops and zipped up the wetsuit.
Swim
  • 1h 17m 40s
  • 4224 yards
  • 01m 50s / 100 yards
Comments:

first loop ok with the exception the start was mega slow and congested. Got a frog kick in the face 1/4 mile out, I thought my nose was broken and lips bleeding..but luckily it was all perception. Stung a bit but no major damage. Hardened up and kept swimming.

Was conservative rounding buoys, and cost me some time. Cold on the second lap due to rain.
Transition 1
  • 12m 53s
Comments:

slow to get going. Cold rain was definitely a downer.
Bike
  • 6h 58m 23s
  • 112 miles
  • 16.06 mile/hr
Comments:

Extremely cold and unpleasant ride for the first half. Finally got reasonable on the second half but was wasted already.
What would you do differently?:

decide on clothing choices earlier and commit. Was difficult to decide due to inexperience in these conditions
Transition 2
  • 14m 1s
Comments:

stunned from the cold Shivering and didn't want to go back out. Slow to get changed.
Run
  • 6h 13m 1s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 14m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

painful run. First half fairly reasonable but the second half was just too painful to continue running, and resorted to walking it out.
Post race
Warm down:

not much. My friend had my bike and gear bags already, so we just drove away.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not sure. It was a painful and challenging race. Mostly due to the conditions, but who knows how I would have done on a good day ?

Event comments:

overall very good. I do think WTC was cutting some corners compared to other IMs I have done. But I was generally happy with the overall event.




Last updated: 2015-07-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:17:40 | 4224 yards | 01m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 73/195
Overall: 797/1948
Performance: Average
Suit: full wetsuit
Course: 2 loop rectangle. CCW
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 12:53
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
06:58:23 | 112 miles | 16.06 mile/hr
Age Group: 84/195
Overall: 810/1948
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: hilly single loop.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 80
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks:
T2
Time: 14:01
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
06:13:01 | 26.2 miles | 14m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 115/195
Overall: 1160/1948
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4