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Whirlpool Steelhead 70.3 Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman

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Benton Harbor, Michigan
United States
80'sF / 0C
Sunny

Total Time = 4h 52m 13s
Overall Rank = 150/1789
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 37/191

Pre-race routine:

Was planning on bringing bike down early on Friday but work was crazy so got home around 4:00 and asked the wife if she wanted to come with and get a hotel instead. Found one close so left around 6:30 and finally got bike checked and to the hotel around 9:30. Little man needed food and so did I so we ordered Pizza Hut and I shaved and got to bed around midnight. Up at 5:00 to get everything together and was to the site around 6:30. My wave was at 7:40 so drank Gatorade and slowly made the 1 mile walk to the start.

Event warmup:

very little

Swim

35m 51s
2112 yards
01m 42s / 100 yards

Comments:

thought I had a better swim than that. Started in 12th wave and after a while only saw caps of earlier starters and thought I was moving up fast but was dissapointed with time when finished. Going to get help with sighting.

What would you do differently?:

Sighting and stroke

Transition 1

03m 20s

Comments:

long run from beach through shoots to T1, need to work on speed in transistions

Bike

2h 33m 55s
56 miles
21.83 mile/hr

Comments:

happy with pace considering but drafting was pissing me off and so was the conditions of some of the roads. Really beat me down after a while

Transition 2

02m 12s

Comments:

shoes were stuck getting on, need better lace locks

Run

1h 35m 57s
13.1 miles
07m 19s min/mile

Comments:

had a good run. Pace was falling in the later miles. Very happy I never once stopped the whole run, just kept churning.

Post race

Warm down:

sat around for a bit, ate some food drank a ton and had to leave to get back to GR for race at night to be the lead bike

What limited your ability to perform faster:

swim performance

Event comments:

good race, gained confidence for Redman. Need work on transistins, swim and nutrition needs a little tweaking

Last updated: 2007-01-24 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:35:51 \| 2112 yards \| 01m 42s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/191
Overall:	0/1789
Performance:	Average
Suit:	Full
Course:	From peer to pavilion out past bouys and then straight parralell to the shore
Start type:	Run	Plus:
Water temp:	70F / 21C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:	Average	Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	03:20
Performance:	Below average
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
02:33:55 \| 56 miles \| 21.83 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/191
Overall:	0/1789
Performance:
Wind:	Some
Course:	country roads, horrible conditions at times. Too many athletes out there in some spots causing lots of drafting and bottle necks
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Below average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	02:12
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Below average

Running
01:35:57 \| 13.1 miles \| 07m 19s min/mile
Age Group:	0/191
Overall:	0/1789
Performance:	Good
Course:	out and back with a two loop part in middle. One big hill to start and then a gradual in the middle
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
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]	4