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Ironman Wisconsin - TriathlonFull Ironman

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Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Ironman North America

Total Time = 15h 12m 12s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Arrived in Madison on Thursday for a birthday dinner with Amy. Had a great dinner and dessert. Friday AM was the gatoraid swim, registration, and the athletes dinner.

Since Amy did not have a dinner ticket, we were first in line for dinner. I kept saying this was the only time I would ever lead the pack :)

**Note to 2009 racers- buy extra dinner tickets at registration. Even though they say that you can buy them at registration, they were sold out. If you buy them during the online registration and don't end up needing them, you can sell them on site to others.***

We stayed at the Clarion and used the shuttle bus. It's a great place to stay and will be there next year. They even had a special 0400 IM breakfast on Sunday.

Event warmup:

Shuttled in, checked SN bags and headed to body marking. Ran into MUTri after he was marked and added "SINGLE" to his right calf. Althought he did not get a date, he did get some good comments :)

Kissed Amy and the kids and headed to the swim start.

Swim

1h 22m 3s
4224 yards
01m 56s / 100 yards

Comments:

In 2007 I had almost no contact on the swim and actually complained that I missed the "washing machine". Be careful what you wish for....I was fully pummeled this time. It was funny because the most violent athletes were the women. Each time I go hit I'd look up and see a red swim cap.

What would you do differently?:

Swim volume was down over 100K yards from 2007, was pleased to be 1 minute faster than last year.

Transition 1

10m 51s

Comments:

It's a long run up the helix, and my bike was in the second rack which meant I had to run almost 400 yards with the bike.

Bike

7h 16m 31s
112 miles
15.39 mile/hr

Comments:

Had a great nutrition plan that worked well for the majority of the ride. The first lap went well and I was having fun with the volunteers and spectators. Yelling "I can't hear you" or "more cowbell please" was usually enough to get them fired up and making noise.

Coming into the area where the course split- (second loop to the left, first loop to the right) I got passed by the pace car. I looked back and saw the leader about 200 yards back and decided that I was not getting lapped this year. I gave it everything I had and held him off until the turn :)
Hitting the cross plains aid station the pirates yelled " You better mention us in your race report"

You have been mentioned :) The volunteers were awesome all day!

I was much quieter the second lap after the cramps started. The legs held up until the last hill (Garfoot) where, half way up the hill they seized. I stopped and streached at the same point as 07!
Finished the second loop and headed back into Madisom. It was nice to have the wind at my back for the home streach.

What would you do differently?:

Ride more. I only had one 100 mile ride this year.

Transition 2

07m 13s

Comments:

Actually felt great to be off the bike and to start the run

Run

6h 15m 36s
26.2 miles
14m 20s min/mile

Comments:

My goal for the last 365 days was to eat $500 of cookies on the run. It was a complete surprise when there were no cookies this year.

Plan B was to use gatoraid, and that went well and I felt great for the first 10 miles. Then the cramps started and the wheels fell off the bus. I ran/walked the second half and just enjoyed the day. The run course is beautiful so I just soaked it all in.

The people in the TriWisconsin tent were eating Oreos when I passed, I stopped and got one on the first lap and two on the second lap. They really looked surprised when I stopped and asked for cookies.

Started running the last mile and saw Mom and the kids just before the final turn. Gave them hugs and headed for the finish.
One catcher tried to catch me, but Amy pushed him to the side and caught me. It was nice to get a big hug at the end of a long day.

What would you do differently?:

Run more- what can I expect with a 14 mile long run going into the IM.

Post race

Warm down:

Found the family and my son had a big cookie waiting for me. Got some pizza and walked for a while then collected the bags and bike and headed back to the hotel.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Time.
I met a special person last fall that changed my focus and put life into perspective. Having a sig other that lives 2 hours away makes finding traing time hard.
I knew going into Moo that my training volume was down, but it was my decision and I don't regret it for a second. I look forward to supporting her in the first IM at Moo 09.

Event comments:

Great race, great people, great experience.

Last updated: 2007-11-15 12:00 AM

Swimming
01:22:03 \| 4224 yards \| 01m 56s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type:		Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:
200M Perf.		Remainder:
Breathing:		Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:

T1
Time:	10:51
Performance:
Cap removal:		Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:

Biking
07:16:31 \| 112 miles \| 15.39 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:		Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:
Race pace:		Drinks:

T2
Time:	07:13
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
06:15:36 \| 26.2 miles \| 14m 20s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool		Drinking

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

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

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