New Jersey Devilman 1/2 Iron
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New Jersey Devilman 1/2 Iron - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: Overall pretty good, I think I was the only guy there not in a wetsuit. Tried to stay relaxed and just get a good warm-up for the rest of the course. I thought the huge pack would thin themselves out, but even by the end, it was very crowded with the wave behind us catching up. I kept getting kicked and running into people and having to stop. Probably would have been 3 or 4 minutes faster in an empty lake. Oh well. The water temp wasn't too bad at first but by the end I was starting to feel the cold in my muscles, I was worried about my calves and hammies cramping up. What would you do differently?: Get a wetsuit. Try to get around annoying people in front of me better. Concentrate on my stroke more than worrying about the people around me. Transition 1
Comments: Nothing special here, slow but it was a big transition area, and I walked for part of it getting out of the water. Took some time drying off feet. What would you do differently?: Nothing Bike
Comments: Had a really good ride. Averaged 1.6 mph faster than 30K du only a month ago. This was due to the lack of wind and hills. At times I was really hammering it up to 25 mph sustained. Had to stop at about 2 hours in to pee. After that I felt ready to take on the world and really got into it passing all the people who passed me at the pit stop relatively quickly. Twice I had my bottle of ultra endurance formula pop out. Once on the railroad track and once over a pothole. I went back each time because I could not afford to lose those calories. Once while doing this, this girl with a full faced, BMX style helmet gave me and "admirable." Kind of weird, but I passed her 3 or 4 times and each time she said something odd to me. I did lose half a power bar though thanks to another bump. Did have some digestive issues with gels and whatnot but I don't think it really affected me and by the time I got off the bike I was fine. The bottle swap thing was a good idea. Had I known they had gatorade available too, I probably could have gone without the behind the seat waterbottles. Back started to get a little sore toward the end, but I managed through it. NutritionTotal Nutrition on bike: after 30 min - 1/2 powerbar, gel every 45, gatorade bottle for first loop, ultra endurance for second. Total Nutrition on bike: 2 Gu's, 1 Accel gel, 1/2 PowerBar, 24 oz Gatorade, 24 oz Ultra Endurance Formula - about 900 calories total What would you do differently?: Probably carry less water with the amount of aid stations they had (every 14 miles). That said though, I'm glad I had the comfort of knowing I had my own nutrition. Don't carry PowerBars! They're sticky and hard to open. Transition 2
Comments: Took my time, did a couple quick stretches. What would you do differently?: Maybe do a few more stretches Run
Comments: Started out in low zone 3 which was probably sort of a bad idea. I walked through every aid station (about every mile) in order to get water and Gatorade in me. Tried to alternate which I drank each aid station. My back was still a little sore from the bike and it felt like I was pinching a nerve or something by being upright. Both the soles of my feet went numb about a mile in and lasted like this for at least 4-5 miles. Very strange, as that's never really happened before. At about the 10 mile mark when I was walking, I started up again and both my achilles were on fire. They had been a little sore up to that point, but for some reason they really started acting up then and lasted for the rest of the run. Probably a big part of the slow 2nd half splits and low HR's. Overall though, I was a little sore but it could have been a lot worse. My IT band was fine, my knees were fine, and my plantar fascia were fine. My right armpit started chafing and I didn't realize till later but my crotch was pretty chafed. Luckily it didn't affect me on the course. Ended up stopping twice for pee breaks. Nutrition: Gel ABOUT every 45 min, gatorade 1 Accel Gel, 2 Hammer Gels, 24 oz. Gatorade estimate - total about 450 calories What would you do differently?: Next time start off slower and finish stronger. Also use Body Glide and better sunscreen. Post race
Warm down: Walked around a little while, did some stretches. Got in line for some food (meatballs, stuffed shells, sun-chips, orange, Coke). Packed up my stuff and left. Was going to stay to see awards ceremony but it was threatening rain and started drizzling so I just left. After I got home, showered, had a Balance Bar, stretched out, peed about 15 times, watched the Giro on TV, and took a nap. What limited your ability to perform faster: Probably should've done longer endurance runs and longer bricks. Also more long training rides would've probably helped with back/neck pain. Once again wetsuit. Event comments: I can't believe I "podiumed" in my age group. I guess I should've stayed for the awards ceremony. I saw a 22 yr old with a few miles left in the run, so I made a point to pass him though I didn't realistically think it would matter. One thing I notice is my rank for swimming is the worst while my rank for running the best (even though I was barely putting along the run course). This is backwards from my first tri. This tells me that my endurance has improved, I ran (swam) a smarter race, and/or less people still in the race by the run (although this wouldn't matter much because if they did drop out, or miss cut-offs they probaby wouldn't have been ranked ahead of me anyways). The race went off well and the weather gods must have been smiling on us as it was 50% chance of thunderstorms, yet I barely felt a drop all day. Also the clouds and cool air was much preferable to sun. Definitely glad I did my first 1/2. After I recover I might try to do one in the fall based on my schedule. A full ironman seems like a big step from a half, and a long way off given my training time will probably decrease in the near future, but like it says in Gordo's book, "One is never 'ready' for an ironman-distance race. The event is far too big for that." Now looking forward to NO training next week except for my golf swing! Last updated: 2005-05-15 12:00 AM
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Piranha Sports
69F / 21C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 123/315
Age Group = M20-24
Age Group Rank = 3/7
Had some salmon ravioli the night before. Popped a motrin that night and the morning of. Packed up all my stuff to get out quickly in the morning.
Woke up at 5, had a bagel w/ peanut butter, a banana, and a Cytomax pre-performance drink. Drove to race site, set up transition area.
Did about a 5 minute run.