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2008-09-16 11:45 PM
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Subject: RE: What's your biggest time improvement
When I start from far enough back, it's easy to make big gains.

For the half IM distance I've cut my times by almost an hour and a half but that's not on the same course. On each course I've done, I've only improved 25 or 31 minutes. There's also a half hour faster half marathon but that was over two years. The times for my first full marathon and my first full IM have both left me lots of room for big improvements but I haven't gotten to the second race yet for either event.

Sylvan Lake 1/2 IM
'06 - 6:58
'07 - 6:33

GWN 1/2 IM
'07 - 6:05
'08 - 5:34

A local half marathon:
'06 - 2:22
'08 - 1:52



2008-09-17 4:09 PM
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Subject: RE: What's your biggest time improvement
Fun thread! Good job everyone.

2007 Iron Eagle sprint 1:42:27
2008 Iron Eagle sprint 1:19:43
2008-09-18 9:24 AM
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Subject: RE: What's your biggest time improvement
This is my first year of doing triathlons. Two of my races this season were part of a series, so same exact course but 10 weeks apart. I saw some huge time gains in my swimming and running, not so much in my biking. My time differences are as follows:

Total time:
First race: 1:44:38
2nd race: 1:37:24
Difference: 7:14

Swim (.5 miles):
First race: 20:12
2nd race: 15:44
Difference: 4:28 (WOAH!)

Bike (16 miles)
First race: 52:04
2nd race: 51:32
Difference: 32 seconds

Run (5K)
First race: 28:09
2nd race: 25:55
Difference: 2:14

2008-09-18 11:46 AM
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Subject: RE: What's your biggest time improvement

Last year went from a 5:08 HIM to a 4:26 at the end of the year. 

This year, I took almost an hour off of my IM time.  11:42 in '06 and went 10:44 this year at IM MOO.

2008-09-23 3:44 PM
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Subject: RE: What's your biggest time improvement
My bike time for a sprint (12.4 miles) was 1:35 at the beginning of the year. My bike time for an olympic distance triathlon I did about a month ago was 1:35 for 25 miles!
2008-09-23 4:20 PM
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NJ Olympic Tri - 2:37 to 2:23. Knocked 4 mins off my swim, and went from 20 to 22 MPH on the bike.


2008-09-23 7:25 PM
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Subject: RE: What's your biggest time improvement

IMKY 2007:  15:57

IMKY 2008:  14:33

2008-09-23 8:14 PM
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Subject: RE: What's your biggest time improvement
Oct 2007 Chicago 50/50 50k 8:36
April 2008 Chicago 50k 7:32

Equatrian Conntection trail marathon 2006 5:57
Boston marahton 2008 (2 weeks after the 50k) 5:44

Boston Marathon 2008 5:44
Flying pig marathon 2008 5:26 (on a 26.45 mile course 2 weeks after boston)

Cary half marathon 2006 2:41
first half of the flying pig marathon 2:39 (ok no big but first half was mostly up hill and I had a marathon at the end)

2008-09-23 8:22 PM
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Subject: RE: What's your biggest time improvement

Probably my bike...but the race that was the same course really doesn't have comparison.  First time was on a hybrid in the pouring rain in about 57 min for 12 miles (yeah, sucky...chain dropped a couple miles in, total suckage)

Same course this year, roadie with aero bars clipped on.  Minor chain issue that I got off to check but no droppage....dropped my time by 12min. 

 

My swim time hasn't improved much, though form has.

Run times remain consistent between high 9 to mid 10 min miles.  No speed records...but consistent.

2008-09-23 8:53 PM
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Subject: RE: What's your biggest time improvement
Took 28 minutes off my 10K PR from 2005 to 2007; 1:26:04 to 58:21.
2008-09-23 9:21 PM
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Subject: RE: What's your biggest time improvement
January 2008 : Mile run time (please don't laugh) 15:20
Today: Mile run time (please don't laugh again) 11:27
Still unsure if I will make the 17 hour cut off for Ironman Florida but Im gonna give it the ole college try!!

Took 37 minutes off my bike time between Ironman Florida 70.3 2007 and Ironman Florida 70.3 2008.

Not bad for a big girl


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