Ironman Cozumel : Official Thread (Page 15)

Bike boxed, getting ready to pack.

Here is the list of people racing so far:

Michael		#527  	HeatmizerKW
Kate. 		#2327 	runk8run
Jennifer#	#2031	jennifersmith23
Thomas  	#287 	Golfpro
Eli		#2520	eliwashere
Alex 		#1962 	playmobil31
Vince 		#1291 	vbellino

Michael		#527  	HeatmizerKW
Kate. 		#2327 	runk8run
Jennifer#	#2031	jennifersmith23
Thomas  	#287 	Golfpro
Eli		#2520	eliwashere
Alex 		#1962 	playmobil31
Vince 		#1291 	vbellino

Joel   #2273  aintaround

I am here and ready - hitting the packet pickup as soon as they open

Hey All,

Getting ready to head to the airport. Thankful for health, family and friends.

Hoping to make some new ones at the race.

In case you needed some motivation, here is my race report from 2010. It was my first IM, in my 3rd season of tri. I had done a couple of 1/2 irons and I think I averaged about 9 hours per week of training for the 3 months before the race.

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=235432

Greetings from Sabor!!!! To quote Chandler Bing, could this weather BE any more perfect??? I think Imma move here.

We took the bus/ferry yesterday. The bus was fine. Make sure you go to terminal 1 at the airport for the ADO bus. People will try to direct you the wrong way so they can make money off you. Luckily, I remembered that from previous trips to tourist areas of Latin America and got, umm, assertive with someone until I got the right answer.

Someone should have warned me about that ferry. TAKE DRAMAMINE if you have the least bit of propensity to seasickness. I'm still recovering from the nauseafest!

I'm resting today, will probably do a swim at some point here at the resort. This landlocked girl needs to get a feel for the ocean. One thing I wasn't prepared for is how pricey the taxis are. I was thinking like other parts of Latin America, where it's a couple of bucks. $30 round trip into town, ugh. I'm going to save my money and hit everything (bike pickup, expo, pre-race meeting) tomorrow in one swoop.

HeatmizerKW - 2012-11-20 4:52 PM Well Kate/2327, I will make a point of giving you a shout out on the run.  With all of those tats you must have this pain thing down cold  Good luck and safe travels.

I deal with pain well as long as the end result is worth it.

Jeff #815 - leapdog

Departing MN at 5:30 AM, arriving early afternoon.

I was reading through the athlete guide but could use some translation with respect to logistics. Looking to make one trip downtown and register, pick up my bike from tri-bike-transport and hit the 'mandatory pre-race meeting'.  Where about's is the Cozumel Convention center, and the 'Cozumel and Resort and Hotel' - is that AKA Hotel Cozumel? 

I usually like to arrive at the event on Thurs so I'm feeling a bit panicked at the moment.

Michael		#527  	HeatmizerKW
Kate. 		#2327 	runk8run
Jennifer#	#2031	jennifersmith23
Thomas  	#287 	Golfpro
Eli		#2520	eliwashere
Alex 		#1962 	playmobil31
Vince 		#1291 	vbellino

Hey All,

Rough day out there. This was my 2nd time at IM Cozumel, and the water and wind were -kicking.

Here is my race report-

http://beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=469523

Some good, some bad for me. Not a PR, but I finished. I had an sub-par bike ride and a sub-par run, but did manage to finish with a friend.

I also did better in some ways than my race in 2010.

Highlights:

My bike seat-felt great

My tranistion times-Much better than before

Mental clarity-I never felt too confused-in 2010, I don't think I could have spelled my name after the bike.

Lowlights:

No mental push-The swim didn't bother me too much, even though it was tougher than usual, but on the bike and run, I just never got to that put your head down and go phase.

All in all, a great day to be out wandering in circles in paradise. I would do it again!

I finished, upright and smiling, which was my ultimate goal!! The swim was hard. I estimated that I should've been able to do the swim in about 1:30 and I did it in 2:01. That last section...holy crap. I kept looking up at the same freaking yellow buoy. Stroke stroke stroke breathe....still there. In the same exact place. The longer I was out there, the more crowded it got with people who were barely moving!! Funny moment when I made the first turnaround - into the easy section of the swim - I was following a guy who plowed right into the buoy headfirst. Then I tried to go around it and the stupid buoy kept floating toward me. I couldn't get around it. Finally I stopped and blurted out, "Holy s***, the stupid thing is attacking me!!" One of the officials motioned for me to go around the other way at that point.

The wind on the bike was rough and I pulled a muscle in my foot early on in the bike. By the time I got to the special needs station, I was pedal-pedal-coasting on the bike at ~10mph due to the pain. Stopped to get my bag and realized I could barely put weight on my foot. God love the volunteer who spent 15 minutes rubbing pain relief cream into my disgustingly sweaty foot as I cried all over my warm pb&j. The pain gradually went away and I was able to finish the bike 11 minutes before the cutoff. (I have NEVER spent so much time staring at my Garmin while biking!!!) When I pulled into T2, you would've thought I won the race. I was screaming "HELL YES!!! I MADE IT!!!"

I got rear-ended 53 miles into the bike, too. Scared the crap out of me. I stayed upright; other guy didn't. He was sitting up and looking around so I don't think he was seriously hurt. That was crazy.

The run was more like a party than a run. By that time I had thrown out any goal besides just finishing, and when I realized I had plenty of time, I wasn't motivated to push too hard. I met some really nice people (including golfpro!) during that time. I did manage to shuffle-run the last 1.5 miles straight with everything I had left. Finished in 16:28. Looking at the snags I've run into in training, the fact that I just got into tris just over a year ago, and the number of people (including my doctor) who advised against this endeavor, I'm pretty freaking proud of myself.

Congrats to all who finished!!! First IM in the books, and all I can say is awesome!!! Conditons were tough but I met many people out there who encouraged and helped during the dark times. My thanks to who ever you are.

Loved at T1 that my wife and I were in the couples area, the first 6 athletes on the rack were all husband and wife with the same bikes. #1354 even had the same top as me!! Pretty sure my parents cheered for him too!

As a note to everyone my parents had never been to a tri before and were amazed at the energy and how all the athletes seem only competetive with themselves and not each other. They chatted with anyone they could, heard great stories and met great people. They would like to go again even if I don't race.

Loved being called as I crossed the line....an moment I will never forget! Congrats again and thanks to you all!!

Ian

Ps golf pro.....I am the guy with bad tanlines now!!!but surprisingly not that slow moving!!!