LongHorn Triathlon Festival - Half Iron - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Austin, Texas
United States
EndorFUN SPORTS
85F / 29C
Overcast
Total Time = 4h 59m 9s
Overall Rank = 157/1929
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 16/162
Event warmup:

Swam ~400m just to loosen up the shoulders.
Swim
  • 22m 18s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 04s / 100 yards
Comments:

There is no way this was 1.2mi long, after being a distance swimmer throughout college I can tell my pace was ~1:20/100m not the 1:09 in the results.
What would you do differently?:

I wouldn't have done anything differently but I wish the waves were separated by more than 3min. It was a VERY crowded swim to say the least.
Transition 1
  • 03m 4s
What would you do differently?:

Well apparently I was the only person in the world that didn't know you MUST wear a shirt in Ironman events. So I got penalized for not having one (good thing this wasn't my 'A' race). As I was at the bike exit the official made me go with her to where my bike was racked to prove I didn't have a shirt. That wasted another 1.5mins in addition to my penalty :)
Bike
  • 2h 39m 28s
  • 56 miles
  • 21.07 mile/hr
Comments:

It was the first ride that I've had where some of the cross winds about blew me off the road. About 20mi into the bike I broke my aerobar arm rest so I couldn't put my weight evenly on them and ended up with some extra stitches in my back. I saw a TON of drafting especially in the beginning of the course and lots of people just chilling in the middle of the lane. Get to the RIGHT OF THE ROAD IF YOU'RE NOT PASSING DAMN IT!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really, with better roads and non-broken aerobars I think my body wouldn't have taken as much of a beating. With 20mi left in the course I just coasted to try and prepare for the run which at that point I didn't know if I'd finish or not :)
Transition 2
  • 01m 39s
Comments:

No issues... switch shoes, grab hat, explain to every volunteer I realized that I don't have a shirt on and out of there...
What would you do differently?:

Have a shirt :)
Run
  • 1h 52m 37s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 36s  min/mile
Comments:

My legs were fine, position soreness from the bike was my main problem. Once I got into a rhythm of one foot in front of the other I was able to shuffle along.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

I wasn't planning on doing this race until a month before so I really wasn't trained for it. My A-race for the season was an Olympic so my max bike was ~50mi. I am making my next years A-race the New Orleans 70.3 so I wanted to get one under my belt for learning purposes before hand :)

Event comments:

My pre-race goal time was 5:00 and I ended up with 4:59:09 which surprised me considering how brutal the course was and how unprepared I was. The swim was a little short by ~2-3mins but even so I feel the race taught me a lot and now I won't get a shirt penalty in my A-race next year!




Last updated: 2008-10-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:18 | 2112 yards | 01m 04s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/162
Overall: 0/1929
Performance: Average
Suit: None
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:04
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
02:39:28 | 56 miles | 21.07 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/162
Overall: 0/1929
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Course was pretty hilly but that wasn't my issue as much as the rough roads. The bumps and washboard pavement took a toll on my body and bike. There were a lot of 90+ degree turns which didn't help maintaining speed either. Had some bad head wind in places but also some good tail wind.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:39
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:52:37 | 13.1 miles | 08m 36s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/162
Overall: 0/1929
Performance: Average
Course: Very tough 2 loop course, the hills seemed to be never ending. Not only did you have to tackle quadzilla twice but there were multiple uphill spots and when the sun peaked out of the clouds it was brutal.
Keeping cool Drinking
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?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4