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Ironman 70.3 Raleigh - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: tough course; wind made visibility 0 and rough waters, no warmup was ridiculous and made my arms feel like lead weights for the first 500m What would you do differently?: more race training scenarios and better prep  Transition 1
Comments: ok transition; had lots of gear to pack before i got on the bike; took a moment to get my heartrate down from swim and run to bike, but then felt great What would you do differently?: practice T1 more...  Bike
Comments: crushed the first 26 miles; took my time at the second aid station to refill bottles and get some extra nutrition; needed to pace myself better on the back half of the course and remember to race MY race, not let others influence my performance What would you do differently?: more hill practice to gear legs properly; manage longer rides better to conserve energy going into T2 and then the run portion. Transition 2
Comments: terrible entrance to T2, recovered and got ready for run quickly; walked out of transition and tried to find my legs What would you do differently?: sunscreen! tired of getting sunburned on longer races; catch run pace faster and work on ignoring the pain  Run
Comments: holy hell! it took me 6 miles to find my legs...but once i did I was off; like a gazelle. course was tough, but not impossible; really spent by the end (think the sun really drained me) What would you do differently?: pace myself better, build better mental blocks to ignore the pain and hydrate more/earlier in the race to build stores as the race continues (terrible feeling playing catch up) Post race
Warm down: lots of stretching, water, shade What limited your ability to perform faster: training (both physical and mental), practice the course prior to racing to familiarize myself with difficult points Event comments: Awesome volunteers! They kept us going and made this race feasible. Ironman did a great job organizing and certainly provided a challenging course. All the competitors did a great job and helped push me to the finish faster than any HIM i have done to date; new PR for me. Last updated: 2013-02-02 12:00 AM
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 2013-06-03 10:23 AM |
New user  11 |  Subject: Ironman 70.3 Raleigh |
| 2013-06-03 5:31 PM in reply to: #4764947 |
Regular 123 | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Raleigh Nice work! Good you found your legs before the hills - that was not an easy course especially with the heat. It was my first Ironman 70.3 and the crowds and volunteers certainly contributed to my performance as well. Congrats on the PR! |
| 2014-06-03 10:27 AM in reply to: tarheeltri |
Extreme Veteran 1942    In front of computer when typing this. | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Raleigh Love the "took 6 miles to find my legs but once I did I took off like a gazelle". In what other insane sport do you stick with something for 6 miles to find your legs. Solid race out there- that bike course is a sneaky one- easy to rock the first half and even easier to destroy your legs on the second half! Congrats on your race. |
| 2014-06-03 1:38 PM in reply to: louiskie |
Expert 1342 Apex, NC | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Raleigh Originally posted by louiskie Funny; I read this and saw the notes about the wind and bad visibility, and thought, was this a different race than I just did? Then saw it was from 2013. So, yeah, it was a different race than the 2014 edition. Wish the race reports would actually show the racer's name AND the date of the race on it.Love the "took 6 miles to find my legs but once I did I took off like a gazelle". In what other insane sport do you stick with something for 6 miles to find your legs. Solid race out there- that bike course is a sneaky one- easy to rock the first half and even easier to destroy your legs on the second half! Congrats on your race. |
| 2014-06-03 3:08 PM in reply to: #4764947 |
Champion 6107 Out running or enjoying a fine glass of red... | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Raleigh Congrats on a good race! I thought the volunteers rocked too! |
| 2014-06-03 3:08 PM in reply to: #4764947 |
Champion 6107 Out running or enjoying a fine glass of red... | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Raleigh Congrats on a good race! I thought the volunteers rocked too! |
| 2014-06-03 3:08 PM in reply to: #4764947 |
Champion 6107 Out running or enjoying a fine glass of red... | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Raleigh Congrats on a good race! I thought the volunteers rocked too! |
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Overall Rank = 990/2500
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 93/142
breakfast and gear check
stretch, no swim warmup allowed!!!, bathroom