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Patriots Half - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Williamsburg, Virginia
United States
Set Up Events
90F / 32C
Overcast
Total Time = 6h 03m 45s
Overall Rank = 138/
Age Group = 35-45
Age Group Rank = 28/
Pre-race routine:

Not so much routine!
Woke up around 4:45 at local hotel. Cleaned up, loaded car, woke up my familiy and suddenly realized it was allmost 6:00!!!!
Raced out the door, grabbed some coffee and banannas from the hotel lobby - Quick stop at the 7-11 for donuts for the kids and rushed around the race parking lot like a fool trying to get to transition with enough time to warm up.
Event warmup:

Managed to get transition set up just before it closed. Marched down to the swim start and swam maybe 50 meters before the race start.
Swim
  • 43m 23s
  • 2112 yards
  • 02m 03s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim start was a little chaotic and packed tight as the first bouy was not far off shore. Rounding the first bouy was a bit of a melee as everyone arrived together. Wasted too much energy avoiding getting pummeled.

Water was very murky and choppy. Felt like I was fighting the current both ways. Between the chop, current, hazy skies, lack of visibility,and my own myopia without my glasses, I think I probably had a very zigzag swim. Didnt really see the bouys until I was right on top of them. Even though I could see the paddle boarders and knew I was on course (somewhat)I felt like I was alone on the swim course often which made me a bit tentative. Every so often i'd pass a block of stragglers from the earlier waves which helped orient me, but overall my sense of direction was definitely off.
What would you do differently?:

Had a lot of energy left that I didnt spend on the swim. Should have swam with more confidence despite not being able to sight the bouys.

Need to practice sighting in bad visisbility conditions.
Transition 1
  • 04m 25s
Comments:

Slow transition, pretty much took my sweet time. added in the task of putting on my heart rate monitor and GPS watch for the first time durrign a race.
What would you do differently?:

start the GPS watch at the start of transition so it can find the satelite sooner.
Bike
  • 3h 02m 10s
  • 58 miles
  • 19.10 mile/hr
Comments:

Pretty good bike considerign I crashed at the first water station.
Made the mistake of trying to finish off a water bottle beforfe the exchange. Came in a little too fast and the rider in front of me slowed to take the first bottle. When I braked to avoid him (left handed only - drinking from my right) I lost it and hit the deck pretty hard.

luckily i was not hurt, and the bike only had some road rash - ripping all the bar tape off my right pursit bar.

Got back intot he race and held a steady pace the rest of the way, but avoided the remaining water stops.
What would you do differently?:

Never enter the water exchange WHILE drinking from my water bottle, AND while tailgaiting other riders. DUMB.
Transition 2
  • 02m 47s
Comments:

Not bad considering I stopped to use the portapotty.

Amazed how strong my legs felt.
What would you do differently?:

try to move a little quicker. Definitely took my time.
Run
  • 2h 11m 5s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

ugh... disaster.
My legs may have been strong, but my stomach was a mess.
By mile 1 I was hit with a wave of nausea. The sun came out right around the same time and I could feel the heat sapping all my energy.

Ran the first 6 miles sick as a dog, my legs the only thing that was keeping me going. Lots of ice, water and heed at every station as I walked all the water stops in this part of the race. At mile 5 I stopped taking in nutrition (blocks and gu) as i didnt think id keep it down.

After mile 6 my body started to recover, I picked up the pace and managed to stay moving through the next few water stops. If I had stayed on track I would have definitley hit my goal of finishing well under 6 hrs. went back to taking in nutrition in small doses.

With two miles left to go the heat did me in. I started getting chills, lightheaded, and my arms and fingers began to tingle like they were falling asleep.

I kept my legs churning and crawled the last mile or so through the finish.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure if the heat is what casued my nausea or if it was a combination of heat and nutrition.

I took in pleny of calories and electrolites, never had any cramps and felt well hydrated. But my stomach was a disaster.
Post race
Warm down:

foot ice bath, streching out on the ground (where i managed to pick up chiggers...lame).

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat - i think.




Last updated: 2012-09-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:43:23 | 2112 yards | 02m 03s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: no
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:25
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
03:02:10 | 58 miles | 19.10 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Some with gusts
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:47
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:11:05 | 13.1 miles | 10m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2012-09-12 10:08 AM


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2012-09-13 10:49 PM
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Subject: RE: Patriots Half
holy smokes, nice run, ha, and you crashed on the bike, are you kidding me. Wow, talk about HTFU. Awesome. Great job.
2012-09-14 7:54 AM
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Subject: RE: Patriots Half
Nice RR.  The heat was definitely brutal that day.  I had the same problem, chills and goosebumps all over towards the end.
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