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Ochsner Ironman New Orleans 69.1
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Ochsner Ironman New Orleans 69.1 - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: Swim was cancelled making this race a 69.1 instead of 70.3 What would you do differently?: Swim?  Transition 1
Comments: Fastest T1 ever!  Bike
Comments: The ride was a lot of fun. The time seemed to fly by and until my rear got sore about mile 40, I was wishing the ride wouldn't end at 56 miles. The ride was crowded due to the TT start so it was impossible to adhere to the drafting rules, but I did the best I could. My nutrition was good and I executed the bottle hand off well. I slowed down, ditched my old bottle on the way in then picked my volunteer, pointed to them and said "you, water" then made sure to thank them. The volunteers were awesome at all the aid stations on the bike and the run. What would you do differently?: Buy a TT bike and race wheels? I wish. Bring a back pack and pick up a bunch of insulated water bottles that were ejected on the big bumps? Transition 2
Comments: Fairly large transition area so I'm happy with my time. I was surprised there were people laying down by their bikes resting. They probably passed me on the run anyway.  Run
Comments: I felt good coming off the bike and did the first 5k in under 28 minutes. I drank some water and Perform at every aid station and had a GU about mile 3 or 4. After that things went down hill. My hips and back got progressivly tighter and more achy and my stomach said no more food or liquid. I didn't feel well for the rest of the race. The next 4.5 miles were 10 minute miles and the last 5+ miles were 12 minute miles. What would you do differently?: Take some salt at hour 3 on the bike (I did at hour 1 and 2). Only drink water and eat GU on the run and take more salt after the first hour. Post race
Warm down: I was out of it after the run. I found my family and sat down then felt like I was gonna blow. I walked around and found somewhere I could get sick and not gross too many people out. I didn't get sick but it was close. Went back to the family then left again, same drill. After about a half hour my periphreal vision came back which is when I realized I had tunnel vision. After about an hour I felt human again and had a beer. What limited your ability to perform faster: Nutrition? Maybe core and hip strength? I wasn't breathing hard on the run at all but I couldn't get my legs to go any faster after the first 5k. I did have salt caked on my shorts when I was done. Event comments: Well run event, awesome volunteers, great city to race in. Everyone we talked too was very nice. Last updated: 2010-09-26 12:00 AM
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 2011-04-19 9:47 PM |
Master  2484    St. Louis |  Subject: Ochsner Ironman New Orleans 69.1 |
| 2011-04-20 2:46 PM in reply to: #3455806 |
Pro 4360 Baton Rouge area | Subject: RE: Ochsner Ironman New Orleans 69.1 Nice job on the race!!! |
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Overall Rank = 1074/2224
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 89/186
Woke up several times during the night and finally about 2 minutes before my alarm went off at 4 am I watched my watch tick down. Ate a peanut butter sandwich, yogurt and had a couple cups of coffee. My friends Ryan (bigr82) and Annie picked me up at 5.
None. Got transition set up and found out the swim was cancelled due to high winds. I was kind of bummed but kind of relieved since the waves on Saturday were 3 feet and I don't have anywhere to practice in that kind of chop. Ryan and I went for a swim Saturday and it was rough. We couldn't see each other and we were about 10 feet away. I wasn't worried about drowning or finishing at all, but I wasn't looking forward to a really long swim and swallowing nasty lake water.