Spirit of Racine Half Ironman Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Racine, Wisconsin
United States
HFP Racing
 		Total Time = 5h 24m 42s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

woke up, two slices of toast with peanutbutter, two banana's, one small french vanilla cappachino
Event warmup:

ran around some, found they donkai nation!!
Swim
  • 38m 30s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 49s / 100 yards
Comments:

best swim ever!! water was cold but you got used to it quickly. sighting was decent. tho i was following a pack that kinda went off course somewhat.......oh, and i almost swam right into travis as he was WALKING back into a better course line i guess........
What would you do differently?:

nadda. very very pleased with this swim
Transition 1
  • 03m 55s
Comments:

once again, caught a MAJOR cramp on my right calf trying to step out of the wetsuit (i think the wet suit legs are too long for me, that or my legs are too short for the wet suit.....) so instead of trying to stand there and end up getting another cramp in my left calf trying to get out of the wetsuit, i sat down and just pulled it off. that seemed to work.
What would you do differently?:

not get a cramp
Bike
  • 2h 36m 47s
  • 56 miles
  • 21.43 mile/hr
Comments:

more on the "not enuff" above later. thought i was doing fine with everything. didnt feel like i was pushing the pace overly hard and was comfy throughout.

did see a wicked wipe out after a guy blew his rear tire at about mile 50ish or so.........looked bad and i hope he was able to walk away from it.
What would you do differently?:

drink more (more on that in a little bit.............)
Transition 2
  • 01m 56s
Comments:

felt good in T2. no complaints. didnt get lost in transition and didnt over run my spot.....mainly cuz i was chanting "red k, red k, red k" the last five miles on the bike.......
What would you do differently?:

nadda
Run
  • 2h 03m 34s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

BIG BIG BIG thanks to MaggyRuth and Aidonna for coming to my aid at the end. i was truly hurting in a big way and didnt realize it at first. they also sat by me during my stay in the med tent and even went and got my tshirt for me!! times like that make me feel very very very proud to be a donkey!!!
What would you do differently?:

finish all the fluids i had with me on the bike. when putting the bike back in the van at the end, i noticed that the bottle i had the perp in still had about 25% left in it and the bottle with the electrolytes still about 25% in it as well. must remember that even if it is cooler out, still need that nutrition in you. lesson learned!
Post race
Warm down:

one visit to med tent-ville

What limited your ability to perform faster:

improper nutrition on bike

Event comments:

Great event for sure!!! If I only do one half next year it will be spirit!! excellent job! and way to go donkey nation!!!




Last updated: 2007-12-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:38:30 | 2112 yards | 01m 49s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: QR - full sleeve
Course: Point to Point............was nice to see the bottom the whole way (even tho i couldnt touch it.......)
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 56F / 13C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:55
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
02:36:47 | 56 miles | 21.43 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: nice course thru racine!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:56
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
02:03:34 | 13.1 miles | 09m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
houston, we have a problem................well here we go again with problems on the run. everything was going along just dandy when out of nowhere.....BONK!!!.......felt like i was gonna throw up and pass out. water was not agreeing with me and the HEED was just plan nasty. and this was only the first lap! towards the end of the first lap, one of the aid stations had some pretzels which all of sudden sounded very yummy (to go along with the ice cubes i had been getting at each station too)!! little bit after that was the turn around point where i decided to ditch my gel pouch (since i knew i wasnt going to be able to keep any of that down.....) and walk up the big hill. after the hill i took off my donkey jersey cuz i was just roasting. then after that (and another pretzel and more ice cubes) my legs returned to me!!! was able to finish strong.
Course: two loops thru residential areas.....nice places!!
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4