Oil Man Texas Triathlon - Formerly Iron Star Triathlon - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Conroe, Texas
United States
Outloud! Productions
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 50m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 0/
Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 36h 00m
  • 2112 yards
  • 1h 42m 16s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim. Course was fun. Not a lot of bumping, even after the start. Sun made the out part somewhat difficult to spot but heading back in made it easy.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Took it really easy. Likely could have sped up.
Bike
  • 2h 54m
  • 56 miles
  • 19.31 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Managed this very well as I felt really pretty good off the bike.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Had to pee really badly!
Run
  • 2h 12m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Knew that this was going to be my big challenge. Signed up for this because I thought it was going to be cool (November). Unfortunatley mother nature did not cooperate. First 3 loops went fine but by the last lap (was 3 loops) I was really starting to overhead and had to run-walk. I didn't push myself really hard on the last lap either because I knew a PR was out of the question but I'd still easily achieve my goal of under 6.
What would you do differently?:

Actually managed things very well. Did not start to cramp until mile 11 so unless it was 10 degrees cooler or 20% less humid it could not have gone any better.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

heat on the last lap.

Event comments:

Fun race with a great bike course. The run was good for spectators.




Last updated: 2012-11-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
36:00:00 | 2112 yards | 1h 42m 16s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
02:54:00 | 56 miles | 19.31 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Beautiful course. Best ride, training or otherwise, I've ever done. Pavement was great, nice fall colors through the forest. Nice and shady. Only a little bit of chip seal which acutally was fine.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:12:00 | 13.1 miles | 10m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Some of it was kind of rinky-dink. Looked like some sort of high school cross country meet behind the hotel past the pool, through the grass and onto a dirt lot. Overall flat except for one small hill.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4