Kansas 70.3 - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Lawrence, Kansas
United States
Ironman
85F / 29C
Overcast
Total Time = 6h 09m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up about 5:15 and went to the restroom at the campsite. Brushed my teeth and splashed some water on my face. Got on the onesy and then got my sheeyot together. Barb (RunningJayHawk) and Mike showed up. We made our way to transition. I set up my stuff and ...
Event warmup:

Went for a short swim. Talked to AmyJo and Craig and Josh and a few others.
Swim
  • 56m 33s
  • 2112 yards
  • 02m 41s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim was awesome. I really enjoyed it. My goal was to be the last in my AG in the water. Mission accomplished. The problem with that is that you tend to be one of the last ones outta the water. I think I was like 89/100 in my AG out of the water. I couldn't navigate fo' sheet. I ended up BEHIND one of the lifeguards who didn't know I was there until I asked him where the finish was. He told me and I went.
What would you do differently?:

Better navigation. Otherwise nothing. An enjoyable swim. Had I not swam !.7 miles I would've been much happier.
Transition 1
  • 03m 19s
Comments:

Forgot to clip my helmet. Whoops. I got my suit off and dried off and then put on my socks and shoes. Threw on the helmet and made sure I had everything. Forgot the Rocktane and to eat an orange I had peeled and packed away for T1. Oh well. Oh yeah I forgot to put endurolytes in my bento box, so I had to dig into my transition bag for the bottle.
What would you do differently?:

CLip my helmet. Eat the orange. Not forget to put Endurolyes in my bento box.
Bike
  • 3h 29m 47s
  • 56 miles
  • 16.02 mile/hr
Comments:

Well what can I say about the bike. The course was uber hilly and the wind was very strong. One of the water stations was about a quarter way up one of the biggest hills, which allegedly caused accidents. I saw a near accident at the site on my way back. A shouting match ensued.

At mile 30 my small chain ring broke. Not sure what happened but it was spinnning away with no grab. Came to a stop, flipped the bike and went to work. I tried to tighten the cog but I had no tools so I decided to try the big chain ring. MONEY! So from mile 30 on I was in big chain ring. The hills made that tough but I had no choice. Had to stand on some of the bigger hills.

Oh and my knee started hurting at mile 15. Great. For those who don't know, my left knee tends to give me problems because of some old war wounds. (Not really war wounds).

Oh and had to stop at the portajohn for a few minutes at the beginning of the third leg.
What would you do differently?:

Not have a bike problem. Train on hills more because they hurt. I found myself going as low as 6 or 7 mph on some.
Transition 2
  • 04m 43s
Comments:

I took my time. Had a Pop Tart, some water and then put on my shoes and took off the gloves and helmet and such. Stretched and then I was off.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. It was a nice little break.
Run
  • 1h 34m 12s
  • 11.1 miles
  • 08m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

The course was awesome and, after the first loop I decided to kick it up a notch. I took off and felt like I was on the wind. I was passing TONS of people left and right. It was all coming together. At the end of the first lap they were saying the runners were done because of lightning but nobody really stopped a group of us so we just kept going. So ... I caught up and passed LisaC and Amyjo (AmyjoTris) and Craig (Firstnet 911) and, at mile 11, they said to stop. I said I would finish and be back in 16 minutes but they told me if I kept going I would be DQ'd. I should've done it anyway.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. One of my best triathlon runs. I was mooovin' ...
Post race
Warm down:

I wasn't very happy they pulled me off the course in the midst of one of my better tri runs. So I went and gathered my stuff and bike and went back to the campsite. Showered and deodorized and then we drove home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of hill training. It was tough.

Event comments:

I crossed and one of the chip-takers said it was 1:15 on the nose. The missus said a couple minutes later that it was 1:17.

I left at 7:06 a.m. and finished at 1:15 p.m. That, to me, says 6:09. I would've knocked it out in 6:25-6:30. Not happy.

I refuse to rate this race. The course and volunteers were frickin' awesome. The organization, water-stop setup on the bike (and run for that matter) was less than stellar. And I thought the decision to pull the plug because of some dark clouds was a bit premature.

Really, I have nobody to blame but myself. If I would've finished in 5:30 I would've finished. AS it were, my 6:30ish wasn't good enough.

Good to see all the BTers in the hizzy. Great to meet a lot of you for the first time and see a lot of you again!!!




Last updated: 2008-06-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:56:33 | 2112 yards | 02m 41s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: Full wetsuit
Course: A rectangul-shaped swim course. Nice course.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:19
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
03:29:47 | 56 miles | 16.02 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Some strong with gusts, on every leg. I thought it was a strong head/tail wind on the second leg until I turned onto the third leg. That hurt.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Average
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 04:43
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:34:12 | 11.1 miles | 08m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Nice course. Some on some gravely roads and some on cement. It took us through some campsited and some wooded areas and so on. Good times.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized?
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]