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Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: Eh.. my time is not so good. The swim included a long beach exit and a nice run uphill, but that is no excuse. I could and should have done better by a couple of minutes. I passed a lot of people and was passed by a lot of people. The waves started really close together, so there was a lot of overlapping of cap colors. I saw white, dark blue, yellow, and light blue out there. It was not too crowded, but there was two occasions that I had to pull up and almost stop due to the wild legs of others. I didn't want a kick to the face. I did get hit in the goggles, and they dislodged, but nothing too severe. After that it was a couple leg pulls and arm slaps. I did manage a good rhythm. Just need to get faster. The water was really nice. I think they snuck in the whole wetsuit legal thing though. It was 82 just the day before.. not sure a steady rain can drop a big lake by over 4 degrees, but whatever. What would you do differently?: Just get faster.  Transition 1
Comments: Good T1 time. No wetsuit so no issues. Went well. Not sure why I always feel like I am forgetting something. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Bike
Comments: Much more difficult than I expected, and I expected difficult. The hills were killer. There was one or two ascents that had to be a mile or more long. Not super steep, just long grinders. These were quad killers. The first half of the course was more difficult than the second half, but don't let that fool you. The whole course was hard. It got hot and windy during the ride as well. I drank all my fluids and flubbed a gatorade bottle handoff. Girl just held it out there and I was going too fast. Roads were mostly dry, but you could tell it had rained. No puddles to avoid, but the spider cracks in the asphalt were still wet.. you know what I'm talking about. What would you do differently?: umm.. this is not a course for an 11/23 cassette. I'd move to a 12/25. I can't tell you how often I was passed on hills only to take them back on flats or downhills. Transition 2
Comments: went well. was deliberate here. Finding that in half events, it's better to take just a few seconds longer to compose yourself after the long ride and to get ready for the run ahead. Not too much time.. just a few seconds. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Run
Comments: I'm feeling hot hot hot.. is pretty much the way I would sum this up lyrically. I felt ok strength wise, but the heat was just too much to output any more than I did. I need to acclimate better than I did if I am to do any better in races with heat like that. This was a slow half for me.. how slow? Well, I ran a 1/2 mary with bigger hills in March and did a 1:35. So, yes.. this was slow. Something to improve, so I am ok with that. Pit stops were excellent. Had ice rags, pretzels, endurolites, gatorade, coke at one, great volunteers too. What would you do differently?: Acclimate. I was not prepared for that heat like I believed I was. Other than that, train better for the run following the long bike. Longer bricks so to speak. Post race
Warm down: Finish line Went right through the med tent, so I decided to stay and recover a bit, and had a very nice lady drape me in ice rags. Sat there for about 10 minutes and regained my composure. After that, ate, and soaked up the atmosphere. What limited your ability to perform faster: Acclimate, train specifically for this race. I pretty much trained through it, didn't taper the way one should, and did not know enough about the bike course. Would have ridden it a few times in training. Event comments: I'm torn. Gamultisports does really good races, but this location on this date is just a little too hot for my likeing, and maybe even my ability. Heat takes me out of the game faster than anything else. Move it to the end of september or even october. I might do it again, but not sure. I highly recommend it though. It's a tough course and will really tell you where you are as an athlete. Overall, this is a good race, maybe one that lives in my head a little too much though. Last updated: 2007-04-02 12:00 AM
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 2007-06-04 4:30 PM |
Master  1404   Atlanta, Ga |  Subject: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon |
| 2007-06-04 7:55 PM in reply to: #829367 |
Pro 3705  Vestavia Hills | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon It was a tough course ... not only the grinders on the bike course, but also the wind. Add on top of that a run course with more than one false flat - which ends on an uphill grade - and it can make the last 3 or so miles seem like forever. Good job on a tough course. |
| 2007-06-04 10:18 PM in reply to: #829367 |
Elite 3491 In The Peleton | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon Nice job on far less than ideal conditions. No taper, hot, missed fluid handoff, wind... Sounds like you had a good race considering all that! |
| 2007-06-05 6:28 AM in reply to: #829367 |
Extreme Veteran 407 Greenwood, SC | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon I just read the race report and it looks to me like you did great. You don't even mention that this was your second half in 3 weeks! Give yourself some credit! I must admit that my favorite part was the beginning and the good luck wishes from your daughter! Nothing like those half asleep, middle of the night kisses. |
| 2007-06-05 7:07 AM in reply to: #829367 |
Extreme Veteran 490 London | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon Sounds like you put in a very good effort for a difficult race, mate. Not to mention no taper and your third HIM in how many weeks?! Be proud of your achievement, mate.  So, these volunteers ..... any hotties? what? I'm single ok?! lol |
| 2007-06-05 7:08 AM in reply to: #829367 |
Master 1888 Winder, GA | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon Great job at the race in some less than ideal conditions! It's always hot in Macon in June, if they put this race in October I think there would be a lot of happy athletes. Congrats on your finish and good luck with the rest of your season. |
| 2007-06-05 7:22 AM in reply to: #829367 |
Member 39 Lawrenceville, GA | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon Congratulations on your race. It was a tough course on a hot day - definitely one to be proud of. |
| 2007-06-05 8:02 AM in reply to: #829367 |
Master 2379 Alpharetta, GA | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon Great RR and great job!! |
| 2007-06-05 8:25 AM in reply to: #829367 |
Veteran 255 Atlanta, GA | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon Great race Ron. Maybe the best ones are the ones that live on in your head..like the best first drink of a cold beer after a long hard hot race Either way you did great, especially keeping that pace on the bike on that course knowing what still was ahead. You continue to show your strength and your spirit through races like this. Keep on keeping on and who knows where you'll be in September. |
| 2007-06-05 8:48 AM in reply to: #829367 |
Expert 963 | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon Looks like you put down a good, solid race. Averaging a little over 19 mph for a hilly 56 miles and then holding a 9:28 pace for a 13 mile run - great work!! |
| 2007-06-05 9:02 AM in reply to: #829367 |
Veteran 199 Smyrna | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon Congratulations RT! 2 HIMs in 3 weeks is no small feat and you did great taking both of them on. You racers were in my thoughts on Sunday as I was taking my 1.5 hour nap. |
| 2007-06-05 12:31 PM in reply to: #829367 |
Expert 882 Marietta, GA | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon Great job - I have always heard this race in brutal, which I guess is part of the mystique. The heat and humidity of the course sounds miserable, you did a great job in not-so-great conditions. As others have said, 2 HIM in 3 weeks is a tough feat in itself - congrats! |
| 2007-06-05 1:33 PM in reply to: #829367 |
| Extreme Veteran 597 Atlanta, GA | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon Way to go Mister! It's great to see how far you've come in the last couple of years, and I'm really excited to see what you can do on the streets of Madison. I think the two HIMs you've had this year are awesome, and the experiences and miles will only benefit you for IM Moo. I gotta laugh about how much talk of cassettes is going on around 2063... maybe we should just break down and buy a couple! |
| 2007-06-05 1:46 PM in reply to: #829367 |
Master 2485 Atlanta, Georgia | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon Way to go on a tough course! The GCT/Macon double is no small feat, plus ING Georgia and whatever other races you've done! Good luck with the rest of the season. c |
| 2007-06-05 7:08 PM in reply to: #829367 |
Veteran 124 | Subject: RE: Rock 'N RollMan Half Iron Triathlon Forget about the cassette. It's all done with ball bearings nowadays.  Good to see you last weekend. This is a race not to be laughed at and now you are a card carrying member. Let the others relegate to the flatlands. See you in Wisconsin! Great job. H. |
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Overall Rank = 96/416
Age Group = m35-39
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Note: Results were not broken up by age group so I did not fill in AG specific information.
Race Day:
Woke up early.. actually, my 4 year old got me up at 3:57. Perfect. I wanted to say good night to her the night before, but she fell asleep too fast as I was getting ready.. So, we hugged, and I got a kiss and she said.. good luck daddy.. and well, the day can't start much better than that. Anyway, I ate a bowl of oatmeal, then left and picked up Amy who was racing the sprint, then headed down to the site in Macon.. about 90 miles away. Got there at 6:00 and the rain from Tropical Storm Berry which began about 20 hours earlier, was just coming to an end. Got all set up and headed down to the beach for my warmup.
This was a wetsuit legal race, but I did not bring mine. I wanted to do this without one. Figured it would serve me better in the long run. I got in the water and swam out and back a few times. Got out of the water and waited to start.. and waited, and waited some more. They were late in setting up the swim pylons. Race started about 30 minutes late.