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Ironman USA Lake Placid - TriathlonFull Ironman

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Lake Placid, New York
United States
GTC
68F / 20C
Overcast

Total Time = 13h 12m
Overall Rank = 1239/2158
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 287/402

Pre-race routine:

4 AM wake up. Ate some peanut butter bread, granola and a power bar.

Event warmup:

A few swim strokes to get comfortable in the water.

Swim

1h 16m 44s
4224 yards
01m 49s / 100 yards

Comments:

goggles got kicked off my face in the first 25 yards. I had a mild panic attack, had to stop and collect myself. Pulled it togeter and had a good first lap, and a very solid second lap

Transition 1

07m 56s

Comments:

tough to get a fast transition time considering how far you have to go to get from the lake to the tent, also, I got out of the water with a lot of people so we all were doing the same thing at the same time in the same place.

What would you do differently?:

Organize my bags a little bit better. I had too much stuff that I would never use.

Bike

6h 29m 44s
112 miles
17.24 mile/hr

Transition 2

06m 28s

What would you do differently?:

Again, too much stuff in my bag. I can run with two amphi pods and two in the special needs bag. special needs should always have sports-slick or something similar.

Run

5h 11m 8s
26.2 miles
11m 53s min/mile

Comments:

I got good at using the sponges in the aid stations. I started to really look forward to them.

Post race

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I needed more quality run work. I will have to dial in a better sense of my power for next year - and stick to it!!

Event comments:

This is such a hard event. There are many areas that I can improve in with my prep for 2007. Looks like Kona in 2008 or in 2009 when I make the leap to 40 AG. Oh and by the way - Matthew Hanshaw, You Are an Ironman.

Last updated: 2006-07-02 12:00 AM

Swimming
01:16:44 \| 4224 yards \| 01m 49s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/402
Overall:	1310/2158
Performance:	Good
Suit:	sleevless
Course:	two loops around mirror lake
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Shot
Water temp:	75F / 24C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	07:56
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
06:29:44 \| 112 miles \| 17.24 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/402
Overall:	1128/2158
Performance:	Below average
1st lap power 170 flat and rolling, 250 on the climbs. Avg hr was around 145 for the whole bike ride. 2nd lap was torture. I went out too hard. I will study the data but I was 20- 25 watts less on the second lap and hurting.
Wind:	Some
Course:	two loops. long flat climbs (not very steep) one long downhill
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	86
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Too hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	06:28
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
05:11:08 \| 26.2 miles \| 11m 53s min/mile
Age Group:	0/402
Overall:	1239/2158
Performance:	Below average
A very fair running course. tough hill coming in and going out of town. The crowd is great though.
Course:
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
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:
Race evaluation [1-5]	5

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mhan22

2006-07-24 7:14 AM

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Harrisburg, PA

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