More Manatee Mayhem - 2017 Edition - Closed (Page 81)

Any word on Adam or Barbara? I just got home driving from Fla with no chance to follow.

Sorry, I couldn't stalk very well because the tracker for Raleigh was much delayed and that made me not trust the tracker for Victoria.

Yesterday morning, I volunteered at an aid station on the bike course. When I got back from volunteering, I checked on Adam. The site listed him as DNS. I had lunch and checked again and they had him halfway through the run!

Adam's results

Swim:  55:03
Bike:  3:03:37
Run:  6:37:44
Overall:  6:37:44

Kirsten's results (4th in her age group!)

Swim 00:40:48
Bike 03:00:51
Run 02:10:34
Overall 05:58:54.0

The racer who I think is "our Barbara"

Swim:  43:26
Bike:  3:44:12
Run:  2:40:55
Overall:  7:18:46

People were dropping like flies out there yesterday. I think that it was actually hotter out last year but this year it seemed to affect the cyclists a lot more. I worked the middle aid station on the bike course which was located roughly halfway through the bike.  We had several racers just stop and sit down for a while and we had more than over a dozen people kinda take a break. I think that riders were getting way behind on their hydration.

I am happy you survived as well Good work getting it done! It sounded pretty hot and brutal.

Did you get your swim in?

Good work all!

Well done racers!!

And thanks Janyne for the results!

Congratulations!

woo hoo, congrats!!

Great job, manatees!!  Very nice results!

Race Report

I've generally done similar. What I should do (and been meaning to), is get one of the sweat catcher attachments and give the bike a quick wipe down after. Not necessarily everywhere on the bike, but maybe around the headset & stem as these have shown some corrosion or build up after a lot of sessions for me. The fan evaporates the water, but the salt is still left behind.

Definitely wash off any sweat, gel, or drink residue.  At the minimum I usually put a small towel over the handlebar/stem area where screws could collect sweat while I'm riding, then when I'm finished riding, wipe off the rest of the bike as needed (with a different towel, of course!).

Originally posted by bmarsh8386 You got the right Barbara Victoria 70.3 is a beautiful race. Weather was perfect. A little warm at the end but overall I can't complain. 11pm the night before we left for Victoria I got a text from the Victoria Clipper saying they were taking a smaller boat and would need 30 people to give up their seats...panic! Fortunately we made it on the boat. Check in went smoothly and we were able to drive the bike course. They described it as rolling hills but if you life in a hilly area it is pretty flat up until the last 10 miles. Saturday was the Iron Kids race. I think that is my favorite part. My 5 year old was having trouble with the metric so she is convinced she ran 1.5miles instead of 1.5K She said at the end she really "picked it up a notch" and advised that I do the same tomorrow The swim is in a fairly shallow lake so it was one of the warmer swims. I didn't sight as well as I would have liked and got stuck in a few packs so my time wasn't as fast as it should have been. I was happy with the bike. Biking is my weakness and what I focused the most on. It was a beautiful course but none of it was closed to traffic. I had a few places where I had to slow down because I couldn't get past a car and cars definitely got too close for comfort. The run was a trail run around a lake. Very beautiful although I was nervous running on a trail with such tired legs. There were quite a few rocks and roots. My friend fell and gashed her knee and I saw quite a few other people take falls. I under trained for the run and it shows but I did keep my pace steady rather than dying at the end. Already thinking about what to do next. I think I may try to get an Oly in July or August. Thanks everyone for all the well wishes! Barbara

Congrats Barbara, that is great!  I know what you mean about the run--I found the contrast of light and shadow made it difficult to judge depth for the rocks and roots and also saw numerous people trip in past years.

Glad you were happy with the bike.  One of my issues with this race is what you mentioned about traffic.  Personally, I think that this bike course is dangerous for this reason.  Good job on staying safe!