Atomic Man Half Iron Distance Triathlon
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Atomic Man Half Iron Distance Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: I kept drifting to the right for some reason. I had planned on a nice easy swim, which I did. The buoys had been blown around and weren't in a straight line. After the first buoy, I inadvertantly started swimming towards one of the buoys on hte way back in, adn probably went an extra 50 yards or so on 2 different occasions. Once I made the turn, I did a little better with navigation, but not a whole lot better. My overall time was still good for me, but I felt I could have easily been 1-2 minutes faster What would you do differently?: Better navigation Transition 1
Comments: Good transition. Got out of the suit with no real issues. Could have gone faster but was very comfortable and efficient. What would you do differently?: nothing Bike
Comments: The first lap was average. It was still pouring during most of the first lap. I was very cautious on the hills, espcecially going downhill secause of all the puddles. I still finished the first lap in 1:28 and felt very good. The second lap started off great. It stopped raining, I was going much faster and felt great. Hit the 10 mile turnaround almost 3 minutes ahead of pace from the first lap. I noticed then that my fromt tire was a little low. Right after the 43mile mark, it was too low to continue. I debated about just inflating it and trying to ride it out or just changing the whole thing. I tried the temporary fix which only lasted about 3 miles and it was too low to continue. I jump off, had a bit if a hard time getting the tire off, but finally did, get the new tube in, replace the tire, go to inflate it, and my "spare" CO2 cartridge is a dud. NOTHING in it. Over 10 miles to go and I'm done. I start walking the bike back home. Everyone that passes just looks, noone offers help. After almost 12 minutes of walking, a guy finally offers up a new cartridge. I inflate the tire, get back on, and ride like hell. I finished the ride very strong, passed about 25 people the last 10 miles and get back ti transition ready to run, but very pissed off. I lost at least 20 minutes of sitting on my ass changing the tire and another 10 walking. On the other hand, that was a nice break for my legs Nutrition on the bike was great. I never felt really tired. I had a Cliff Bar 30 minutes into the ride, Cliff blocks at 1:15 and 1:45, another Cliff Bar at 2:25 . I drank almost an entire bottle every 45 minutes. I did have to pee during my second tire change, though What would you do differently?: Check spare equipment better!! I felt my pace was good though. I was fresh at the start of the run. I could have pushed it more definitely, but without the mechanical failures, I probably would have been in around 2:50. Transition 2
Comments: I was so pissed off about the flats I didn't care. Could have gone faster but at that point I didn't care Run
Comments: Started off great. Was taking it easy. Had to pee right out of transition. Over the first 5-6 miles was thinking, maybe an Ironman wouldn't be so bad. I passed probably 25 people on the first loop. I didn't take a walking break til just after the 7 mile mark. I started getting tired about mile 8 which was in the middle of an open flat 2 mile long stretch between warehouses. No people, scenery, or anything, other than the wind. Mile 10 was a gravel trail around another warehouse, that I felt unsteady on after all the rain. 11-12 were not fun coming back home. The only 3 people that passed me during the entire run were in the last 3 miles. The last mile hurt, but I knew I was so close and I was able to push through it. What would you do differently?: Maybe 1 more gel, but I felt really good through, then I just hit the wall Post race
Warm down: walked around the transition area, talked to Chris Stark What limited your ability to perform faster: Mechanical difficulties obviously. The last half of the run got me Event comments: The organization of the race and the volunteers were great. The weather was terrible, but they made sure everyone was safe and had a good time and were well cared for. THe course itself is very tough with all hte hills. Overall, I was pleased with myself. The swim definitely could have been better, but I still had a good time. THe flats sucked on the bike but, without those, I think I would've done 2:50 easily, maybe better. The run was slower than I wanted and expected, but all things considered, not too bad. I would love to do another 1/2 iron on a flat course and see what I could do 5:15 is easily reachable Last updated: 2006-06-03 12:00 AM
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67F / 19C
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Overall Rank = 88/173
Age Group = 30-35
Age Group Rank = 14/21
Race at 8. Got up at 6:15. Ate some oatmeal, a banana and yogurt, dropped the kids off at the pool and headed for Transition
Rode about a mile, and swam 200m or so
The downpour started just as I got in the water