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Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon
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Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: I basically put this in crusie control for the entire swim. I went comfortable and my pace. I passed soem of the stragglers from teh third wave, but for the most part, I just swam a leisurely pace, and concentrated on breathing and nice long strokes. Absolutely did not try hard at all. What would you do differently?: Not a damn thing  Transition 1
Comments: Again, I didn't go super fast. Just got through the T1 and got ready for a long ride. What would you do differently?: Not Much....  Bike
Comments: I split this up into 18 mile increments. The first 18 was done as easy as possible, with slight notches up in pace here and there. The second and third parts were done with a bit more intensity, and I started really dropping some of the people who probably had went a bit too hard too early. I drank ONE perpetuem bottle 6 gels, a banana, and at least 80-90 ounces of water. What would you do differently?: Nothing Transition 2
Comments: Again, I didn't go too fast. I also had to go to the john for about a minute and a half. What would you do differently?: Wear depends.  Run
Comments: It was hot and I had a hard time keeping my HR down. It really wore on me and it felt impossible to pick up teh pace. I tried at around mile 7 to star to ratchet it up, it backfired and led to worse times around miles 10-12. What would you do differently?: I don't really know. I did great in my pacing on tehe swim and bike, but teh run always gets to me. I felt great through mile 8, but I felt really degraded after that. Post race
Warm down: Walked around and met with other Triple Threat members. Had water, gatorade, and packed my stuff up and went home. What limited your ability to perform faster: Heat and my run. Event comments: I really liked this and will do it again next year. Last updated: 2006-04-20 12:00 AM
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 2006-08-06 9:46 AM |
Expert  783    South Bend, IN |  Subject: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon |
| 2006-08-06 9:57 AM in reply to: #503341 |
Expert 1213 Los Gatos, CA | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon Hey congrats on your race, great work! ....I just did Vineman 70.3 last week, similar race.....if your logs are accurate, look for the mystery on your run split in your run volume....you had a decent swim, and a strong bike but not much left for the run......my run split was 1:47 but I put in 90-110 miles a month on the run...with my weekly long run at 10-14 miles....also put in a marathon back in March....the longer the race, the more it is about he run....no way around this...sounds like you really enjoyed it and will be back! Frank (CerveloP2 ;-) |
| 2006-08-06 10:50 AM in reply to: #503341 |
Veteran 251 Burbs north of Chicago | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon Great swim and nice bike too. It was really hot on the run. Hardly any shade at all from mile 2 to mile 13. Tough stuff. Congrats on finishing. |
| 2006-08-06 10:51 AM in reply to: #503341 |
Champion 6931 Bellingham, Washington | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon good race. Sounds like you had a good plan for the first two legs, the run is funny that way... I had a hard time the first couple miles during the Lake Stevens 70.3...SUN AND HEAT....Not good. |
| 2006-08-06 1:49 PM in reply to: #503341 |
Extreme Veteran 456 Western Massachusetts | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon Wow, great day today! I did 1/4 of that distance and I'm done in. I had to laugh at what you call an "easy" pace on both the swim and the ride! |
| 2006-08-06 2:19 PM in reply to: #503444 |
Expert 783 South Bend, IN | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon Hey, thanks all, for your comments. I do need some running time, and I do belive that thsi is my last race this year, or at least full on tri. I might do a 5k or 10k or a bike race or mt bike race... we will see. It was a hot as hell race for the run, and I saw people falling out all over. Not too many people were smiling. I figure if I can smile, I am doing all right. If not, then I just have to pay extra attention and care to what I am doing and finish. Good luck with teh rest of all your races!!!
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| 2006-08-06 9:30 PM in reply to: #503341 |
Member 414 | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon Great job, I can't say I noticed the heat, but I spent about 8 minutes in port a potties "cooling off" and apparently losing to you. |
| 2006-08-07 10:31 AM in reply to: #503341 |
Veteran 251 Burbs north of Chicago | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon Really nice swim and bike times. And yes, it was hot on that run. Talk about no shade, whew!!! Well, congratulations on finishing!! |
| 2006-08-07 10:55 AM in reply to: #503341 |
Champion 7547 Albuquerque, New Mexico Bronze member | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon Congrats on finishing a great race. |
| 2006-08-07 11:07 AM in reply to: #503341 |
Master 2231 Des Moines, Iowa | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon Congrats on a great race :-) |
| 2006-08-07 1:07 PM in reply to: #503361 |
| Crystal Lake, IL | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon Nice race, man. Congrats. That bike time is great, especially considering you said you took it really easy for the first 18 miles. Wow!
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| 2006-08-07 1:57 PM in reply to: #503341 |
Champion 11641 Fairport, NY | Subject: RE: Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon Nice half, well done. |
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Overall Rank = 817/1414
Age Group = M3034
Age Group Rank = 129/178
Got up, had a bagel, a banana, Juice, and a coffee. Had all my stuff ready the night before, and bike racked too.
I ran for about 10 minutes, and did some strides. Got teh HR up and then cooled off and stretched. Got my wetsuit on and swam. I stayed in teh water a good 25 minutes. I watched the first two waves start off from the water. Felt good.