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Ford Ironman Louisville - TriathlonFull Ironman

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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
WTC
90F / 32C
Sunny

Total Time = 10h 46m 21s
Overall Rank = 103/1559
Age Group = M40
Age Group Rank = 16/257

Pre-race routine:

Wake up 3:30
Calorie Intake
Yoga
Head to start
Finish Bike
Start

Event warmup:

Stretching

Swim

1h 10m 1s
3800 meters
01m 50s / 100 meters

Transition 1

03m 37s

Comments:

Good T1. Some difficulty in running past some swimmers who were walking/blocking. But overall good. Glasses stuck to saddle was not a good idea. Better to put in the helmet in T1 Bag

What would you do differently?:

Put Glassees in T1 Bag

Bike

5h 32m 19s
180.25 kms
32.54 km/hr

Comments:

Saved myself for the run

What would you do differently?:

higher cadence

Transition 2

09m 20s

Comments:

Forgot to take the Garmin Watch off the bike and had to go back in the bike park to get it. Visited the porta john. Lost 5 minutes. fortunately it didn't matter in the end

What would you do differently?:

Make sure Garmin can get the sattelite quickly and put it in the T2 Bag

Run

3h 51m 16s
26.2 kms
08m 50s min/km

Comments:

Started to fade a little on the second lap. But held it together for a 30 Minute PB. Outstanding

Post race

Event comments:

An outstanding inaugural event

Last updated: 2006-12-22 12:00 AM

Swimming
01:10:01 \| 3800 meters \| 01m 50s / 100meters
Age Group:	73/257
Overall:	409/1559
Performance:	Average
Suit:	Blue Seventy pointzerothree
Course:	1300m upstream, turnaround, 2.5Km with current in open river Time Trial Start
Start type:	Dive	Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	03:37
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
05:32:19 \| 180.25 kms \| 32.54 km/hr
Age Group:	23/257
Overall:	143/1559
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some
Course:	Rolling course, out to two loops then back with a 10K out and back
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	81
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Too much

T2
Time:	09:20
Overall:	Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
03:51:16 \| 26.2 kms \| 08m 50s min/km
Age Group:	16/257
Overall:	96/1559
Performance:	Good
Course:	short 2K starter loop then 2 x 20K loops
Keeping cool	Good	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