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Gulf Coast Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

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Panama City, Florida
United States
Gulf Coast Triathlon
76F / 24C
Overcast

Total Time = 5h 55m 27s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = clyde
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Rocketman and J22 came and gave me a ride from my condo to the race site. I forgot my PBJ so I just went with a Gel before the race.

Event warmup:

Hung out, set up transition and did a couple quick laps to get acclimated to the water

Swim

37m 57s
2078 yards
01m 50s / 100 yards

Comments:

This was a pretty good swim for me. Solid considering my lack of training in this dept. I grew up in Daytona and surfed alot, so I was totally fine with the conditions. I did stray a little off the buoys on the return swim, but caught it before I lost more than a minute or so. Upon exiting the water, I saw them working on someone, little did I know It would be a tragic day. My thoughts and prayers going out to the Kane family

What would you do differently?:

swim more!

Transition 1

02m 49s

Comments:

Crossed transition mat, stopped and pulled off wetsuit and had a pretty clean transition. It was a large transition area, so I am pleased with this time

What would you do differently?:

continue to practice and find ways to shave seconds

Bike

2h 37m 51s
56 miles
21.29 mile/hr

Comments:

Great ride for me. I was passing people all over the place the first half. Had a nice tailwind and was easily pushing 24+ mph. played leapfrog with Kraig most of this ride. the return trip was much more difficult. At times I was cranking it out and only going 17-18 mph into the headwind. All the fancy aero bikes finally started catching me a little. I finished strong and aced the flying dismount. I felt I was going to crush this race at this point.

What would you do differently?:

Work on cadence to save the legs for the run. I pushed huge gears, and pretty much mashed it out. That said, this was my best ever bike split on any distance

Transition 2

01m 52s

Comments:

pretty clean. I took an extra few seconds to put on socks and take a gel

What would you do differently?:

nothing

Run

2h 35m 1s
13.1 miles
11m 50s min/mile

Comments:

I bonked after mile 3. I was puking and my mind/body did not respond to anything. It was the worst run I have ever had. I walked by mile 5 and and run walked the rest of the way. the only thing that helped was the pepsi. I had no nutrition/hydration plan and the payoff sucked. I finally mustered the strength to run the last 3/4 miles to finish running.

What would you do differently?:

Practice nutrition and hydration- have a plan. Also I am going to start doing some shorter rides followed by long runs.

Post race

Warm down:

stumbled across the finish line dazed and confused. had a beer and wondered "what the hell just happened?!"

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I gave it my all- I just didn't have a plan and possibly disrespected the distance. I still PR'ed, so I am not too disapointed. It was a good learning experience and I had a great time with the NAMC people.

Event comments:

This is an A+ event. I missed the party, but heard it was a blast. I will do this race again

Last updated: 2008-01-26 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:37:57 \| 2078 yards \| 01m 50s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Good
Suit:	sleveless
Course:	out over and back in some pretty choppy rough seas
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	76F / 24C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Average
Waves:	Average	Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	02:49
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
02:37:51 \| 56 miles \| 21.29 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Strong with gusts
Course:	out along beach, over the causeway (only hill on the course) and down a rough rural road and back
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:52
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
02:35:01 \| 13.1 miles \| 11m 50s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Bad
Course:	Out and back into the park of death on a flat, hot course
Keeping cool	Below average	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	5
Physical exertion [1-5]	5
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	5

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