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Comments: I started off fine with no kicks or significant bumps. After 5-10 minutes I didn't really see anyone near me in the water. I can't believe this didn't clue me into the fact that I was off course, but it didn't! STUPID. Next time, David, when you're alone after 5-10 minutes, it means you've swam crooked you silly head! I guess I didn't think I was too off course b/c I kept sighting pretty regularly off the triangular buoy that marked the corner and it looked like I was fine. I think I got off course pretty early and then b/c the intermediate buoys marking the side of the rectangle were so far off we were all ignoring them. Had they been correct I might have realized I had gone off course early, and corrected earlier. Oh well. Might have cost me a minute or two only. After round the first buoy, we had to stare into the sun and I couldn't really see the buoys but I just kept trying to swim towards the middle of the pack of swimmers in front of me. That worked well and I found me groove and settled in. The rest of the swim went great save for one fairly bad choking episode after about 30-35 minutes. I inhaled some water and started choking pretty badly. I had to tread water for about 30-45 seconds before I could fully regain my composure. It was little scary, but since I had experienced this in training I was prepared! Overall, I'm happy with my swim, a PR for this distance. The wetsuit really helps and it didn't seem to restrict my shoulders as much this time, nor did it chafe my neck as before. So all is good. A great start to the day! What would you do differently?: Pay attention to my surroundings!  Transition 1
Comments: First time being wetsuit stripped! It was fast and easy. Love'd it.  Bike
Comments: This bike course was fun. Coming out of T1, my HR was sky high in the 180s! I tried ease up some to let it come down, but it wanted to GO! So, I went with it and it slowly came back down into the 160s. The hills were not as bad as I had expected and its always comforting to be struggling up them with other people. Actually though, the toughest hill up 107 wasn't as long as it looked. I did wish I had bigger cog in the back, but I only had to grind for a couple of minutes at most. I couldn't hear my watch beep to remind me to drink but I had practiced enough to pretty much know when to drink. Once on 106, the course flattened out a bit and everyone was flying. It was a blast. I was loving the cooler temps and remember thinking that this could end up being one of my best races because of the given conditions. I was maintaining 23-24 mph for miles on end. Only after the turnaround did I realize that this was tailwind aided! Doohh!! The way back definitely was tougher as the road never seemed quite flat, but always either a short downhill or a steady and slight uphill section. Plus the head wind really started to pick up, and my speed dropped to 17-18 mph. The hills in the last 10 miles did not seem as bad going this direction, and the downhills were fun and a little scary as I was occasionally afraid that I'd have a mechanical problem with my bike after re-assembling it the day before. In the end, this was a great bike split for me despite missing a half bike PR by 8 seconds. For the first time, I also raced this leg more by feel that HR. I would check my HR occasionally, but I wouldn't stress about it and I just went off RPE. I'm really happy that I'm getting experienced enough to do this. What would you do differently?: Not much Transition 2
Comments: Had some trouble putting my left shoe on, but no big deal.  Run
Comments: This was really a tale of 2 laps for me. The first lap felt great. I had slowed down the last 1-2 miles on the bike to allow my HR to come down, and I had stopped taking in calories that last 15-20 minutes so my stomach would settle. This worked great as I started the run strong. I ran the first 4 miles at about 7:45 pace, probably too fast looking back, but I was feeling great! My HR was pretty high, but I my RPE was in check so I went with it. I took a gel at about 20 minutes and I kept taking water at the aid stations. All was well for the first lap. I saw my wife and Ingrid (Greg's wife) back near transition and that gave me a boost. However, as soon as I headed back out for the 2nd lap, I started to feel pretty tired. My RPE was much higher and slowed down a little to about 8:30 pace or so. I was starving and my stomach felt like it was eating itself. I had experienced this before at other races too. However, my intensity was so high that I knew that I wouldn't be able to process any solid food and I didn't want to risk bloating or cramping, so I didn't eat and just dealt with the hunger. Climbing the hills was really tough on this loops and I even walked for a few seconds on a couple of them. I really had to bear all of my mental strength to keep from fading hard. This was the toughest part of the race for me, but fortunately my mind was strong and I kept a good focus. This was my A race and I really wanted to give it my all. I did and I can look back and be proud of my performance, a half run split PR by 18 minutes! What would you do differently?: Try to take in more calories. 2 gels for almost 2 hrs wasn't enough. Post race
Warm down: I felt pretty bad afterwards and I was a little afraid that I might be dehydrated, but I kept walking around and after a few minutes and tons of food I started to feel a lot better Event comments: This was an amazing race. Keith puts on good event, not just a race. The festival at Gunstock was good. I especially enjoyed the pro race forum where we all got to ask pros such as Desire, Simon Lessing, Michael Lovato, and Kate Major questions. The lake was really clear and a pleasure to swim in. The bike course was challenging but not severely so, and the run course was probably the best supported of any race I've done. But perhaps, the best thing about the race is the area itself. This lakes region of NH is simply amazing and my wife and I had a great time exploring it. At about 5pm back at our condo, we ran into another racer who was just coming back from the Clearwater/World Championship 70.3 slot allocation and he was excited b/c he got a slot. I asked him what his time was and he said 5:35 and he was M30-34! That means, I would have GOTTEN A SLOT had a stayed for the roll-down! Now, I don't know if I would've accepted it anyway as I've already done 2 destination races this year, plus I'm doing Longhorn in Oct and Clearwater is a month later and costs $295! But still it's kinda cool to think that I would have qualified! Profile Album Last updated: 2007-08-21 12:00 AM
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 2007-08-22 5:28 PM |
Expert  739    Flower Mound, TX |  Subject: Timberman - Half IronIf you want to read more about our vacation, you can read our blog entry here . Edited by dgillen 2007-08-22 5:29 PM |
| 2007-08-22 5:55 PM in reply to: #936758 |
Veteran 124 MA | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron Wow- favorite triathlon ANd best performance?! Congrats, you really nailed all three legs. Nice work, Clearwater qualifier!  |
| 2007-08-22 7:44 PM in reply to: #936758 |
Expert 936 Springfield, MO | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron Nice job! |
| 2007-08-22 9:01 PM in reply to: #936884 |
Champion 6539  South Jersey | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron I met you!!! We met at Timberman and didn't even realize (unless it was another guy that looks just like you and is from Texas). I was the girl who was the lake with her mom on Friday morning. You were packing up from your swim as I arrived, and we talked about earplugs (which I got, by the way). You were staying in Weir's Beach or whatever it's called at a condo with your wife. How cool is that?!?!?! And, if that wasn't you, forget all that nonsense above Anyway, great race. It seems that getting off course during the swim was the popular thing to do that morning. And, yes, the bike the course was awesome. Nice job toughing out that run. It sucks when hunger or other stomach issues come up like that, but it's cool how we know our bodies and know how best to deal with those issues. You had an awesome race, and congrats on your personal best performance. I'm glad you had a great trip Congrats on doing well enough to be in position for a Clearwater slot. Edited by LaurenSU02 2007-08-22 9:03 PM |
| 2007-08-22 9:27 PM in reply to: #936758 |
Coach 10487 Boston, MA | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron Congrats on a great race! |
| 2007-08-23 7:11 AM in reply to: #936758 |
Veteran 136 Flower Mound, Texas | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron Great race Dave! |
| 2007-08-23 8:31 AM in reply to: #936758 |
Champion 5575 Butler | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron Great race! |
| 2007-08-23 10:11 AM in reply to: #936758 |
Master 2006 Portland, ME | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron Great job on the solid PR!! I love those pictures. I'm glad that you and your wife enjoyed your stay in Northern New England. |
| 2007-08-23 12:54 PM in reply to: #936758 |
Expert 927 Longview, TX | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron Great race David! Very impressive times all around. And thanks for the RR. Great motivation for my upcoming races. |
| 2007-08-23 1:20 PM in reply to: #936758 |
Champion 10471 Dallas, TX | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron WOW! Great job! Congratulations on such an amazing race! |
| 2007-08-23 2:33 PM in reply to: #936758 |
Master 1641 Cambridge, MA | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron Excellent time, and do come again. This race is an annual favorite among many of us "locals". I think it's great that you PR'd, qualified for Clearwater, and had a great vacation with your wife/sweetie all at the same time. Gotta love destination tri's! Again, Congratulations, -Sunny |
| 2007-08-24 10:41 AM in reply to: #936954 |
Expert 739 Flower Mound, TX | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron LaurenSU02 - 2007-08-22 9:01 PM I met you!!! We met at Timberman and didn't even realize (unless it was another guy that looks just like you and is from Texas). I was the girl who was the lake with her mom on Friday morning. You were packing up from your swim as I arrived, and we talked about earplugs (which I got, by the way). You were staying in Weir's Beach or whatever it's called at a condo with your wife. How cool is that?!?!?! Wow! It's a small world, huh. At the lake when you said that you were from South Jersey, I seemed to remember that there was someone on Timberman thread from SJ and I almost asked if you were on BT! I wish I would of now. I didn't know I was talking with THE Lauren!
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| 2007-08-24 10:57 AM in reply to: #939023 |
| Champion 6539 South Jersey | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron dgillen - 2007-08-24 11:41 AM LaurenSU02 - 2007-08-22 9:01 PM I met you!!! We met at Timberman and didn't even realize (unless it was another guy that looks just like you and is from Texas). I was the girl who was the lake with her mom on Friday morning. You were packing up from your swim as I arrived, and we talked about earplugs (which I got, by the way). You were staying in Weir's Beach or whatever it's called at a condo with your wife. How cool is that?!?!?! Wow! It's a small world, huh. At the lake when you said that you were from South Jersey, I seemed to remember that there was someone on Timberman thread from SJ and I almost asked if you were on BT! I wish I would of now. I didn't know I was talking with THE Lauren!
It's really funny, because I had a conversation with another person down on the beach as well (after you left). And, as my mom and I were leaving the lake after my swim, my mom said, "What if one of those people you were just talking to is someone you know on BT and you guys never even realized it?" It sure is a small world. Well, it was nice meeting you I hope you had a nice trip. I visited your blog, and it looked like you had a great time. Great race |
| 2007-08-24 10:30 PM in reply to: #936758 |
Expert 902 Wylie, TX | Subject: RE: Timberman - Half Iron WOW David, Just a fantastic performance all the way around. Congrats on a job well done. |
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First of all, let me just say that this was not only my favorite triathlon of my 3 year career but also my best performance. I'm absolutely ecstatic.
This was my 2nd adventure/destination race of the season, the first being Alcatraz. My friend from work, Greg, and his family also made the trip up from Flower Mound. So it was really nice to have some friends there.
I did some light stretching with Greg and went for a short 4-5 minute jog. Sarah went for ~1hr run from about 6:30 - 7:30 and then we somehow found each other before I started my wave. It was really nice to have her there before the race.
They started about 20 minutes late b/c of the buoys drifting I believe. Not a big deal though.
The highlight of my pre-race was getting to see Dick Hoyt carry his son Rick from his wheel chair to the raft. I'm not ashamed to admit I got a little emotional. This was my first time to meet and race with Team Hoyt and it was incredibly inspirational. How can anyone not be touched by their story.