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Kinetic Half - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Spotsylvania, Virginia
United States
Set Up Events
68F / 20C
Overcast
Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 35/41
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 31/41
Pre-race routine:

Not much routine here! Got to the site with about an hour to go, but spent so much time in lines that I didn't really have enough time to put on my wetsuit. I started putting it on backwards. Then I didn't have time to warm up. I also wasn't able to eat much of my breakfast (banana and toast) but I did drink my tea on the drive.
Event warmup:

All I had time to do was get wet. And it wasn't wet enough. The water was too cold on my face so I was breathing too hard for the first minute or so.

NOTE: Overall rank is our team rank. Age group rank is my swim rank.
Swim
  • 46m 36s
  • 2112 yards
  • 02m 13s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was a RELAY and I only did the SWIM.
My longest open water swim! So let's call it a PR.
Unfortunately, it was a pretty weak performance. My main problem was that I could not see. It was a little foggy, and my goggles were dark and fogged over. The wave thinned out really fast, so I found myself basically alone and not knowing which way to go within about 5 min! (And I though, oh crap, these are all better swimmers than me! I'm way behind already!) I flipped over on my back to try and clear my goggles, but I instantly got a terrible case of vertigo. So I gave up and turned back over. Then I saw someone hanging on a lifeguard's surfboard, so I went over to do so too. Then I kept going. As soon as I would pass a buoy, I had no idea where the next one was. It caused A LOT of anxiety. As a result, my breathing and sighting were terrible. I was breathing every stroke. I was spending a lot of time with my head out of the water, which hurt b/c the wetsuit was digging into the back of my neck. I don't think it was until more than halfway, somewhere in the back stretch, that I actually start swimming my stroke and my rhythm. It didn't last, but I fought to keep my stroke. I have never been so happy as when I saw the second yellow turn buoy! And then I still had trouble sighting to the shore! This is also the first time I have felt weird (light headed) when I stood up after the swim, but it only lasted a couple seconds.
What would you do differently?:

1) Get goggles that I can see out of. Prescription goggles? Antifog?
2) Train in open water with the wetsuit.
3) Get a wetsuit that fits better. Allow enough time to get wetsuit on.
4) Train longer consecutive distances.
Transition 1
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

8/41
I couldn't bend over in the wetsuit. Our biker and runner were waiting for me on the edge of the transition area. The runner took the chip off my ankle for me and put it on the biker!
What would you do differently?:

nada!
Bike
  • 00m
  • 56 miles
  • 0.00 mile/hr
Comments:

My hubby was our biker. He predicted a time of 3 hrs 30 min, but came in at 2:58:08!! That's 17/41.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

0:48, 22/41
Our poor runner was not prepared for the biker being done so quickly! At least she was at the rack!
Run
  • 00m
  • 13.1 miles
  •  min/mile
Comments:

2:53:52, 39/41
Tricia knocked some 23 minutes off her previous half marathon time! Awesome!! She also was inspiring everyone else along the way!
Post race
Warm down:

Tricia (the runner) said, "I only had 1 bad mile!" and I said, "Me too!" :)




Last updated: 2011-05-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:46:36 | 2112 yards | 02m 13s / 100yards
Age Group: 31/41
Overall: 41/41
Performance: Below average
Suit: rented farmer john wetsuit
Course: a triangle - 2 right turns at the yellow buoys
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:30
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:00:00 | 56 miles | 0.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/41
Overall: 0/41
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:00:00 | 13.1 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/41
Overall: 0/41
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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Subject: Kinetic Half


2011-05-19 2:35 PM
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Subject: RE: Kinetic Half
You finished, so give yourself a round of applause! Did you buy the wet suit or rent? I'm renting one for my HIM.
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