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Niantic, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
72F / 22C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 19m 31s
Overall Rank = 85/380
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 16/45
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:00, had a bowl of cereal, packed the car, grabbed a coffee and drove about 30 min. to the race. Set up T area, had a clif bar and a bottle of gatorade. HammerGel 30 min. before swim
Event warmup:

quick swim out to the first buoy
Swim
  • 00m
  • 880 yards
  • / 100 yards
Comments:

No idea on final time, since my timing chip was apparenly mixed up with someone else's number. Roughest swim I've been involved in. The swim wave I was in was all males under 44, so it was every man for themself the first few hundred yards. Got hit twice in the face and pulled more than a few times.
Didn't feel all that well in the water. Got a couple of mouthfuls of salt water, and the swells were 1-2 feet which wasn't doing my stomach much good either. Sighted once, and saw no one, thought I was in the lead :), then looked to the left and realized I was way off course. Current was pushing to the right, and I was supposed to be going left. After that, had to consiously feel like I was swimming to the left to fight the current/swells.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, I realize my swimming pretty much sucks, I'll be average at best.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Long...long uphill run to transition. Probably about a 1/4 mile and did I mention it was all uphill. Felt sick when I got to my bike, sat down for a second to collect myself then got going.
Bike
  • 00m
  • 12 miles
  • 0.00 mile/hr
Comments:

Again to split times. Felt sick right off the bat on the bike, got to the top of the first hill and felt like my heart was goign to come out of my chest. Then on the downhill, got really light headed and started weaving a bit. Slowed down a bit and took a hit of gatorade out of the water bottle and proceeded to throw it right back up. Fortunately there was no one behind me, and somehow I managed to miss my bike as well.
Felt a little better after that episode, and tried to pick it up as best I can, but I really suffered on the few uphills, which are usually my strong suit. Tried to pound the downhills to make up some time, and overall, i think I managed to pass more people than passed me. Based on my cycle computer I did the leg in 33:50 which would put me around 21 mph.
What would you do differently?:

Not puke :).
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Again no split. Felt ok coming into transition, took a few extra moments to gather myself, since I knew the run was going to be a bi*ch. Not having any fluid on the bike, and having lost what I did have in my stomach, I knew was going to make for a long run.
Run
  • 00m
  • 3.5 miles
  •  min/mile
Comments:

No splits again. Was getting passed left and right on the run, and never passed one person. Which is the exact opposite of what usually happens on a run for me. Just tried to gut it out and go as fast as I can.
It was a shame I was feeling so bad, because my legs felt great right off the bike. None of the brick feeling at all.
Post race
Warm down:

Jumped in water too cool off. Find some fluids to get in me. By my watch, final time was 1:19:31, but I can't confirm since there was a problem with my chip. It appears someone else got the chip assigned to my number (and I got his). This would be a little less than 2 min. slower than last year. I'll have to get the chip problem straightened out, since the time will affect my rankings (they had me coming in at 1:48, and I know I felt bad, but not that bad)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Just not my day, sometimes you have those days, and today was it for me. Thought I was feeling good coming in, but it wasn't to be. I probably shouldnt' have spent 2 hours power skating with my son yesterday, then the whole family going to the movies (my dinner ended up being snacks at the movies), but the movie was great (Monster House) and it was quality time with my son working on his skating, which I wouldn't trade for anything. So I had to suffer a bit today for my indiscretions yesterday. One thing I learned though, no matter how short the distance you ahve to respect it.

Event comments:

Very well run race. Hartford marathon Foundation always puts on well run, well organized races....now if I can just get my timing snafu corrected...




Last updated: 2006-07-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:00:00 | 880 yards | / 100yards
Age Group: 0/45
Overall: 0/380
Performance: Average
Suit: Xterra Full
Course: Point to Point
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:00:00 | 12 miles | 0.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/45
Overall: 0/380
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 95+
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:00:00 | 03.5 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/45
Overall: 0/380
Performance: Below average
Course: Loop through the neighborhoods of Niantic.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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] 4

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2006-07-23 4:06 PM

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2006-07-24 6:44 AM
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Chris-sounds like a rough race for you. Way to hang in and get it done. Too bad about the chip mix up. That is really just too frustrating
2006-07-24 5:16 PM
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Wow, what a bummer, on many levels! Not only did you feel so rotten, but the chip got screwed up as well.

It sounds like your swim experience was much like mine.

2006-07-24 5:56 PM
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Way to hang in there on a tough day.  Swallowing the LI sound salt water never a good thing.   Given what you did the day before I would say you had a pretty darn good race.  Not sure the conditions in Niantic but pretty windy here. 
2006-07-24 7:09 PM
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Mmmm, so glad I read this race report on a full stomach. Way to tough it out!
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