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Gulf Coast Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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 Swim
Comments: Water was very choppy and I got rocked like everyone but put in a solid swim comparatively. I sighted well. What would you do differently?: I stood up too early x2 and couldn't run back in due to the undercurrent. Next time I must swim as far as I can to the sand. Need more practice swimming in the ocean and with following feet.  Transition 1
Comments: Wetsuit off was a bit of a cockup. Couldn't find the zipper strap for a few steps. Left socks off due to wet feet. May have taxed myself alot on swim although wasn't intending to. What would you do differently?: Practice pulling wetsuit off quickly while running.  Bike
Comments: Bike was superstrong, but very taxing as I spent 38 miles trying to hunt tri-ghost down then, while I was hoping to cruise some, he kept at me like a pesky knat. We chatted and had fun riding together. Got passed 4 times and rarely had that happen before except at IMAZ. What would you do differently?: Dial it down an avg of 10 watts or so on avg. Even out effort for the full course instead of hammering the first 38 and hanging on for dear life. Transition 2
Comments: Quickish but need to powder my shoes and socks better beforehand. What would you do differently?: not much  Run
Comments: I came into T2 together with tri-ghost but I never got the active recovery I was hoping for. We went out for the run together and I lasted about 4 miles with him. Miles 4-7 were a deep struggle with my negative thoughts as the heat and humidity whooped up. I got picked up by a triathlete from Birmingham named Robin for 7-10. Then I did my best to finish strong; however, I was really laboring. What would you do differently?: Budget better in the other two sports. In other words, I was overconfident in my run (based on early season training and not current fitness level which has suffered due to foot injury) and thus I overshot my bike. Hold back some on the swim and bike and keep fatigue off longer on the run. Post race
Warm down: Straight to the pizza and beer tent and parked at the keg. Drank about 6 glasses of beer and ate 4 slices of pizza and two krispy kreme donuts in the first hour for recovery haha. What limited your ability to perform faster: Pacing relative to fitness seems to be my major dilemma to improve other than increasing both bike and run fitness and swim technique. Event comments: Truly was a good learning experience even though I performed below expectations. I enjoyed it but am in no big hurry to do a ocean swim again. IMFL 2010 is now a race to respect in advance due to the swim issues and the heat. Last updated: 2009-12-01 12:00 AM
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 2010-05-10 5:01 PM |
Elite  3495     SE |  Subject: Gulf Coast Triathlon |
| 2010-05-10 7:31 PM in reply to: #2849604 |
New user 124 Watkinsville, Ga | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon |
| 2010-05-10 7:38 PM in reply to: #2849604 |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon Sounds like this race was tough! The water conditions and then later the heat...yikes! YOu did awesome, bro! That bike split rocked! Congrats! |
| 2010-05-10 7:48 PM in reply to: #2849604 |
Master 1730 Atlanta, GA | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon Swim was hard for everyone. You did well compared to everyone. While I have never done IM, I have talked and read much. It comes down to dosing out what you got - pacing. Good lesson on bike leg. You know the deal. For having an injury not long ago, you have to still like the result. Hit the line healthy for the IM and you will own it. I like the recovery calories after the race. I think I would have passed out after 6 beers and a HIM. |
| 2010-05-10 9:41 PM in reply to: #2849604 |
Champion 6973 marietta | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon nice job man. we're gonna do more damage in warm down at augusta though. ;-) |
| 2010-05-10 9:57 PM in reply to: #2850132 |
Master 1675 Suwanee, Ga. | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon |
| 2010-05-11 1:30 PM in reply to: #2849604 |
Master 2021 Alpharetta, GA | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon |
| 2010-05-11 3:55 PM in reply to: #2849604 |
Master 2484 Atlanta, Georgia Gold member | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon That was one rockin' bike split! You're damn strong and watch how much faster you are if you do it again next year! |
| 2010-05-11 8:13 PM in reply to: #2849604 |
Champion 7704 Williamston, Michigan | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon |
| 2010-05-11 8:20 PM in reply to: #2849604 |
Extreme Veteran 617 | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon Great job on a tough day! That swim was brutal and the heat was too. We had similar overall times but you beat me on the bike by almost 20 minutes... nice!~ |
| 2010-05-12 8:27 AM in reply to: #2849604 |
Champion 5529 Nashville, TN | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon Use this race to motivate you more for IMFL. You will want revenge on the course come November. Good job overall. Each race is a lesson in itself. |
| 2010-05-12 9:57 AM in reply to: #2849604 |
Master 2411 Goodyear, AZ | Subject: RE: Gulf Coast Triathlon Nice job! You learn something every race That was an amazing fast bike split! Awesome! |
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Slept in Boardwalk hotel right onsite. Consumed about 700 cals >90 mins from start. Had a muscle milk, oatmeal breakfast cookie, Thomas blueberry bagel.
Hurried to set up transition then back to room for wetsuit/lube/sun lotion applications before hanging with alltom1 and tri-ghost to await our wave. No time for any physical warmup.