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SBR Multi Sports Half-Iron Tri - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Harriman State Park, NY
United States
Genesis Adventures
Sunny
 		Total Time = 8h 35m 39s
Overall Rank = 162/175
Age Group = CLY
Age Group Rank = 8/9
Pre-race routine:

Nutrition:
th: Dinner at Sinapi's Eggplant parm Dinner, calzone,1 slice
fr: Breakfast: BEC @ Kingsley's, Lunch: Crackers and Bruchettsa, Dinner Motz & shroom omlette, Vanilla Shake, Bread (@ Windmill).

sa: Bagel chips, powerbar harvest bars, gatorade, apple, water

Swim
  • 1h 12m 57s
  • 2112 yards
  • 03m 27s / 100 yards
Comments:

Long and Cold. Did well with keeping freestyle. I would say about 90% free style 10% Back Stroke. During last 100-200 yards got severe calf cramps. Had to swim in seated (chair) position. Threw up about 4 times... but didn't let that phase me. I was the last person out of the water so I had two personal lifegaurds for a while.
What would you do differently?:

During Backstroke I Lost my heading every time. When I could I tried to do alternate breathing that felt like it helped immensely with my speed.
Transition 1
  • 01m 39s
Comments:

19/Overall

Tried shoes on bike and one shoe got caught on the ground and poped out of the cleat. That caused me to break my rythm and I ended up stubbing bare toe on the pavement. That toe caused me to do something weird with my left leg during the ride tweaking my knee.
What would you do differently?:

I have to practice mounting a bike with shoes attached. I need to consider socks for the bike (would have prevented bloody toe).
Bike
  • 4h 03m 7s
  • 57 miles
  • 14.07 mile/hr
Comments:

I did well on the Bike. It definately helped that I was out late enough that I caught the elite riders on their second lap.
What would you do differently?:

I can't think of much I would do differently. The first three laps had very consistent splits. The last lap I fell off because I was riding alone for most of it and developed some pretty intense left knee pain (I think from weird foot positioning due to the cut up left big toe).
Transition 2
  • 04m 13s
Comments:

143/Overall
Run
  • 3h 13m 43s
  • 13.8 miles
  • 14m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Run was solid. The bloddy toe did bother me but I was able to block it most of the time. It was awesome to pass that other clydes guy at the end of my run. Very big boost for a day when I was getting used to being last.
What would you do differently?:

I might have worn some bigger socks to help pad bloddy toe. I definately should have trained on trail running. I had to walk most of that section of the race because I just didn't have the mental energy to think about where to put my feet; and didn't want to risk a fall and twist an ankle on the rocky sections and stream crossings.
Post race
Warm down:

Shoving pizza in my face while walking around, trying to remember my name.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Definately the Swim limited my ability to stay with my pack. The Trail run slowed me down a bit too.

Event comments:

I think I'll enjoy Genesis Races. I have to ask them about the finishing medal. They didn't have any that was very weird... Maybe they didn't b/c they are primarily an ADV. Racing Company? Odd

HRM gave me a finishing time of 8:39 :)




Last updated: 2005-02-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:12:57 | 2112 yards | 03m 27s / 100yards
Age Group: 9/9
Overall: 186/175
Performance: Average
Suit: Orca TNT Wetsuit, Tri Shorts, UnderArmor Tee.
Course:
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 62F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:39
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
04:03:07 | 57 miles | 14.07 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/9
Overall: 143/175
Performance:
Info From Cyclo-Computer: 56.49 m; 13.37 mph; 44.6 mph max spd
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Hill on Welch Lake Drive was good switching gearin in the back helped alot. I was hammerin up it at a blazing fast 6.5 mph. Some riders were mentioning to me that I was a "rock" up the hill. I would pass them on the down hill of T.... Road and they would catch me slowly on the hill. Got compliments from all the elite riders I was riding with. I stayed with them rather than fallin back.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 04:13
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
03:13:43 | 13.8 miles | 14m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/9
Overall: 168/175
Performance: Average
Course: 4 miles : 1 slight incline 3 down hill. 4 mile trail run ~1.8 of up/down hill (Seven Lakes Dr.) 4 miles : 3 up hill one slight down hill
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2005-05-22 5:51 PM

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Subject: SBR Multi Sports Half-Iron Tri

2005-05-22 6:07 PM
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Subject: RE: SBR Multi Sports Half-Iron Tri
good work kevin, the half iron distance is such a great challenge. Would like to hear about your run as thats where I have my inner battles. I can't decide if leaving the pedals on the bike is worth the trouble or not.

congrats,

Ken
2005-06-06 7:44 AM
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Subject: RE: SBR Multi Sports Half-Iron Tri
The run was a bear. The road sections were great. It started with a 4 mile slow decent that was abig ego boost after 6000 ft of climbing on the bike ride. The trails section was brutal. There were two stream crossings, a bunch of logs you had to sit on to get over, and the trails were not easily runable. I trained on road and expected that at worst the trails would be hard packed dirt, at best fire roads. I ended up walking most of it because I was worried that at that exaustion level one misstep could be very damaging. The race orginizers are used to organizing Adventure races and didn't really have a good idea of what was expected from a Half Iron. The bike and run courses were more akin to the type of hills you'd expect at a Olympic distance race rather than Half Iron.

This was the first year of this race, and the orginizers sent out a letter that nearly apoligized for how they planned the course:

"Thank you all for the great feedback on the event. Genesis is determined to make events
that athletes enjoy. We have already planned our return to Lake Welch on the weekend of
May 20/21 of 2006. We hope to bring this event up to 500 participants next year.

Some of the changes you can look forward to include:
* More buoys on swim course (can't guarantee warmer water)
* New TA location in parking lot for better flow
* Water, Orange Gatorade, Gels and pretzels at all aid stations (maybe cola & ice too)
* port-a-johns on course & additional at main event site
* Bigger course signs on bike course
* Additional Sag Wagons on bike course
* Mile markers on the run course
* Removal of the current trail section
* Additional Aid Stations on the run course & at TA
* Finisher Medals
* Improved post-race refreshments (sorry the pizza was late!)

- Genesis Adventures"

All in all they ran a good event. I was damn dissapointed there was no finisher medal for my first Half Iron (especially when I have medals from sprints).

-kjo
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