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MightyMan Half Iron Distance Triathlon
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MightyMan Half Iron Distance Triathlon - Triathlon
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Comments: I changed up my stroke a little this year. While I didn't see any real increase in speed I did feel much stronger than last year. I had no real issue with the swim. What would you do differently?: Really for me it was a good swim. I think my taper was well executed and I felt really strong in the water.  Transition 1
Comments: Placed 58th in transition - hey I'm slow so I can make up time here!  Bike
Comments: I felt really strong on the bike although I'm a bit disappointed in my time. I felt much better on the second lap and I felt like I was going faster than my time really was. My bike preformed really well, although once I had an issue shifting going up hill. This is my biggest pet peeve with my bike. Shifting can be a little iffy at times. Cheap shimano components. I do need to upgrade some day. What would you do differently?: For next year I'm going to not take the spare water bottle and just grab the extra one at the water hand off. Transition 2
Comments: Placed 69th - it was a really smooth transition.  Run
Comments: My goal was to run the entire first lap which I was able to do. My second mini goal was to run to murder hill. I started up the hill and had to walk part of it. Like I told my friends I was 65 miles into it and the hills finally did me in. I did the first lap in 1:08. There was a point for about a 1/4 mile that I just ran and felt like I was barely touching the ground. It was like I wasn't even running. I thought to myself this must be what the ultra runners feel like because there would be no way anyone would want to run 100 miles feeling like I did when I hit murder hill. Once I got the the turn around it's mostly down hill and flat. I hit the 10.5 mile sign and never stopped till I crossed the finish line. The funny thing was, I just wanted to be done. The thought that I was less than a 5K away from the finish line was all I needed in order to be done. Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: In thinking back on the race it was almost benign. I didn't have to over come any great struggle or bad luck it was just a beautiful day for a race. Brian Hannah used to tell to me that I needed to also enjoy the race. Every chance I had I enjoyed the view even if I legs felt like they were on fire at times. I was slightly off my pace but I pushed pretty hard and considering my overall feeling about my weight & training before the race I feel I did pretty well. Event comments: I love this race and I love this distance. Last updated: 2013-07-31 12:00 AM
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 2013-10-02 2:53 PM |
Veteran  536   Long Island, NY |  Subject: MightyMan Half Iron Distance Triathlon |
| 2013-10-03 7:10 AM in reply to: #4869454 |
Master 1696  Surprise, Arizona | Subject: RE: MightyMan Half Iron Distance Triathlon Great race, Adam! When you are fortunate to do this long enough, you have good seasons and not so good seasons. Like you seem to be having, this is also one of my down years. You overcame a lot just to get to the start line, and got to enjoy your race. Anytime you can put together a solid effort at 70.3 is a good day. You did well, and didn't run into the bad luck you had at a previous race - I remember that report, and it sounds like this was a MUCH better day.  We'll both put in the effort to drop some weight over the winter, and come back stronger next year. Great job, and take a little time to rest and recover before getting back into it full strength!! |
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This was one of the hardest training periods I can remember doing. I really was on the verge of over training I had all the classic signs - inability to sleep, irritable and over all lack of enthusiasm for what I was doing. I did miss a few short training sessions in order to save up for the longer sessions. I have a thyroid condition and even though I have blood work done every 3 months I felt for some reason this year I just wasn't the same. I'm up a little in weight and never dropped any weight even with all the training - I felt that really hurt me this year. About 3 weeks ago I discussed my concerns with my doctor and she prescribed new medication for me. We thought it would be best to wait until the race to change it. I hope it works! Interestingly she also does tri's.
It's really hard to warm up for this one. Getting into the water is tough to do before this race. Normally I would try and get in a swim to acclimate to the water and get my blood flowing but it didn't happen.