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Ironman 70.3 Timberman - Triathlon


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Gilford, New Hampshire
United States
World Triathlon Corporation
68F / 20C
 		Total Time = 6h 29m 11s
Overall Rank = 1347/2277
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 0/193
Pre-race routine:

Up at 2:50 am, Starbucks coffee in K cup maker in bad hotel with sons Colten and Ryder, Drove to event parking, Dark, rainy, setup transition, toast with peanutbutter
Event warmup:

Short swim, water was awesome,
Swim
  • 38m 10s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 49s / 100 yards
Comments:

I need to give myself more credit and start in the front of the group. I ran into people and needed to stop and swim around them
What would you do differently?:

Start in front of wave group
Transition 1
  • 05m
Comments:

This is a guess on time. official time is messed up and says 22min. took my time and dried my feet
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 3h 05m 56s
  • 56 miles
  • 18.07 mile/hr
Comments:

Flat at mile 33
Transition 2
  • 04m 22s
Comments:

Glad I took my time, applied bag balm to my feet and between legs, used bathroom to take a leak
What would you do differently?:

should have applied bag balm under arms
Run
  • 2h 17m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt like I was going to puke about 30 min in, Stopped eating Gels, Eat Oranges, and Power Bar gummys
Post race
Warm down:

Crossed finish line with Colten and Ryder, walked in to lake to cool down,

Event comments:

Great Race




Last updated: 2014-01-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:38:10 | 2112 yards | 01m 49s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/193
Overall: 0/2277
Performance:
Suit: Full
Course: Half rectangle, out 1/3 right 1/3, right 1/3
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 05:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
03:05:56 | 56 miles | 18.07 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/193
Overall: 0/2277
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 04:22
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:17:00 | 13.1 miles | 10m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/193
Overall: 0/2277
Performance: Average
Course: Two loops, hilly,
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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