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Ironman Canada, British Columbia
Canada
Ironman
32F / 0C
Sunny
Total Time = 10h 39m 16s
Overall Rank = 207/2602
Age Group = M-30-34
Age Group Rank = 29/220
Pre-race routine:

Arrived in Penticton on Wednesday night, checked into the hotel, unpacked, got settled in, then hit the beer and wine store then jumped into the pool. Nice and relaxing few days that included NOT smashing my bike into a building!
Event warmup:

The alarm was set to go off race morning at 0415. The fire alarm started going off at 0300. We were wide awake and slightly agitated when 0415 finally came around. Poor Kari and Shelby (dog) were exhausted but still got up making sure we were all set for the day. I did a little stretching, mainly on the hams and quads, getting set for a day of a lot of pain. We got the same parking as last year, walked to Main St. for SN bag drops and body marking then began the ritual of the 3 trips to the bathroom. In between bathroom trips (and washing my hands) I found Leah, Jon and a whack load more excited/zoned out people to chat with. I got into my wetsuit,left my wedding band with Kari, kissed her goodbye and told her I'd see her in a few hours.
Swim
  • 1h 08m 23s
  • 3400 meters
  • 01m 47s / 100 meters
Comments:

Standing out on the beach waiting for the pros to go, it finally sunk in that I was doing this again. Why? I asked myself, I knew I'd find the answer in a few hours. I saw my parents standing front and center along the wall of the beach, all dressed up in their silly hats, signs and noise makers. I love them. I should go back to see if I've said this before but THIS was the roughest swim start ever. Punched, kicked, pushed under, grabbed, you name it I got it. I just kept at my pace, drove the panic deep inside and kept telling myself that I'll be fine and just keep going. I wanted to use a slow and steady stroke that would keep my heart rate down and keep my legs from cramping at the swim exit. So a long story short, I sighted well, I swam on the inside of the buoys after the first turn, exited the .water and ran into transition about a minute longer than last year but with more bruises and less cramping than last year.
What would you do differently?:

I think I could have pushed the swim a bit harder than I did, but the result was what I was looking for. I just started this stroke and I think I will keep with it and develop some power to go with it as opposed to my "thrash and crash" style
Transition 1
  • 03m 17s
Comments:

My time was vastly better this year as I now knew how T1 works and how to get out of the tent faster, I still managed to drop one of my biking gloves THREE times on my way to the rack but overall I am happy with the time. One piece of advice I'd like to pass on to others; do not go to the first strippers, chair or volunteer you see. You will actually save time by going where no one else is!! No line ups at the far end of the change tent, clean and dry with no clutter!
What would you do differently?:

Not too much, I did find a few things to try to streamline for next time like what to put on first and what to get put together while running to the bike or even once mounted on the bike. Oh, and my main ring was in the WRONG gear again! Dummy.
Bike
  • 5h 20m 2s
  • 180 kms
  • 33.75 km/hr
Comments:

Getting out onto the bike course from the mount line, I came very close to literally running into VancityJ. We both left town at the same time, too funny.
Now this where I usually talk about where the wheels fell off, the plan fell apart or someother dramatic event unfolded that ruined my chances at glory. Not today baby! Boring, consistant stuck to the plan. Dull. And yet my bike time ended up being faster this year than last?!? I know, WTF? Going slower means you go faster? I enjoyed the bike so much that I was able to look around and see the anguish in my fellow racer's faces. Good times! My goal for this ride was to keep my heart rate at 155 or below, I allowed myself a little time into the 160 range but I never saw anything over 163. It sucked going that slow but it now seems like slow is the new fast! THis was the first time I have raced like this and it really seemed to pay off. I talked to my Dad today and he laughed when I told him "new" revelation. He said I have never done anything slowly, head down, pedal down, go for broke. Looking back I guess he's right, might explain some of the concussions I've had in my lifetime.
What would you do differently?:

With the outcome of this race, if I had it to do again right now, I wouldn't change a thing. This winter / spring is going to be spent building up muscle endurance and spinning on my new toy. Kari bought me a Compu Trainer complete with the Canada, CDA and Arizona courses. CDA won't know what hit it!
Transition 2
  • 02m 29s
Comments:

T2 was a bit funny, I was really hoping to see Kari but since I was in faster than we thought, she missed me by 10 minutes. I was pretty upset and dragged my but getting back out. I had Leah yelling at me to get moving back out for the run, "TEA TIMES OVER! GET OUT THERE!!" So off I went. The change over was good, but I could have easily shaved off 45 to 60 seconds.
What would you do differently?:

Move it a bit faster, carry a cell phone and call Kari to let her know I am ahead of schedule.
Run
  • 4h 04m 42s
  • 42.2 kms
  • 05m 48s  min/km
Comments:

Holy S&%@ Batman! Someone left the oven door open! It was hot, jungle hot, Tarzan didn't have it this hot! I left for the run with the legs feeling good. What a change for me to start with legs that were working! It took me until the end of Main St. to really get a bit of a groove going but I did start to get a run going. Out along Skaha Lake the sun was watching me intently, dude it was hot! I put it out of my head and puttered along watching all the runners start to pass me. It sucks, but I do what I can with what I got. For the amount of running I've done over the past few months, I have to be happy with the run time. The highlight for the run course was at mile 19. I was about to grab a water being handed to me from a volunteer when from behind me some A-HOLE came crashing through, "HEY! EXCUSE ME!!" he yells, looking over his shoulder at me like I blocked him! VancityJ passed me!!! My super-super-ultra secret goal of beating the more than famous, the infamous Jonathon went up in smoke. I'm pretty sure he was giggling as he ran away from me with just a few miles left. It was still a great run for me, I finished the run close to my secret goal of 10:30:00, my main goals of sub 11 and kissing Kari before the finish.
What would you do differently?:

More run training - less injuries. That's the plan.
Post race
Warm down:

Got the medal, got the finisher's T, ate every piece of pizza around and drank down some water. Kari drove us back to the motel, I showered, got changed and we headed back to the Finish line to watch the rest of the people come in. We saw Crazypop come in as well as a bunch of others we knew, yelled and screamed at all of them. Finally I succumbed and had to go for a massage, after that we (me Kari and Leah) headed back to the motel again (Alex took off for home a bit early) to watch the last hour on TV and then hit the hay.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Arrruuurrgh!!! I'm only a man! I hate this answer! Gravity, gravity limited my ability, my top speed on the bike was 76.6 Km/h, I averaged 38.2 Km/h until I got to Oosoyos, I was punched and kicked in the swim, running is only fun if there is a guy selling ice cream from a truck in front of you! Gimme a break!

Event comments:

Love this race, is it possible to have volunteers better than the IMC people? I doubt it!




Last updated: 2008-09-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:08:23 | 3400 meters | 01m 47s / 100meters
Age Group: 80/220
Overall: 672/2602
Performance:
Avg Hr - 154 Max Hr - 168
Suit:
Course: Single Loop, clockwise
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 20C / 68F Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:17
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
05:20:02 | 180 kms | 33.75 km/hr
Age Group: 24/220
Overall: 145/2602
Performance: Good
Max Speed - 76.6 Avg Hr - Mx Hr -
Wind:
Course: Single loop, mountains, valleys. Very scenic, very hard!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:29
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
04:04:42 | 42.2 kms | 05m 48s  min/km
Age Group: 37/220
Overall: 311/2602
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back from Penticton to OK Falls and...well, back again duh!
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2009-09-01 9:43 PM

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2009-09-02 12:10 AM
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Chris I told you, you would rock IMC and guess what I was right you Rocked it.  Excellent race hope to do IM Lake stevens 70.3 next year
2009-09-02 3:40 AM
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Great Job out there buddy! You looked good when I seen you!

Your Parents were hilarious...When I stopped to ask them how they were doing they told me to get moving!!

Hmmm, I guess I will be coming over to your place more often now that you have a virtual cda course.

Oh, I may even buy you a beer!

Loved the answer to the what limited your peformance....

Hmmm, a 40hour work week, family......My brain feels pain....I could go on!

Oh, and I did see a gal on the phone while I was walk running! She must have been ahead of schedule too

2009-09-02 1:38 PM
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Awesome job Chris! I love your RR's ... it's like I'm right there with you. ;-)
2009-09-02 3:05 PM
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Wow! excellent job! Impressive!

2009-09-02 9:19 PM
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Ah, you finally got your report up - I've been waiting for it!! Awesome man, great report and great race! I love the slow is the new fast bit!! Although, you definitely need to teach me how to ride slow, because my slow is actually slow!!

Oh, and I definitely had a good chuckle after I almost knocked over your water. You really need to start looking!! Oh, maybe you could get blinkers or something! Yeah, I like that idea better!

Anyways, great job out there, glad things went your way.


2009-09-02 10:22 PM
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Wow...that's a great time!  Congrats on an awesome race!!!
2009-09-03 12:01 AM
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2009-09-03 9:42 AM
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Great report. Great race!  Enjoy some recovery time! :D
2009-09-03 11:05 AM
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Great report and even more amazing race. Great advice on not picking the first spot in transition. I figured that out by T2 and it went very smoothly...
Am I the only one who noticed the smoke? Wow.

I'm glad it was there though, because it kept the EZbake oven sun from being even hotter.

Well done.
2009-09-03 4:55 PM
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Great Report Man! And great to see you!
Yup, slow and steady is faster than the hammer and blow up!! So glad it clicked and worked!!

jealous of that computrainer! 


2009-09-04 7:37 AM
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Great race report and awesome time.  Pretty fast in my book.
2009-09-06 2:55 PM
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Great race...nice when everything comes together and it clicks well even if you are racing in an oven.

Congrats!
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