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White Lake Half - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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White Lake, NC
United States
Set-Up inc
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 6h 04m 7s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = novice
Age Group Rank = 5/12
Pre-race routine:

Tried to stay warm in the 42 degree morning. Got chipped and marked while trying to keep as many clothes on as possible. Laid out transition area. got nervous, snappy, and developed my usual pre-race surly and neurotic disposition. My wife is a long-suffering soul.
Event warmup:

I did not really do any warm up. I figured that I would have plenty of time to get warmed-up during the race. For the swim, I did force myself to put my head under the water and swim a tiny bit becaust the water was so cold.
Swim
  • 42m 34s
  • 2100 yards
  • 02m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

67 degrees is some cold water. I handled it well. My feet were numb after about 3 minutes, so they turned out not to be a problem. It felt good to catch up to folks from one or two waves ahead of me. I found that getting bumped around was no big deal.
This was my first OW swim, I think I like it. The water at White Lake is simply exquisite. It is crystal clear, despite rain the two days before the and shallow (9 ft. max) I could see other swimmers around me, and the anchors holding the bouys to the bottom.
Getting out on the dock fro T1 was weird, I was really dizzy. It felt like someone was rocking the dock, then I hei the beach and it felt like someone was rocking the beach too.
What would you do differently?:

I think I could have concentrated more on my form and stretched the glide of my stroke out a bit more. All in all though, I met my goal of getting through the swim intact and relatively unscathed.
Transition 1
  • 04m 49s
Comments:

no worries here. I did have a little struggle with getting my jersey on. I chose to wear a long sleeved regular bike jersey because it was only 60 degrees when we started the swim. Putting on any shirt while wet is a pain.
Bike
  • 2h 48m 49s
  • 56 miles
  • 19.90 mile/hr
Comments:

I passed a lot of folks on the bike. I was the second bike back on my rack. this was my kind of course flat and fast. I was right at home.
Transition 2
  • 02m 39s
Comments:

No worries here either
What would you do differently?:

set up my race belt better
Run
  • 2h 25m 17s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

It all went straight in the crapper here. My first mile was a great 8:42 and I was estatic, but it was short-lived. Mile 2 was 10:33 and it went downhill from there. I walked, I shuffled, I limped, I almost cried, I almost puked.
At one point we were running through a subdivision and a 8-9 yr-old girl was riding her Razor scooter up and down the road. A woman who was passing me (one of many) said " I see you, you're thinking about knocking her over and taking her scooter". I told her " I don't think I CAN knock her over right now".
What would you do differently?:

Much more run volume in training.
Post race
Warm down:

stood in the cold water of the lake to get my legs to stop swelling. Spent 3 days at the beach eating.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough run volume.




Last updated: 2005-05-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:42:34 | 2100 yards | 02m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/12
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: Full Ironman Instinct
Course: triangular out& back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 67F / 19C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:49
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
02:48:49 | 56 miles | 19.90 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/12
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
tried to keep hr around 160
Wind: Some
Course: flat and fast. a mix of good, excellent (not enough) and marginal pavement
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:39
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:25:17 | 13.1 miles | 11m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 9/12
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Course: flat, two lap out & back. water stops every .9 mile
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2005-05-11 10:25 AM

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2005-05-11 12:57 PM
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Nice job on your race, great swim for your first OW and being a bit nippy!
That run coulrse was like the death march from hell.
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2005-05-11 1:20 PM
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Congrats on your first half. Sounds like the run was a struggle, but the bike was sweet and the swim was quite good for your first open water.  Enjoy this accomplishment.

Rob

2005-05-13 12:11 PM
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Buddy, you finished, you learned, you accomplished.  Most importantly, you trained very hard for a goal and achieved it.  You did what 95% of people never do, you started training for a triathlon.  You then did what 99.9% never do, which is to complete a half Ironman.  Awesome.  Thanks for sharing the report.
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