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Dousman, Wisconsin
United States
Midwest Sports Events
64F / 18C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 54m 4s
Overall Rank = 398/615
Age Group = m40-44
Age Group Rank = 55/68
Pre-race routine:

Watched the weather before I went to sleep. Weather guy said rain was in forcast, but would be dry between about midnight and noon. Super. No problem. Slept like a baby. Woke up about 5:45 to the familar sound of rain drops on the window. Then my wife rolled over and asked if they still do the race if it is raining. Yep they do. I guess the weatherman was wrong. Surprise. In 2006, I walked away from the Tri-ing for Children's race because a storm broke out pre-race and it was raining at start. I felt terrible for doing so and promised myself that if I ever had an opportunity to race in the rain again, I would do it. So, even though the prospect was very unappealing, I made good on that promise today. I had the usual breakfast (2 bagels and banana) and sipped on a bottle of Perpetuem and then headed over in the rain. I cut it close because I knew my wave was going out about 1/2 hour after 1st one and didn't want to stand around too long. Got there 10 minutes before transition closed. Couldn't find my exact rack spot, but there was a ton of empty spots (about 250 DNS) so I just picked a spot on my rack and set up everything quickly. I covered my bag, my helmet and my shoes in plastic bags.
Event warmup:

Did about a 10 minute run to warm up.
Run
  • 14m 20s
  • 2 miles
  • 07m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Started in the front of the wave and stayed in about the top 10 of wave. Worked hard but felt pretty good. Ran in my cycling jacket which heated me up right away. Slightly slower than last year, but with the extra clothes, Im happy with the split.
What would you do differently?:

more speed work, less clothes.
Transition 1
  • 02m 41s
Comments:

way too many plastic bags to work through, plus put my running shoes back in a plastic bag.
What would you do differently?:

just let everything get wet or better yet...no rain.
Bike
  • 1h 20m 17s
  • 20.84 miles
  • 15.57 mile/hr
Comments:

This is why I didn't want race in the rain. I believe this is my slowest pace ever for a race. In the end though, this was a big victory for me. To understand, you have to go back to last December, when I was in a serious car accident during a snow storm. In a nutshell, I was driving down the freeway when someone lost control in front of me and there was nothing I could do but run into the pile up in front of me. I still have 'issues' with this in certain situations. Well as I headed out on the bike in the rain, I started having issues. I was frozen with fear. My shoulders hurt so much the first few miles because I was gripping the bars so tight. I had images in my head of the newbies in front of me crashing and wiping out and me being unable to stop. It was no fun. I was getting passed like crazy, including by people on mountain bikes (yikes) It was all I could do to keep going, but I did. Finally, about mile 12, I had a conversation with myself, I said "You are a Donkey Dammit, just DTFU"...and I did. I don't know what happened but it worked. From that point I rode mad. (mostly at myself) Shortly after this I went by my parents house. They were standing out in rain and cheering loudly for me as I went by. This really boosted me. I started passing lots of people. I also was yelling (in a nice way) at a lot of people. There was a ton of people riding on the left or riding two or three abreast. They needed to move over. The last 5 miles I averaged about 19mph. It felt good. It reminded me of when I finally overcame my swim demons. I hope that is the case. Because I don't want to repeat the experience of the first 12 ever again.
What would you do differently?:

Not have issues with the rain.
Transition 2
  • 01m 34s
Comments:

yeah pretty crappy.
Run
  • 15m 11s
  • 2 miles
  • 07m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

as I came into T-2 I yanked off my jacket and decided to run just in my Donkey Jersey, because I'm a Donkey Dammit! Because of my poor ride I was running with the slower crowd and passed many people. I got a stitch about a 1/2 mile in and it never went away. I grabbed some water at one of the aid stations, but it didn't really help.
What would you do differently?:

not get a stich
Post race
Warm down:

ate some pancakes

What limited your ability to perform faster:

some crazy fear on the bike.

Event comments:

As craptacular as this race was I feel good for a few reasons. First, I hope I had a breakthrough with the fear thing on the rainy bike. Second, this performance is so poor that it has a helped light a fire under me for the off season. That is a good thing.




Last updated: 2008-09-03 12:00 AM
Running
00:14:20 | 02 miles | 07m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/68
Overall: 0/615
Performance: Good
Course: flat rectangle
Keeping cool Good Drinking
T1
Time: 02:41
Overall: Below average
Run with bike? Average
Jump on bike?
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Below average
Biking
01:20:17 | 20.84 miles | 15.57 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/68
Overall: 0/615
Performance: Bad
Wind: Some
Course:
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:34
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:15:11 | 02 miles | 07m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/68
Overall: 0/615
Performance: Good
Course: same as number 1
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2008-09-14 8:59 PM

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2008-09-14 9:38 PM
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Way to DTFU on a poor day for a du!  EEEEAAWWW and nice job!
2008-09-15 6:24 AM
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Nice job Jim. Way to excise your demons.
2008-09-15 6:34 AM
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Hey man - great job overcoming your fears. Way to DTFU. It really does help to have the donkey nation, even if they're not at your race, eh?
2008-09-15 9:14 AM
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dude, way to DTFU!!!  that is one outstanding job and way to overcome!!!  excellent representation of what a donkey is to be!!
2008-09-15 10:53 AM
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Way to get up and get out there.  It would have been so easy to just go back to sleep with that lulling rain outside.  A great day to beat your demons.  Excellent.  Proud of you. 



2008-09-15 11:16 AM
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Baaahhh, crash demons be d*mned. You Donkey'd up, overcame them, and turned in some AWESOME run splits despite the side stitch. Great character-building race that will serve you well in the future. You done the Donkeys proud, JIM!



2008-09-15 1:57 PM
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Nice job suckin' it up and pushing through everything, Jim!
2008-09-15 2:47 PM
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You can really log that RR as a tri, the swimming is just a little differenct.  Great job and way to keep your head in the game Donkey.  I just hit the snooze and went back to be.
2008-09-15 3:36 PM
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Nice breakthrough Jim!
2008-09-15 7:14 PM
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Master
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Goof for you Jim

Way to represent!



2008-09-15 8:14 PM
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Way to conquer the fears!  I guess you solved it and said "JUST DO IT"!  That's a great attitude.  And, keeping it a little slower in the beginning is NOT a bad idea anyways since you were able to pass more on the way in, and that always feels great!  EEEAAAWWW!!!
2008-09-16 8:09 AM
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Great job Jim!  That weather was shat and props to you for heading out there anyway.  As an aside, which you've now learned...anything but a cold rain...fock the rain jacket and stuff and go with what you'd wear normally for the temp.  In 30-seconds you're sweating anyway and it's no different.
2008-09-16 2:17 PM
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Nice job in some really lousy conditions....here is to sunshine in your next race.
2008-09-16 7:22 PM
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Way to get through those demons Jimberini! Now you put visions of bike crashes in my mind! YIKES! Skin to pavement ain't a way to ride but dang - we all can crash in any conditions. (actually, I'm guilty of a few crashes due to unclipping issues and although I was not going fast, I had cuts and bruises to deal with and I learned I had better unclip sooner than I really think I need to )

And your bike pace beat my Oshkosh pace so be proud Donk! You stuck to your promise, chased away some demons, and went on to finish the race strong!

 

2008-09-18 9:54 AM
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"The only thing to fear is fear itself"  I never really understood that quote, but thought you might and thought it might apply here.  Then again, maybe not

Way to conquer the demons and put together a good race.  This could be huge for the future of one, Jim Weber.



2008-09-18 10:13 AM
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Nice job, Jim!  Way to DTFU!
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