Ironman Louisville - TriathlonFull Ironman


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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
World Triathlon Corporation
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 13h 00m 22s
Overall Rank = 689/2000
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 75/116
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast at 3am, transition at 5:30am, sipping on gatorade
Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 1h 41m 34s
  • 4224 yards
  • 02m 24s / 100 yards
Comments:

First time I swam more than 100 yards without a wetsuit...
What would you do differently?:

Practice more and more
Transition 1
  • 07m 58s
Comments:

First time
Bike
  • 6h 17m 20s
  • 112 miles
  • 17.81 mile/hr
Comments:

Great bike but was cramping the entire time and my legs were incredibly tired from the swim so never really got going as hard as I could've
What would you do differently?:

Train harder more often
Transition 2
  • 09m 29s
Comments:

Just glad to be off the bike at this point
Run
  • 4h 44m 1s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 10m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

I didn't push hard enough and got sucked into a painful-jarring pace that never relented
What would you do differently?:

Train harder and faster
Post race
Warm down:

Massage and some food, bath with epsom salts

What limited your ability to perform faster:

cramping and an energy draining swim

Event comments:

My first triathlon, just glad I finished




Last updated: 2007-03-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:41:34 | 4224 yards | 02m 24s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/116
Overall: 1579/2000
Performance: Bad
Suit: None
Course: Ohio River - Up a sheltered channel alongside Tow Island for 3/4 mile, then into the current for 1/4 mile to the turn around and with the current back past the island for 1.5 miles
Start type: Dive Plus: Waves
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: High
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 07:58
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
06:17:20 | 112 miles | 17.81 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/116
Overall: 1030/2000
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Great, gradual with enough hills to switch up the leg muscles some
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 09:29
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
04:44:01 | 26.2 miles | 10m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/116
Overall: 689/2000
Performance: Average
Course: Flat with a couple ups and downs to switch the muscles up, very hot but lots of shade to be found later in the day
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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