PrairieMan Half Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Grand Prairie, Texas
United States
Ironhead Race Productions
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 36m 5s
Overall Rank = 5/215
Age Group = Men's Relay
Age Group Rank = 1/5
Pre-race routine:

*******HALF IRON DISTANCE RELAY*******
I am running only.


Usual 2 bowls of cereal. @ cups of coffee since i would have plenty of time before my part of the race.
Event warmup:

Since I was only running, I had plenty of time to warm up. I watched the sprint start, Half swim start. then relaxed until about 9:00. rode my bike for 30 minutes out on the course. Everyone was staring at me because i was going the wrong way. I didn't even have a number on.
Swim
  • 00m
  • 0 yards
  • / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 00m
Bike
  • 00m
  • 0 miles
  • 0.00 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 00m 26s
Comments:

Jacob blasted into T2 & hit the brakes. My mission: take his timing chip. place it on my ankle & run like *#@*.
What would you do differently?:

Have the bike racked closer to the run exit. I had a long run before starting the run.
Run
  • 1h 41m 10s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

I started the run 3 overall thanks to Jacob's excellent splits. Of course, I started off way too fast, 6:30 for the first mile. Settled down & was running comfortably @ around 7:15 pace. Held that until about mile 9. Last 4 miles were closer to 8:00s. I couldn't get enough fluids while running.
What would you do differently?:

Take a bottle. I just can't drink from cups on the run. Especially gatoraide. Also slow down at the start
Post race
Warm down:

Drank, Drank Drank

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not enough speed work

Event comments:

Jack always runs a great race.




Last updated: 2008-08-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:00:00 | 00 yards | / 100yards
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/215
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:00:00 | 00 miles | 0.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/215
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:26
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:41:10 | 13.1 miles | 07m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/5
Overall: 12/215
Performance: Good
Course: 2 small out & back segments. then 1 1/2 miles to the dam. Short rise to the top of the dam & 3.5 miles to the end. At the far end there is a drop off the dam & a short climb to the turn around. Reverse course & do it all in reverse.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5