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Mountain Man - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: The swim went really well, I started on the far left side of the group. It was a "waist deep" start. Walking across the rocks and mud I kept thinking about the leeches we used to get in Lake Mary as kids. Felt like navigation was very good and I had almost no contact/combat to speak of. I guess after IMAZ my perception of mass start swimming changed a bit. Stopped once to clear my goggles as they were so fogged I couldn't see the buoys. Got back to the ramp and didn't feel to worked...maybe I should have pushed a bit more. What would you do differently?: Not much except improve swim fitness and strength. Transition 1
Comments: My transitions need a lot of work. I jogged up the ramp and to my bike, but once in transition I take forever. Had the wet suit and timing chip all tangled around my ankle which caused a bit of problem. I'm paranoid about sunburn, so I re-applied sunblock on the legs, head and neck. LOVE my DeSoto cooler wings, I think they are quicker than putting sunscreen on my shoulders and arms. What would you do differently?: Get better at all aspects of transition. Bike
Comments: This is the best bike course. Can I say how nice it is to just ride for 3 hours making only one U-turn. While there were enough people around to feel like I was in a race it wasn't the standard Tempe draft/wreck-fest that I've grown accustomed to. After my stomach issues/nutrition disaster at IMAZ, I decided to switch things up a bit. I'm going to experiment with gels and water...no sports drink. May supplement with endurolytes in hot weather. It worked pretty well, had 2 gels some almonds and water. My biggest disappointment was my apparent inability to urinate while riding a bike. I tried on just about every easy downhill, but to no avail...stage fright every time. I think I have an overactive sphincter condition...might get that checked out. I pushed the bike just a bit past comfortable. My legs were getting angry at me, so I was wondering how the run would go. What would you do differently?: Nothing except learn how to urinate on myself. Transition 2
Comments: About the same as T1 except no wet suit. More sunscreen applied. What would you do differently?: Flying dismount! Run
Comments: Headed out of transition with the usual brick legs, no worries. Saw Jerry coming in, still had enough lungs to yell at him across the road. The legs loosened up after about 3/4 of a mile. Got to the hill and took it easy going up, never walked, but didn't exactly scream past anyone either. Saw Milton coming down the hill, I had no lungs left to yell, but mustered a big wave. Paulette blew past me at the turn around. One of the highlights of the race was watching Paulette do a high-speed downhill cartwheel for Jen and Josh as they were coming up...that move could have been disaster for someone less skilled. Gave high fives to Jen and Josh, my spirit was boosted. A few minutes later, I caught up to Paulette trying to work out a cramp, we ended up running together for a while. She gave me a few pointers on race urination strategies and we talked about food and how much we like food. At the turn around the two Hammer Gels Paulette had downed seemed to have done the trick and she turned on the after burners while I proceeded to the woods to do what I had spent the last 3 hours trying to do. Success! Only problem was the two minutes I spent standing motionless contributed to a total lock-up of both legs. I didn't feel that bad, but I just couldn't get my legs to move. I kept "running" with stops at all aid stations to sample the Oreos, Fig Newtons and whatever else they had. I saw Jen and Josh one more time and by this time Sally was out on her bike giving moral support to us which was really cool. Finished the last 15 or 20 minutes in the rain. My son wanted to run the finish with me which was ok except that he wanted to run back away from the finish line so I had to grab him and carry him. I almost cried when I heard the announcer say "Chris Dunbar, you are a Half-Ironman" What would you do differently?: Run faster. Post race
Warm down: Ate watermelon. Then hung out with the Cool Kids for a few minutes under the tent. We had to bail early because we had to go pick up my youngest son. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of training. Bad transitions. Unable to pee on the fly. Last updated: 2008-07-21 12:00 AM
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Slept from 11:30 to 4:00. I actually woke up about 5 minutes before the alarm would have gone off. Major KUDO's to me from my wife. Had the standard cup of coffee to help with the pre-race "evacuation". I already had everything packed in the truck, so not much to do but eat and head out. Got to the site at about 5, the half racks were already pretty full, but was able to squeeze in. Found the Cool Kids and we walked over to the start.
Swam around for a minute or two before the start. I think that really helped a lot. Last year I didn't warm up at all, and I think that caused the problems I had early in the swim.