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Spirit of Racine Half Ironman Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

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Racine, Wisconsin
United States
HFP Racing
56+F / 13C
Overcast

Total Time = 5h 00m 18s
Overall Rank = 385/1207
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 35/80

Pre-race routine:

Wake up, drop duece, enjoy PB + J + Nanner sammich. Did a whole bunch of strecthing, found some donks and headed down to the water.

Event warmup:

My warmup consisted of a 1 mile walk down the beach

Swim

26m 33s
2112 yards
01m 16s / 100 yards

Comments:

The swim seemed short, but it also seemed short last year too... oh well. The water was definately warmer than last year which was nice. Some spots were very shallow which at points made it difficult to swim when your hands are touching the bottom of the lake.

The people around me were zig zagging all over the place. I would look up and there would be no one around me and then all of the sudden I would have people on each side of me, this happened about 5 or 6 times..

What would you do differently?:

try to find a better draft.

Transition 1

02m 1s

Comments:

all went smotth, the wetsuit was tricky as usual, but the sock went on quikc and off I went.

What would you do differently?:

nothing

Bike

2h 28m 39s
56 miles
22.60 mile/hr

Comments:

fairly flat witha few very small elevation rollers. Some of the roads were really rough.... I got passed by a couple of packs of riders who were drafting really bad.

What would you do differently?:

nothing

Transition 2

01m 53s

Comments:

smooth as silk baby

What would you do differently?:

not a damn thing

Run

2h 01m 4s
13.1 miles
09m 14s min/mile

Comments:

Well, now everything got fun. as I started out of transition, I worried how long my knee would hold out and how long I would have to run for the sharp pains to diminish. To my surprise, no pain, just comfort. I hammered as much as I could and damn near cleared 2 hours. I ran with Scotty for a while, and then Deanna. I cheered on the Donks and TriWI folk as they passed. I was giving Djdavey a hard time about catching up to me and to my surprise, he almost did just before the finish!

What would you do differently?:

speed work and weight loss.

Post race

Warm down:

Straight to the med tent for ice for my kinda sore (but not bad) knee

Event comments:

even though I said it was too easy, it is still going to be an annual race for me as to compare my progress year to year.

Last updated: 2009-07-20 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:26:33 \| 2112 yards \| 01m 16s / 100yards
Age Group:	17/80
Overall:	254/1207
Performance:	Good
Suit:	full
Course:	point to point, after a mile hike up the beach
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	64F / 18C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:

T1
Time:	02:01
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?		Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:

Biking
02:28:39 \| 56 miles \| 22.60 mile/hr
Age Group:	18/80
Overall:	213/1207
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	tour de racine county.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:53
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
02:01:04 \| 13.1 miles \| 09m 14s min/mile
Age Group:	56/80
Overall:	669/1207
Performance:	Good
Course:	2-lapper out and back.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

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

Evaluation
Course challenge	Too easy
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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Rosshole

2009-07-20 9:35 AM

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