Musselman Half -Iron Triathon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Geneva, New York
United States
Musselman Triathlon
78F / 26C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 7h 15m 53s
Overall Rank = 478/544
Age Group = 45
Age Group Rank = 52/85
Pre-race routine:

Checked bike night before and looked over trans area for ins and outs.
turned off alarm at 4:30 and got up at 5. Ate Pasta salad for breakfast and got family up to drive me down. Stopped at Tim Hortons for Coffee and a danish. Ate a banana. Lined up all my gear and felt unusually prepared and on time. got my timeing chip and numbers markered on.
Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 1h 07m 53s
  • 2112 yards
  • 03m 13s / 100 yards
Comments:

As poor as I did I was happy to get through the swim and it was the best i eve did in a swim.
What would you do differently?:

Use anti fog. after rounding the buoy, swim directly to the next one. do not try to stay to the right. learn to breath on left some.
Transition 1
  • 04m 22s
Comments:

I though I did good but the time says otherwise.
What would you do differently?:

I will try earing my shirt under my wet suit and filling my pockets afterwards. maybe hustle a little more but felt i got through fairly fast.
I did take some double check time.
Bike
  • 3h 30m 2s
  • 56 miles
  • 16.00 mile/hr
Comments:

I prepared as well as i could for the bike and was happy with my performance considering.
What would you do differently?:

Train with more intensity, more group rides, sprints and some mountain biking.
Transition 2
  • 02m 13s
What would you do differently?:

prepare mentally-mental checklist
wasted time double checking
Run
  • 2h 31m 23s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

Really can't believe I did it. Thank god for the cloud cover and the relatively low heat.
What would you do differently?:

More miles in the bank.
Post race
Warm down:

hug my wife and kids and lay on the ground

What limited your ability to perform faster:

With young kids it is difficult to justify training time. Even though they are a big reason I started doing Tris, I can't just be gone all the time. I've been training for a year and a half. Before that I was an obese dove bar sucking arm chair movie critic. Being 44. There were those who were older and I couldn't catch most of them but age is an undeniable limiting factor.

Event comments:

Just a great race! Tough but great! I loved it!!!!!!!!






Last updated: 2007-07-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:07:53 | 2112 yards | 03m 13s / 100yards
Age Group: 54/85
Overall: 525/544
Performance: Good
Suit: Shorty- Not a tri suit
Course: Trianular, counter clockwise. Goggles fogged up. my fault, decided not to use the anti fog. that was a mistake. kayaker told me i was headed out to sea. was always too far to the right and swimming back to the race.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Below average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 04:22
Performance: Good
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
03:30:02 | 56 miles | 16.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 42/85
Overall: 218/544
Performance: Good
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: There were some headwinds out that made me glad I got the aero bars. I ate every 15 min. Ate my banana, honey and peanut butter sandwich about 2/3 of the way and quit eating around 10 miles before the run. Had a brief rain shower which was nice. It wasn't that hot but still nice. I ordered another one for later in the run but it only came out of garden hoses. Still nice though, thank you garden hose sprayers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 85
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:13
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
02:31:23 | 13.1 miles | 11m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 47/85
Overall: 453/544
Performance: Good
Course: some hills, the steepest one of which is gravel road but the second half is almost all down hill so well though out!
Keeping cool Good 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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5