IM Arizona Race Report (Page 2)

charles81 - 2005-04-09 8:52 PM

TOM's HALF MARATHON SPLIT IS 2:32!!!!

HE'S GONNA FINISH!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

GO TOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KendallF - 2005-04-09 9:12 PM

I don't watch sports...and I've had the video streaming for 3 hours now. I am stoked for all of the guys racing.

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madcow - 2005-04-10 4:59 AM Thank you guys, Phil was flying. I never met Devo or Joe. as for me. My back started to get tense in the swim and 1:45 into the bike it seized up on me. I switched between :30 aero, 2 or 3 min sitting up and :05 standing for miles 35 - 95. Like a bonehead I had Advil in my special needs bag but didn't take it. Overall considering how bad the winds were and the fact I couldn't get aero, my legs felt great. And yes, my T2 time was so long because I knew I wouldn't go sub 13 so I took my time, got some Advil and yes a potty break! I am most proud of my run. My longest run was 18 and longest brick was 112/8 so I didn't know how I would feel during the run. i picked a pace that I thought I could do all day and in fact I could. I wanted to run sub 5 and that wasn't going to happen today, so I opted to not walk at all except the aid stations... And it worked! I never felt bad at all. I kept waiting to fall apart, but on the second loop, I just alternated between water and Coke and water and chicken broth (great stuff). Looking at what I ate during the run, I probably was calorie deficient, but I didn't feel it. Also another motivation of mine was to not let the guy who beat me for 3rd plsce in Lake Arrowhead beat me here. I saw him early on walking so I knew I didn't want to walk. One of the best parts was at mile 24.5 I saw a sign that said go Tiger Phil and Madcow...How cool is that? Thank you everbody, its 1 am and I am finally going to sleep. thanks again to everybody for the last 6 months!!!! You guys are awesome! Good night Tom