Buffalo Springs Lake Ironman 70.3 - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Lubbock, Texas
United States
Buffalo Springs Lake Ironman 70.3
 		Total Time = 5h 26m 26s
Overall Rank = 255/939
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 27/71
Pre-race routine:

Early wake up, breakfast (granola bar, power bar, banana, and lots of fluid and electrolytes
Event warmup:

stretch and short swim with some accelerations
Swim
  • 40m 56s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 56s / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 03m 22s
Comments:

I had a lot of things to put on in transition, took my time
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 2h 37m 22s
  • 56.14 miles
  • 21.40 mile/hr
Comments:

Very pleased with my bike effort, did a whole lot of passing, played it safe on the wet spiraling down hills. I think I paced my ride pretty well. Got poured on for the last 15 miles of the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 03m 4s
Comments:

Intense intestinal cramping started in transition, took some time to try and lessen the pain, walked out of transition
What would you do differently?:

figure out how to stop the cramping
Run
  • 2h 01m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Cramped in the stomach and intestines immediately off the bike. They stayed with me pretty much the whole run. The run turned into a mixed run walk due to the pain.
What would you do differently?:

Figure out what is going on with the cramping so maybe I will actually be able to run in a race sometime this season.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretch, fluid, recovery calories

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of swimming ability and intestinal cramping on the run

Event comments:

Tough but fair courese. Rain




Last updated: 2009-02-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:40:56 | 2112 yards | 01m 56s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/71
Overall: 452/939
Performance:
Suit: wetsuit
Course: counterclockwise trapezoid
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 77F / 25C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:22
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
02:37:22 | 56.14 miles | 21.40 mile/hr
Age Group: 9/71
Overall: 96/939
Performance: Good
lap 1 - 8.88 miles, 21.7mph, 169 HR lap 2 - 6.28 miles, 26.6mph, 163 HR lap 3 - 6.79 miles, 19.0mph, 163 HR lap 4 - 9.74 miles, 23.4mph, 161 HR lap 5 - 11.92miles, 19.4mph, 159 HR lap 6 - 12.53miles, 21.3mph, 156 HR
Wind: Some
Course: Modified out and back with 8 good climbs
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:04
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:01:40 | 13.1 miles | 09m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/71
Overall: 402/939
Performance: Bad
Course: Out and back with 3 large climbs, very tough course
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4