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Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon
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Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: The wind really picked up as the time went on waiting to start. The rollers turned larger and larger. Sighting got harder for me as I had to time it so i was at the peak of the "wave" to see. What would you do differently?: Nothing, pretty good swim, used very little energy. Could have went faster but just wanted to do my IM pace. (wish I was this fast for IMKY) but there is no way in HELLLL it will be cold enough for a wetsuit there. lol  Transition 1
Comments: Nice run up the beach, had my highest heartrate of the day 170!!!!  Bike
Comments: One word "michigan" notorious for crappy roads and they hold true. Bike was going good with a good HR (approx 22-24) then the turned into the headwind and just tried to stay in my HR zone. What would you do differently?: Get more time on my bike, still only about 350 miles on it. Transition 2
Comments: Stopped to pee, wasn't sweating enough to go on the bike (sorry kinda sick) plus I didnt want to put cold water on my body to wash it off. lol  Run
Comments: Goal was a 9mm, was doing good until my hamstrings started to tighten up. Changed my gate a little to stop the pain which helped. Still happy with a sub 2 with a long week prior. Gave me some hope for IMKY. Post race
Warm down: biked to the car, so angie didnt have to walk there, then jogged back. Too bad it was a sandstorm and rained. None of us got to enjoy the IM fun. Event comments: Pluses: Great swim course, GREAT volunteers, alot of aid stations, nice run course, would have been cool post race barring rain, AWSOME venue!!!! Minus: tough for spectators, I think they picked the worst roads possible (never seen more bottle and stuff shooting off bikes, wasn't just a couple spots it was the whole course) Last updated: 2009-02-11 12:00 AM
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 2009-08-02 10:16 PM |
Expert  1325    Findlay, OH |  Subject: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon |
| 2009-08-03 9:15 AM in reply to: #2323150 |
Expert 1183 Fort Wayne, IN | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon Great swim and nice overall race! |
| 2009-08-03 9:23 AM in reply to: #2323150 |
Master 1702 Southern Ontario | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon Wow! Nice swim! Congrats! |
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Age Group = 35
Age Group Rank = 56/207
Whole goal this weekend was to focus on nutrition and hydration, little bummed it was cold as I wanted to simulate IMKY. Did something similar to my full IM nutrition but did cut back a tad. Also did no taper except taking Thursday off of training.
Did a swim while I waited. I was in the 16th wave which went off around 8:40ish.. Wow 1:40 from the 1st wave, that is a long time to sit around. Warmup was also a nice 1.2mile walk on the beach.