5430 Long Course Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Boulder, Colorado
United States
5430 Sports Corp.
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 5h 39m 36s
Overall Rank = 470/1185
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 45/85
Swim
  • 32m 1s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 31s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim, pushed the pace pretty good at first then settled in, good job sighting but ended up having to navigate through people quite a bit
Transition 1
  • 02m 29s
Bike
  • 2h 37m 1s
  • 56 miles
  • 21.40 mile/hr
Comments:

Good bike, had to continue reminding myself to slow it down a bit. 2nd loop felt more controlled than the first. Ended up drinking 2 full bottles of gatorade endurance and a 1/2 bottle of water
What would you do differently?:

Salt tabs!!
Transition 2
  • 01m 27s
Run
  • 2h 26m 41s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

This is where it all fell apart. Both quads started cramping on mile 1 of the run. First quads, then left groin, then calves at the very end. The whole run was about cramp maintenance. Each aid station would get me about 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile before I'd start cramping again. Thankfully the aid stations were well stocked and frequent. sponges, gatorade endurance, ice, and pretzels were the way to go
What would you do differently?:

salt tabs!
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Cramps!

Event comments:

This was my first 1/2 ironman and I am glad I finished it. I'm not sure if it was lack of fitness or because I had never done a race this long before that i didn't have my salt nutrition figured out. I had chunks of dried salt on my arms a the end of the race! I am happy that I had a good bike and swim leading into the run but felt I should have been able to average a 9 minute pace on the run based on fitness.




Last updated: 2010-02-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:32:01 | 2112 yards | 01m 31s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/85
Overall: 0/1185
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:29
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
02:37:01 | 56 miles | 21.40 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/85
Overall: 0/1185
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:27
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:26:41 | 13.1 miles | 11m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/85
Overall: 0/1185
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 3