Ironman Louisville - TriathlonFull Ironman


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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
World Triathlon Corporation
92F / 33C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 13h 54m 41s
Overall Rank = 983/1788
Age Group = 30
Age Group Rank = 146/246
Event warmup:

not much....find portapotty, jump in river, go baby go.
Swim
  • 1h 57m 54s
  • 4224 yards
  • 02m 47s / 100 yards
Comments:

first 2.4 mile swim...paced way too slow to make sure I made it out!
What would you do differently?:

draft and swim faster....and keep to the island for this event. I stayed too far to the right and the current didn't help.
Transition 1
  • 05m 44s
Comments:

I was so angry to get out of the water so slow, I flew out of T1.
Bike
  • 6h 45m 25s
  • 112 miles
  • 16.58 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 05m 48s
Run
  • 4h 59m 52s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 11m 27s  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

pass out...Ironman #1 completed!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

dead legs by mile 15.

Event comments:

Great 1st Ironman...would do it again (after some others)




Last updated: 2009-02-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:57:54 | 4224 yards | 02m 47s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/246
Overall: 0/1788
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Dive Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 05:44
Performance: Good
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
06:45:25 | 112 miles | 16.58 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/246
Overall: 0/1788
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: not as flat as I expected for the south!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 05:48
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
04:59:52 | 26.2 miles | 11m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/246
Overall: 0/1788
Performance: Average
Course: flat and fast (or at least it should have been)
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4