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Kansas 70.3 - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: Swim was awesome. I really enjoyed it. My goal was to be the last in my AG in the water. Mission accomplished. The problem with that is that you tend to be one of the last ones outta the water. I think I was like 89/100 in my AG out of the water. I couldn't navigate fo' sheet. I ended up BEHIND one of the lifeguards who didn't know I was there until I asked him where the finish was. He told me and I went. What would you do differently?: Better navigation. Otherwise nothing. An enjoyable swim. Had I not swam !.7 miles I would've been much happier.  Transition 1
Comments: Forgot to clip my helmet. Whoops. I got my suit off and dried off and then put on my socks and shoes. Threw on the helmet and made sure I had everything. Forgot the Rocktane and to eat an orange I had peeled and packed away for T1. Oh well. Oh yeah I forgot to put endurolytes in my bento box, so I had to dig into my transition bag for the bottle. What would you do differently?: CLip my helmet. Eat the orange. Not forget to put Endurolyes in my bento box.  Bike
Comments: Well what can I say about the bike. The course was uber hilly and the wind was very strong. One of the water stations was about a quarter way up one of the biggest hills, which allegedly caused accidents. I saw a near accident at the site on my way back. A shouting match ensued. At mile 30 my small chain ring broke. Not sure what happened but it was spinnning away with no grab. Came to a stop, flipped the bike and went to work. I tried to tighten the cog but I had no tools so I decided to try the big chain ring. MONEY! So from mile 30 on I was in big chain ring. The hills made that tough but I had no choice. Had to stand on some of the bigger hills. Oh and my knee started hurting at mile 15. Great. For those who don't know, my left knee tends to give me problems because of some old war wounds. (Not really war wounds). Oh and had to stop at the portajohn for a few minutes at the beginning of the third leg. What would you do differently?: Not have a bike problem. Train on hills more because they hurt. I found myself going as low as 6 or 7 mph on some. Transition 2
Comments: I took my time. Had a Pop Tart, some water and then put on my shoes and took off the gloves and helmet and such. Stretched and then I was off. What would you do differently?: Nothing. It was a nice little break.  Run
Comments: The course was awesome and, after the first loop I decided to kick it up a notch. I took off and felt like I was on the wind. I was passing TONS of people left and right. It was all coming together. At the end of the first lap they were saying the runners were done because of lightning but nobody really stopped a group of us so we just kept going. So ... I caught up and passed LisaC and Amyjo (AmyjoTris) and Craig (Firstnet 911) and, at mile 11, they said to stop. I said I would finish and be back in 16 minutes but they told me if I kept going I would be DQ'd. I should've done it anyway. What would you do differently?: Nothing. One of my best triathlon runs. I was mooovin' ... Post race
Warm down: I wasn't very happy they pulled me off the course in the midst of one of my better tri runs. So I went and gathered my stuff and bike and went back to the campsite. Showered and deodorized and then we drove home. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of hill training. It was tough. Event comments: I crossed and one of the chip-takers said it was 1:15 on the nose. The missus said a couple minutes later that it was 1:17. I left at 7:06 a.m. and finished at 1:15 p.m. That, to me, says 6:09. I would've knocked it out in 6:25-6:30. Not happy. I refuse to rate this race. The course and volunteers were frickin' awesome. The organization, water-stop setup on the bike (and run for that matter) was less than stellar. And I thought the decision to pull the plug because of some dark clouds was a bit premature. Really, I have nobody to blame but myself. If I would've finished in 5:30 I would've finished. AS it were, my 6:30ish wasn't good enough. Good to see all the BTers in the hizzy. Great to meet a lot of you for the first time and see a lot of you again!!! Last updated: 2008-06-15 12:00 AM
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 2008-06-15 8:57 PM |
Champion  34263     Chicago |  Subject: Kansas 70.3 |
| 2008-06-15 9:15 PM in reply to: #1468023 |
Elite 3687  | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 So they said if you finished you would be DQ'ed. Does that not make any sense to anyone but me? That really sucks man. Bummer for sure. Sounds like a lot of things went really crappy out there |
| 2008-06-16 3:08 AM in reply to: #1468023 |
Veteran 147 HTFU, Virginia | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Sounds like you had a good race, notwithstanding the crappy ending, pulling the big ring on those hills and then running that well. BUMMER mate. What's the plan for the next one? |
| 2008-06-16 7:06 AM in reply to: #1468023 |
Pro 4675 Wisconsin near the Twin Cities metro | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Too bad about the race cancellation. Sounds like you were having a good run. I'm sure that Tyr transition bag knocked a few minutes off of your time too. |
| 2008-06-16 9:59 AM in reply to: #1468023 |
Science Nerd 28760 Redwood City, California | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Sucks that they pulled you off the course...sounds like you were having a really good run. The bike problems certainly didn't help your time. So now that you know you can do it (and do it well), when are you signing up for your next one? |
| 2008-06-16 10:07 AM in reply to: #1468023 |
Elite 2673 Muskego, WI | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Oh, man, that's painfully close to the finish to be pulled off the course! You must have managed nutrition and pacing well to be nice and strong through the run. Great Job!! Where were Craig and AmyJo? I assume they got yanked off the course as well? |
| 2008-06-16 12:42 PM in reply to: #1468023 |
Elite 2863 | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Tough break on being pulled. I was fortunate to have finished but was witness to a lot of unhappy racers. Peeps just have to understand that the RD had to make the call for everyones safety. They can't wait for someone to get zapped by lightening to make the call. Still a good race for you! 6:30 is/would have been an honorable finish time, particularly on this tough course. |
| 2008-06-16 12:57 PM in reply to: #1468023 |
Pro 3705 Vestavia Hills | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Tough call to make ... but better to err on the side of caution than to have someone hit by lightening (<=another reason to get a carbon fiber bike? The best news of the day has to be that you had the gas at the end to pass folks and keep going. That says a lot about your fitness level (which is harder to better sometimes than your swim stroke or cycling). |
| 2008-06-16 8:12 PM in reply to: #1468023 |
TinkerBeth 23096 Liverpool, New York | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 |
| 2008-06-16 9:29 PM in reply to: #1468023 |
COURT JESTER 12230 ROCKFORD, IL | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 |
| 2008-06-16 10:10 PM in reply to: #1470616 |
Extreme Veteran 388 Overland Park, Kansas | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Great job for a flatlander on hills! Did we talk on the run course? |
| 2008-06-17 9:24 AM in reply to: #1470714 |
Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 montyzooma - 2008-06-16 10:10 PM Great job for a flatlander on hills! Did we talk on the run course? I dunno ... did we? I don't remember WHO I talked to during the race. It was a big blur. |
| 2008-06-17 9:31 AM in reply to: #1468023 |
| Davenport, IA | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Sucks that they pulled you off the course due to weather. Did you tell them you weren't running with a lightning rod on? |
| 2008-06-17 10:58 AM in reply to: #1468023 |
Expert 1002 Wind Lake WI | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Great job on the run. You looked great as you blew by me  |
| 2008-06-17 11:28 AM in reply to: #1468023 |
Extreme Veteran 444 Olathe, KS | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Great job at the race, Tony, and very entertaining race report. I saw you at the beginning of the run course, and your goggles cracked me up! I didn't know you ran with them, too. Did you put them on when it started to rain? Nice to meet you! Congrats on doing so well at your first half! |
| 2008-06-17 11:43 AM in reply to: #1468023 |
Master 1920 Ann Arbor, MI | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 It was so awesome to meet you!! Congrats on a great race, and just forget that whole ending bit You should come up to MI and race Steelhead- it's super flat!! |
| 2008-06-17 12:02 PM in reply to: #1468023 |
Pro 4339 Husker Nation | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Nice job, flattie! I saw you a couple times on the run course but didn't even notice goggles, I must've assumed they were sun glasses! Whoops. Hey thanks for the hotel room, we ended up leaving the TV - it was only 720i and we wanted a 1080p. Better luck next time I guess  Oh- the guy I borrowed my wetsuit from said on Friday he was hoping for 5:20 [he didn't know much about the course] and when I talked to him after the race he said he changed his goal to sub-6. He has 5 full Ironman and in the teens for halfs under his belt; I'm assuming lots of people were surprised by the challenge of the course. Based off your performance here I think you could go sub-6 on an easier [heh, easier.. they're all hard!] course no problem! Best of luck to you in Oklahoma! |
| 2008-06-17 12:45 PM in reply to: #1471805 |
Sensei Sin City | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Nice work 2goggs.... |
 2008-06-17 2:40 PM in reply to: #1468023 |
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| 2008-06-17 4:35 PM in reply to: #1468023 |
| Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 Dude, you swim like me. Just sayin'. Hey, the LEAST they could have done was given you some ice cream! |
| 2008-06-17 4:47 PM in reply to: #1468023 |
| Extreme Veteran 494 West Chicago | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 |
| 2008-06-17 8:38 PM in reply to: #1468023 |
Alpharetta, Georgia Bronze member | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 I realized that when you passed me on the run I called you "Bub." That's what I call my dog. Sorry 'bout that. It just came out. You were seriously flying on the run... sooooper impressive!!! Great job! |
| 2008-06-18 3:55 PM in reply to: #1473033 |
| Champion 34263 Chicago | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 lisac957 - 2008-06-17 8:38 PM I realized that when you passed me on the run I called you "Bub." That's what I call my dog. Sorry 'bout that. It just came out. You were seriously flying on the run... sooooper impressive!!! Great job! You're saying I'm a dog? Thanks though. Ibuprofin, some endurolytes and a Roctane will do that to a body. |
| 2008-06-18 5:42 PM in reply to: #1468023 |
| Elite 3518 Madison, Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Kansas 70.3 I had a blast being in the lead most of the race. Looked back and saw you gaining...nice friggen push at the end dood. Always great to see you! |
| 2008-06-19 11:10 AM in reply to: #1468023 |
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Woke up about 5:15 and went to the restroom at the campsite. Brushed my teeth and splashed some water on my face. Got on the onesy and then got my sheeyot together. Barb (RunningJayHawk) and Mike showed up. We made our way to transition. I set up my stuff and ...
Went for a short swim. Talked to AmyJo and Craig and Josh and a few others.