Ironman Wisconsin - TriathlonFull Ironman


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Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Ironman North America
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 15h 48m 55s
Overall Rank = 1979/2209
Age Group = W18-24
Age Group Rank = 19/21
Swim
  • 1h 24m 9s
  • 4224 yards
  • 01m 59s / 100 yards
Comments:

I hyperventilated for the first 5 minutes. didn't think I was going to be able to finish. I freaked out about 2209 other people swimming all around me (I have always had problems when swimming surrounded by other people, and IM is the epitome of that situation). I tried to get out of the swarm of people but i was in the middle and there were about 30m of people to the right and left of me so I couldn't get out of the madness. I breast-stroked it for a while and finally my HR came down to a reasonable place after about 10 minutes.
What would you do differently?:

Practice swimming with people right next to me!!! maybe take the outside edge if I am not prepared next time.
Transition 1
  • 14m 55s
Comments:

but obvioulsy I didn't race the transitions. I was just trying to recover my HR since I wasn't in amazing shape for this race in the first place. I chilled in the transitions.
What would you do differently?:

Next IM I will have a tri suit so I don't have to change in each transition.
Bike
  • 8h 07m 2s
  • 112 miles
  • 13.80 mile/hr
Comments:

just look at my time...horrible...haha. Whatever. Atleast next time I will definitely do better. Got off the bike to eat my sandwiches...
What would you do differently?:

train harder...haha.
Transition 2
  • 10m 26s
Comments:

just thankful to have survived
Run
  • 5h 52m 24s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 13m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

half run, half walk. bad knees, didn't train enough for running, so just wanted to get through and not be injured for the next 2 months.
What would you do differently?:

train better!!!
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of training

Event comments:

Excellent race. Would recommend it to anyone! Beautiful, lots of volunteers and spectators. Fantastic!




Last updated: 2007-04-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:24:09 | 4224 yards | 01m 59s / 100yards
Age Group: 14/21
Overall: 1513/2209
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: two 1.2mi loops
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Average
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 14:55
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
08:07:02 | 112 miles | 13.80 mile/hr
Age Group: 20/21
Overall: 2109/2209
Performance: Bad
Wind: Some
Course: not bad, some short, steep hills, and one medium length, relatively steep hill.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Bad
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 10:26
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
05:52:24 | 26.2 miles | 13m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 17/21
Overall: 1852/2209
Performance: Average
Course: flat, nice
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 5