Firmman Half Iron Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Narragansett, Rhode Island
United States
Firm Racing
Sunny
 		Total Time = 7h 16m 3s
Overall Rank = 412/439
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 54/55
Pre-race routine:

eat plenty on Saturday and drank sport drink to hydrate. My alarm never went off, woke at 6am in Northern RI. Throw all my stuff in the car and flew to Narragansett. Got to the beach about 6:50am.
Event warmup:

HA! Raked my bike, got numbered put my wetsuit on the went to the swim start. No time for anything else. Forgot a towel for T. What a way to start my 1st 1/2.
Swim
  • 41m 25s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 58s / 100 yards
Comments:

Thought my swim went well for me. Was nervous about the distance seeing this was the first time I swam that distance anywhere never the less the ocean.
Think that my time would have better if I could spot better.
What would you do differently?:

need to learn spotting and keep working on my technique

Transition 1
  • 03m 35s
Comments:

T1 was tough having to get stuff out of my bag, with getting there late I had no time to set up T
What would you do differently?:

Just hope to get there earlier so that T area is all set after the swim
Bike
  • 3h 23m 54s
  • 56 miles
  • 16.48 mile/hr
Comments:

would have liked to have done the bike section a little faster. May have been in the back on my mind to save for the run
What would you do differently?:

Train more on technique and gears. I have allot to learn about gears and cadence.
Transition 2
  • 02m 55s
Comments:

felt ok in T2
Run
  • 3h 04m 12s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 14m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

Know need for comments just couldn't get my legs to run. Thanks Don, Michelle (186) and everyone that helped me get though the run.
What would you do differently?:

need more run training
Post race
Warm down:

stretched and almost let go emotional when I saw my kids at the finish line. This being the first race that they were at.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of hard training. I did mostly just timed work-outs and not allot of speed or strength.

Event comments:

Thanks to all the great Volunteers that helped to get us back of the backer into the finish. They did a great job.




Last updated: 2007-09-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:41:25 | 2112 yards | 01m 58s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/55
Overall: 0/439
Performance: Good
Suit: Full body
Course: Dunn's Club out about 100yrds, rt turn straight to the breaker wall, rt turn to the beach
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:35
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
03:23:54 | 56 miles | 16.48 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/55
Overall: 0/439
Performance: Average
Wind: Headwind
Course: Out and Back on Rt1 with a few detours. From Beach to kings factory loop out to Westerly back to the Beach.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:55
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
03:04:12 | 13.1 miles | 14m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/55
Overall: 0/439
Performance: Bad
Course: mostly flat and hot on this day.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3