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Ironman 70.3 Lake Placid - Triathlon
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Comments: The swim is still my weakest event. I started slow and picked it up a bit but still didn't go hard. Followed feet off course, again. Probably should just sight on my own. Held my own in the scrums and on the turns which was a fight. 24 SPM is good for me but there is room for improvement. My garmin said temp was 39 degrees but the air was a little bit warmer pretty quick. https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3004300600/1 What would you do differently?: Wear clear goggles.  Transition 1
Comments: I SPRINTED from the beach after getting 'peeled'. Apparently it's no longer fashionable or politically correct to get 'stripped'. Passed people by going on the road and off the nice carpet which went all the way from the beach to the transition area, which was ~1/2 mile away. Sat and knew the order of things to go on which was all laid out on my towel-specifically the bottom half so I knew to get all of that onto me. Towel off. Arm warmers (which stuck a little bit)>long socks, leg warmers, bike shoes, hat, helmet-saw I forgot my gloves and put them on and ran with the bike. What would you do differently?: Not.....a......thing.  Bike
Comments: I pushed pretty hard but lose some aero minutes certainly. I couldn't stay in aero and my bulky warm stuff did not help. Even my sleeved kit was flopping in the breeze. Garmin said 39 degrees and it felt like it. https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3004436673 What would you do differently?: Wear more aero stuff and stay in the aero position.1 Transition 2
Comments: I had pulled down the arm/leg warmers to be ready to get all the stuff off my body. It was flying everywhere! Put the run shoes on; race belt w bib/drinks and off I went. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Still pretty quick.  Run
Comments: I did well holding pace and not slowing down too much until the hills. Stayed on nutrition also. Weather helps a LOT. My garmin said 52 degrees. https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3004300600/5 What would you do differently?: try to run the entire thing-including the hills, just to say I didn't stop. Post race
Warm down: Finished and didn't want to move. Didn't talk much for 10 minutes. These long course races are exhausting. Ate a little and told my wife of the events of the day. She said there was an 'incident' and thought it was a bike crash. Later learned it was a cardiac arrest with a successful resuscitation! What limited your ability to perform faster: Run training volume was a slight limiter. Race results Event comments: IM did a great job with the weather curveball. Warming tents were a great idea and the one in the swim transition was super effective. Allowing athletes to stay in the water also helped. I love this venue and was stoked to only have to do one loop-especially on the B and R. Last updated: 2018-07-23 12:00 AM
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 2018-09-15 7:18 PM |
Veteran  945    South Windsor, CT |  Subject: Ironman 70.3 Lake Placid |
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The usual, with the added bonus of wicked cold temps. Got up at T-3hrs, shower>begin eating the mandatory 500 calories (boost/pop tart/RK treat/coffee to get the colon going). Took longer than I expected to mix/shake my bike and run bottles. I'm going to have to add in 10 minutes for that. Body marked in the hotel and dress 'race ready' with kit/timing chip/plastic bag vest for warmth/sleeved top with warm clothes over it-sweatshirt/sweat pants/long socks/hat/gloves.
Yes, I did a swim warmup, although not many did. Air temp was 43 (actually 35 about an hour before) and water was ~71, but the top of the water was colder. I swam 10 minutes in my new Roka sleeveless and loosened up. The water still briefly took my breath away. Got out and went into the warming tent. Very, very nice touch by IM! I could watch the signs and get into the line when I wanted. Rolling start based on your 'expected' time. Seems athletes went in a bit too fast again at the beginning.