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Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Ironman North America
68F / 20C
Sunny
Total Time = 16h 22m 8s
Overall Rank = 2029/2207
Age Group = m 50-54
Age Group Rank = 130/140
Pre-race routine:

We got up at 3:30AM, ate three pieces of white bread toast with peanut butter. I drank a little water at home.
Event warmup:

Not much warm-up, we walked the distance from the convention center to the swim entrance. After getting in the water, we swam about 200 yards to our self-seeding positions about 2/3rds of the way back in the pack
Swim
  • 1h 37m 9s
  • 4224 yards
  • 02m 18s / 100 yards
Comments:

The swim went pretty well. I got stuck in a little bit of traffic on the 1st leg, but I was in open water for most of it. It felt a lot like a training swim. As expected, there was some conjestion at the corner buoys.
What would you do differently?:

I think I swam my plan, I really can't think of anything to differently at this point.
Transition 1
  • 16m 19s
Comments:

This was an interesting T-1. There was a fairly long run from the swim exit to the changing area, including a good stretch on the "helix" a cement circular ramp leading to our destination level. I didn't wear a try suit under my wet suit, so I lost some time in getting my jersey and bike shorts on my partially wet body. The distance from the changing area to the bikes was long, so I carried my shoes and put them on at the bike and walked my bike to the mounting line.
What would you do differently?:

I could run more of the distance from the swin exit to the changing area.
Bike
  • 7h 33m 38s
  • 112 miles
  • 14.81 mile/hr
Comments:

I think I may have gone a little too strong on the first leg, even though I felt good. I got a little nausiated at around mile 80. I didn't take anything, but switched to water instead of gatorade, and that seemed to help.
What would you do differently?:

Have more discipline on the first loop, and try to finish the second loop more strong.
Transition 2
  • 12m 33s
Comments:

I did a full clothing change in t-2.
What would you do differently?:

I could have more of a sense of urgency, but I viewed it as an opportunity to calm my brain and recover a bit.
Run
  • 6h 42m 29s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 15m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

I planned on doing a 3 min run/2 min walk routine, but that was hard for me to keep up with. I met up with a guy my age who planned on walking the whole race. We ended up doing some walk/run. I later fell into a 40 step run by 20 step walk pattern that worked out very well at the later stages of the race. I developed a bad blister on the bottom of my right foot, so that made it tougher to run.
What would you do differently?:

Slow down earlier, and have a better blister prevention plan.
Post race
Warm down:

There wasn't much of a need for a warm-down as we walked the last 10 miles anyway.

Event comments:

This was an extremely well organized race. The volunteers were awsome.




Last updated: 2008-09-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:37:09 | 4224 yards | 02m 18s / 100yards
Age Group: 128/140
Overall: 2027/2207
Performance: Good
Suit: Desoto 2 piece (long sleeves)
Course: This was a rectangle with 1/2 mile legs.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Shot
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 16:19
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
07:33:38 | 112 miles | 14.81 mile/hr
Age Group: 126/140
Overall: 1982/2207
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: The IM WI course is very scenic, with some significant hills. I did well on the hills, often passing much younger riders on the hils. My nutrition was good, but at one point I had gatorade in all of my bottles, and I missed having water.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 12:33
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
06:42:29 | 26.2 miles | 15m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 130/140
Overall: 2027/2207
Performance: Below average
Course: The course was two loops of an oddly shaped course. The course was beautiful, winding through much of the UW-Madison campus.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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