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High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: Swim went fine until the third leg where I sighted the wrong bouy and thought the course was almost done. Only to find out there was anouther 4-500 yards before the turn to shore. This was depressing, but "oh well, just keep swimming".  Transition 1
Comments: T1 went fast, so fast that I forgot my garmin 305 in my bag. What would you do differently?: Take my time and double check things.  Bike
Transition 2
Comments: T2 was fine, Grabbed the fuel belt and hat, changed shoes and took off running. While I was on the bike my daugher became a volunteer and was wearing a high cliff shirt and handing out water comming out of T2. It was nice to see her having fun. What would you do differently?: Nothing- T2 went fine  Run
Comments: This was not a run. It was a suffer fest. Because of pushing it on the bike, I had no energy on the run and my knees hurt very bad. I walked the first hill, as planned, and began running once I reached the top. This turned into a run- walk- shuffle that went on for almost 3 hours. I was hoping to break 6.5 hours, but the legs would not work. Ran down the final hill, grabbed the carrot from TriDDS and crossed the finish line upright (my original goal). What would you do differently?: I think I needed to take in more fluids on the bike and pace myself better. This was my first HIM., so I did not know what to expect. IT was much harded that I imagined it was going to be. Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster: Poor nutrition while camping. Injures and over training going into the race. Need to train harder overall. Event comments: This was my one year anniversery doing tris. Even though I blew up on the run, looking back I see just how far I've come in this sport. Thanks to the BT'er that sent me inspires over the last year, and Special thanks to TriDDS in helping to calm my nerves in the last week before this race. Much appreciated. Course was good, with a few gripes. 1. Needed better milage markers on both the bike and run 2. Ran out of water at some run aid station 3. Food mostly gone for us BOPers Having watched them set up since Friday, I have a new respect on what goes on behind the scenes to put on a HIM. I'll be back next year. Last updated: 2006-12-26 12:00 AM
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 2007-06-25 12:59 PM |
Expert  1002  Wind Lake WI |  Subject: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman |
| 2007-06-25 1:23 PM in reply to: #859007 |
Master 1732   Delafield, Wisconsin | Subject: RE: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman Nice race. I can totally relate to doing the first one and figuring out what works and what doesn't. Strong mental effort. That will come in handy in the future. IMMOO here you come! |
| 2007-06-25 1:34 PM in reply to: #859007 |
Master 2139 piece o heaven | Subject: RE: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwww Nice job! It is an accomplishment to finish and a BIG stepping stone going into Moooooooooo! What a great training day! We all learned so much - like Rob is really faster than we think, Joe is still fast, and WHAT IT TAKES to get there!!! and you got there!!! Congrats buddy! |
| 2007-06-25 2:24 PM in reply to: #859007 |
Veteran 243 Sullivan, WI | Subject: RE: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman Congratz man - you made it ! |
| 2007-06-25 2:27 PM in reply to: #859007 |
Elite 3067 Cheesehead, WI | Subject: RE: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman Way to go! And isn't it nice to have your kids participate and have your family be there for you?! Saw some kids on the trails - the little girl had her hand out to give me a HIGH FIVE!  |
| 2007-06-25 4:09 PM in reply to: #859007 |
Expert 1357 Mukwonago, WI | Subject: RE: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman Nice race donkey! That's a long way for you to come from your first tri this time last year as a sprint to this bad boy race! Nice job on finishing well! I give you a lot of credit camping before a big race! It's hard enough for me to sleep in my own bed the night before a race. It's hard enough for me to sleep outside of my own bed while camping but to do both is very brave. Great job sticking this out - it's only going to serve you that much more at IM MOO. |
| 2007-06-25 4:15 PM in reply to: #859007 |
Master 1920 Ann Arbor, MI | Subject: RE: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman Awesome job on your first Half! You've come along way in a year, and you have a lot to be proud of! Congrats on a great race! |
| 2007-06-25 4:59 PM in reply to: #859007 |
Master 1671 West Bend, WI | Subject: RE: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman |
| 2007-06-25 8:12 PM in reply to: #859007 |
Extreme Veteran 414 Green Bay, WI | Subject: RE: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman Nice race......I'm dreaming of the day I'm a HIM!!! |
| 2007-06-26 3:36 AM in reply to: #859007 |
Expert 950 London, UK | Subject: RE: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman Lat year itty bitty Sprint this year HIM. EEEEEEAAAAAAWWWWWWWW!!!!!!! You did great Donkey. |
| 2007-06-26 8:24 AM in reply to: #859007 |
Pro 3906 Libertyville, IL | Subject: RE: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman Focking stellar stuff man!! Congrats on the getting the first one in the bag. The long stuff is a whole new ball game and you become a nutrition dork sooner than you think. I can remember lots of valleys on my first one with mini bonks. Takes time to nail it down. Way to go! |
| 2007-06-26 12:00 PM in reply to: #859007 |
Elite 3491 In The Peleton | Subject: RE: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman Way to persevere Donkey! You gotta work on that nutrition, it is SOOOO important for endurance. I've been getting into the habit of fueling every 15 minutes on the bike. That makes it easy to remember. |
| 2007-06-27 8:17 AM in reply to: #859007 |
Elite 2673 Muskego, WI | Subject: RE: High Cliff Triathlon - Half Ironman Hey TIN MAN, congrAAAAAAATTTSSSS. You've got your first 1/2 iron behind you! You are in rare company! |
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Last year the High cliff sprint was my first tri, and we really liked the park so the kids and I camped since Thursday before the race. Ate the typical camping food and played with the kids. Did some swimming and hiking and tried to relax- after all, this was a vacation with a HIM at the end. The high point was my 9 year old climbing the hill on his old, rusty tank of a bike. He kept saying if he could do it, any one could.
Alarm at 0430, peanut better sandwitch and water. Drove down and set up trasition and talked to the donkeys. Met Tammy, Chris, Rob, Phil, Andy,Joe.... tried to relax before the start.