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Beach 2 Battleship Iron Distance - TriathlonFull Ironman

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Wilmington, North Carolina
United States
Setup Events
65F / 18C
Sunny

Total Time = 11h 35m 53s
Overall Rank = 66/521
Age Group = M 45-49
Age Group Rank = 4/55

Pre-race routine:

Lots of standing around in the cold.

Event warmup:

None.

Swim

1h 32m 31s
4224 yards
02m 11s / 100 yards

Comments:

Damn that was cold. By 2/3 of the way though the swim my hands were cramped up into claws and could not close my fingers.

What would you do differently?:

Wear a cowel!

Transition 1

18m 28s

Comments:

This is as bad as a transition gets! I was so cold nothing worked. Simple stuff got really hard like putting on arm warmers. Next time roll the damn things. Also when my watch broke I could not fix it.

What would you do differently?:

Roll the arm warmers! Make sure the watch doesn't break.

Bike

5h 55m 43s
112 miles
18.89 mile/hr

Comments:

This was a decent ride but in retrospect I could have pushed a good bit harder and not hurt my run.

What would you do differently?:

Push a bit harder earlier.

Transition 2

04m 44s

Comments:

Not the greatest transition but OK.

Run

3h 44m 32s
26.2 miles
08m 34s min/mile

Comments:

A much better run than I could ever have anticipated.

Post race

Warm down:

Massage!

Last updated: 2010-02-19 12:00 AM

Swimming
01:32:31 \| 4224 yards \| 02m 11s / 100yards
Age Group:	39/55
Overall:	353/521
Performance:	Below average
Suit:	Full XTerra Vortex
Course:	L Shape point to point
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Shot
Water temp:	63F / 17C	Current:	Medium
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Below average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Average

T1
Time:	18:28
Performance:	Bad
Cap removal:	Bad	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:

Biking
05:55:43 \| 112 miles \| 18.89 mile/hr
Age Group:	16/55
Overall:	130/521
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some with gusts
Course:	Huge loop. Some great pavement but a 20 mile section that was horrible!
Road:	Rough	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	04:44
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Below average
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal		Average

Running
03:44:32 \| 26.2 miles \| 08m 34s min/mile
Age Group:	1/55
Overall:	22/521
Performance:	Good
Course:	Out and back done twice. A huge bridge that makes for a miserable climb at the start and finish of each lap.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
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:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4