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Penticton, British Columbia
Canada
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Total Time = 15h 51m 35s
Overall Rank = 2444/2733
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 222/234
Pre-race routine:

Ate a banana, powerbar and drank some gatorade.
Swim
  • 1h 11m 37s
  • 4224 yards
  • 01m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

Awesome, great swim, fought off a couple of punches mid way and found each buoy really well. Suit was on perfectly so it was really no trouble at all.
Transition 1
  • 06m 4s
Comments:

This went fast, found my bag, changed and off I went.
Bike
  • 7h 01m 25s
  • 112 miles
  • 15.95 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt good starting out but began to cramp at Richter's. My calves were seizing on every climb so at every aid station I got off and stretched my calves and took in lots of electrolytes. Descending was awesome, I hit 83.3km/hr on one downhill and over 75 on a couple of others. At Cawston the wind came. 60km/hr gusts (36 mph) right in our face. This dropped me at least half an hour as I was down to only 10-16 km/hr when I normally clip along at around 25-30 there. Couple that with some light rain and wet roads and it was interesting.
What would you do differently?:

Make sure my calves were ready to go.
Transition 2
  • 07m 16s
Comments:

Took a little longer than I wanted to but I wanted to make sure I got some salt in me to try and help my calves.
Run
  • 7h 01m 25s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 16m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

AWFUL!!! Tried to run out of transition and my calves cramped immediately. No big deal... walk fast and warm them up. Tried to run, nope. By 5km in I could feel blisters starting on the balls of my feet and 37km later it was pure agony. Was able, because of the crowd's help, to run in the last 2km. My worst "run" in history.
Post race
Warm down:

Get to medical and sit in a wheelchair.

Event comments:

This race will make you feel like a champion whether you finish in 8:45 or 16:59. The main drag is packed and every town you go through on the bike and run has its own little party going on and there are 4500 volunteers for 3000 competitors. Amazing experience.




Last updated: 2009-09-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:11:37 | 4224 yards | 01m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 127/234
Overall: 1139/2733
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 18C / 64F Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 06:04
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
07:01:25 | 112 miles | 15.95 mile/hr
Age Group: 200/234
Overall: 1985/2733
Performance: Average
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course:
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 07:16
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
07:01:25 | 26.2 miles | 16m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 227/234
Overall: 2595/2733
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2010-08-31 7:58 PM

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2010-08-31 11:18 PM
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Great job Colin!  I'm pretty sure I chatted with you a bit on the run... were you the one who said that you wanted 15:30 and I said "me too"?

Tough bike out there, huh?  Loved the volunteers and spectators, felt like a rockstar the entire day.  Great job for finishing!

2010-09-01 1:00 AM
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Awesome job on a hard day man! What a hard day with all that wind! Crazy! Way to push through and conquer! YOU ARE AN IRONMAN!

2010-09-01 10:07 AM
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Great Job Colin. You guys had a pretty rough ride out there. I was a catcher and I think I remember you coming in...
2010-09-01 9:02 PM
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bcmish - 2010-08-31 10:18 PM

Great job Colin!  I'm pretty sure I chatted with you a bit on the run... were you the one who said that you wanted 15:30 and I said "me too"?

Tough bike out there, huh?  Loved the volunteers and spectators, felt like a rockstar the entire day.  Great job for finishing!



That was me, too funny that we finally met   Very tough but SO worth the pain hey?
2010-09-01 9:56 PM
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way to go Colin you made it through that hell run and you are an IRONMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!


2010-09-01 10:39 PM
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Just looked you up in the race photos... I totally remember you... told you that you were "pretty matchy for a guy" with your outfit!  ha ha.  Nice to meet you too!  We will have to keep meeting like this!  :-)

2010-09-02 9:03 AM
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Congrats!

I agree IM Canada is awesome.

I cramped big time on bike last year starting after Yellow Lake..made for less than ideal day.

Recover well!
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