Soma Half Ironman
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Soma Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: If only I could swim straight... What would you do differently?: In retrospect, I probably should have seeded myself a little closer to the front since I ended up swimming around a number of slower swimmers...mind you, I started in the VERY back...this doesn't mean I am a fast swimmer! Transition 1
Comments: Maybe I should have taken advantage of those westsuit strippers after all! I struggled a little with getting out of the westsuit, but at least I didn't have grass on my a##! ;) Bike
Comments: I was really happy with the first 45 miles of the bike...struggled from there to the finish though! I had this annoyingly painful cramp in the back of my knee. I didn't think I would have a chance at the run. While I was 21st in age group, I was only six minutes off the average time for the guys on the podium, which I was extremely excited about. All in all, I performed a lot better than I thought I would be able to. What would you do differently?: Nothing much I would do differently. Maybe some more strength work to push strong past 45 miles. I would definitely repeat going overdistance on the bike! It helped more than anything else I did (a couple of 80 mile bike rides helped get me through the race). Transition 2
Comments: Had to piss like a race horse...this sort of helped me through the last ten miles of the bike! Run
Comments: Didn't think I would be able to run after the bike lef...was a lot faster than I expected...gave me a little more confidence going into my next 'A' priority race next year...Ironman USA Post race
Warm down: No warm-down...plopped down on the grass and enjoyed my family's company! What limited your ability to perform faster: I needed more training, definitely more running. Event comments: I really recommend this race to anyone wanting to try the half ironman distance. Having my girlfriend and my parents to see every once in a while gave me something wonderful to look forward to. In each of the race photos, you can see me looking around all over the place trying to find them. The course allowed me to see them 6-10 times while they remained in one spot. I cant recommend the course enough... Last updated: 2004-12-30 12:00 AM
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United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 114/623
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 17/49
Training was a little light at only 12 weeks after a summer filled with lots of work and no training.