Half Vermont Journey (8/29/10)

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Half Vermont Journey (8/29/10) - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Salisbury, Vermont
United States
Rushton Sports
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 6h 14m 13s
Overall Rank = 84/131
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 6/8
Pre-race routine:

Drove from Saranac Lake in the Morning. Light breakfast before drive and some extra calories 1hr before race.
Event warmup:

Set up transition area - no real warmup
Swim
  • 41m 15s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 57s / 100 yards
Comments:

Course was Short, surprised by my time seeming it had usually taken me about 50 min to swim that distance in training. Happy that I stayed comfortable and relaxed using very little leg.
What would you do differently?:

Need to spend alot more time swimming this winter
Transition 1
  • 03m 1s
Comments:

Ok transition - could have gone faster, need to practice putting on gloves on the bike, probably took the longest part in T1.
What would you do differently?:

Practice to be able to do faster mount, practice putting gloves on while biking
Bike
  • 3h 04m 32s
  • 56 miles
  • 18.21 mile/hr
Comments:

Was having a pretty good ride, averaging ~20mph for the first 50 miles. Was working a little harder than I should have, but nothing extreme.

Unfortunately, my garmin decided it was done with the race and ejected itself somewhere after mile 52 (with the help of the road bumps of course). Didn't notice it missing for a couple of miles (i'm guessing).

For some reason I thought it was a good idea to turn around and look for it... In the middle of the race - yea pretty stupid. Lost about 20 minutes searching for it. I'm guessing I biked a total of 60 miles with the extra 4 being at a slower "searching for Garmin pace". My mind never recovered and never got back to racing
What would you do differently?:

Umm.. obviously not try to find the Garmin. Maybe take on water during the aid stations to dump on my head. Had adequate drinking water onboard though
Transition 2
  • 04m 20s
Comments:

Waived wife over to tell her I'd lost the Garmin and to let the RD know just in case anybody turned it in.

Spent a little too much time trying to get over it and continue on the race, changed socks since time didn't matter too much anymore.
What would you do differently?:

Obviously, this transition needs to go alot quicker... Probably would have without the distraction of loosing the Garmin
Run
  • 2h 21m 8s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran slowly the first few miles, taking walk breaks at the aid stations. Eventually started walking more and more... It was HOT!!! Glad to have ran in the last mile

What would you do differently?:

Could have gone harder, was probably a little too cautious about overheating. Legs were not dead by the end of it
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing, walked around.
My wife was nice enough to search for the missing Garmin while I was out on the run, but unfortunately the little guy remains missing.

Flush Massage the day after

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat, going a little too hard on the bike, distraction of loosing the Garmin.

Overall, a good learning experience - can't wait to try it again.




Last updated: 2010-08-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:41:15 | 2112 yards | 01m 57s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/131
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:01
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
03:04:32 | 56 miles | 18.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/131
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Pretty flat compared to home - pretty fast course, not at all technical
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 04:20
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:21:08 | 13.1 miles | 10m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/131
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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Subject: Half Vermont Journey (8/29/10)

2010-09-01 6:11 PM
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Subject: RE: Half Vermont Journey (8/29/10)
Can't believe you drove down the morning of, especially with having to catch the ferry.  The swim was DEFINITELY short.  Like you, I was nearly ten minutes faster than usual.  Nice job on the bike, although I have to laugh at you taking the time to search for Mr. Garmin DURING THE RACE!  Sounds like something my tech-loving boyfriend would do. *G*  Good call on taking it easy on the run.  It was not a day to set records or PRs and your time is SUPER impressive considering the heat and the Search for the Holy Garmin. ;-)

 
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