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Ironman Louisville - Triathlon


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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
World Triathlon Corporation
64F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 11h 46m 12s
Overall Rank = 479/2571
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 96/402
Pre-race routine:

See race report

http://adamstris.blogspot.com/2013/08/my-journey-to-became-ironman....
Swim
  • 1h 04m 42s
  • 4156 yards
  • 01m 34s / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 06m 43s
Comments:

Horrible T1,
What would you do differently?:

everything once I got my gear bag.
Bike
  • 5h 34m 24s
  • 112 miles
  • 20.09 mile/hr
Comments:

Great ride
Transition 2
  • 09m 32s
Comments:

HORRIBLE
legs felt like crap the minute I sat down
could not get a band aid on a blister
had to hit the porta john on the way out
had to stop and fix shoes and compression sleeves on the way out
What would you do differently?:

just about everything
Run
  • 4h 51m
  • 26.2 miles
  • 11m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

made it to mile 3.40 and was forced to walk. calf sleeves (new) to tight caused issues with my calves and left ankle (thanks to my stupid mistake) walk A LOT of this as I physically could not run. a lot more to come on this in my blog.
Post race
Warm down:

massaged and food

What limited your ability to perform faster:

pushed a little to hard at the end of the bike and correcting everything on the run

Event comments:

a little disappointed with the post race, B2B seemed to have a lot more going on.




Last updated: 2012-11-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:04:42 | 4156 yards | 01m 34s / 100yards
Age Group: 64/402
Overall: 373/2571
Performance: Good
Suit: SpeedSuit
Course:
Start type: Dive Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 06:43
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
05:34:24 | 112 miles | 20.09 mile/hr
Age Group: 42/402
Overall: 237/2571
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 83
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 09:32
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
04:51:00 | 26.2 miles | 11m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 96/402
Overall: 479/2571
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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