Door County Triathlon Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Egg Harbor, Wisconsin
United States
78F / 26C
Sunny
Total Time = 5h 18m 12s
Overall Rank = 129/694
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 16/71
Pre-race routine:

Usual... Although we had to get up a bit earlier than we might have wanted due to 45 minute drive. Good thing this was a race with a later start time...
Swim
  • 40m
  • 1931 meters
  • 02m 04s / 100 meters
Comments:

Wavy! Course was all of 1.2 miles. Nice number of buoys! Except couldn't sight coming into shore - directly into the sun...
Transition 1
  • 03m 4s
Comments:

Typical transition. Didn't wear socks for the bike. Putting on sock over wet feet is too time consuming for me. Put Powertap HRM on by removing top of one piece suit. That takes time too...
Bike
  • 2h 33m 25s
  • 56 miles
  • 21.90 mile/hr
Comments:

Didn't get "chicked" on the bike. ;^) Plus held enough in reserve to still run all 13.1 including the hill at mile 9...
What would you do differently?:

Not much really. I suppose I could have pushed a bit harder but I think my run would have suffered.
Transition 2
  • 02m 42s
Comments:

Not bad. Changed HRM straps from Powertap to Timex. Put on socks and grabbed several GUs and was off. Need to find a HRM strap that works with both my watch and the PowerTap...
What would you do differently?:

See above...
Run
  • 1h 58m 59s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Stayed pretty steady right at 9:00 per mile. Slower than last week but I wasn't really pushing (wasn't racing against Karen!). Thought I might have to do some serious walking but I just kept pushing through watching the miles pass trying to keep each under 9:00.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Loved having the arm coolers on as they helped a lot...
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

'B' race so really didn't care too much about time. Thought I might be able to do under 5:10 compared to last weeks 5:14 at Muncie but this course was much harder, at least on the bike (helps that Muncie is about 1.5 miles shorter than this course)... Probably need to make sure I have better fuel options as I relied almost 100% on on-course food/drink...

Event comments:

Lots of fan support out on both the bike and run! Awesome compared to Muncie last week...


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Last updated: 2009-07-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:40:00 | 1931 meters | 02m 04s / 100meters
Age Group: 39/71
Overall: 308/694
Performance: Good
Suit: De Soto Speedtube and long sleeve
Course: Kind of an odd shaped course... Straight out, right turn then a 180* turn. Next turn was a left straight into shore. Kind of 'L' shaped or maybe backwards and upside down 'F' shaped...
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: High
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:04
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
02:33:25 | 56 miles | 21.90 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/71
Overall: 39/694
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Starts off flat and fast. Middle part is hilly and became more windy - or so it seemed. Was averaging 22.5 for at least the first half of the course. Dropped below 22.0 before regaining it in the last 8-10 miles or so...
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:42
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:58:59 | 13.1 miles | 09m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 31/71
Overall: 239/694
Performance: Good
Course: Mostly pretty flat and fair. Some good portions of shade. Three real climbs at 3, 6 and 9 miles. Of course then a downhill finish which was kind of tough...
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below 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] 5