Ironman 70.3 Princeton - Triathlon


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Princeton, New Jersey
United States
World Triathlon Corporation
78F / 26C
Overcast
Total Time = 6h 01m 53s
Overall Rank = 803/1989
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 31/135
Swim
  • 31m 18s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 29s / 100 yards
Comments:

Had a great swim. It was a bit of a cluster trying to get through all the swimmers but overall very happy with performance. Feel like I can do 30 minutes next year if I am injury free and can practice more.
Transition 1
  • 02m 59s
Comments:

One of my fastest T1 times ever. The wetsuit remover helped alot!
Bike
  • 3h 04m 41s
  • 56 miles
  • 18.19 mile/hr
Comments:

Need to clarify that at the pre-race meeting, the officials stated that the bike course was actually 1.5 miles longer than 56 miles. Thus, I definitely met my goal of going under 3 hours for 56 miles. However, I did not have the pep in my legs and am questioning my taper as well as the training program which had my longest bike at 3:30 hours. Need to get more bike fit next year, The course was also deceptively tougher than I thought.
What would you do differently?:

More cycling.
Transition 2
  • 02m 58s
Comments:

This transition was stupid. The organizers had us go to the far right side of the transition area instead of being able to go up the middle. This really affected those of us on the left side since we had tocut back across to get to our bikes. I have never seen this set-up before and it added at least 15-20 seconds on my T2 time. Dumb.
Run
  • 2h 19m 57s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

Had a breakthrough as I finally went under 2:20 for my run split. I felt that I could have gone faster and actually been able to break 6 hours but my legs literally seized up on me during the second loop. Clearly my fall of the bike a week before affected me. Regardless, I am pleased with the effort and have something to look forward to.
Post race
Event comments:

Did a personal best time. Given the longer distance on the bike, it seems clear to me that I definitely met my goal of going under 6 hours for a true 70.3 event. Not one of the best run events but it was okay given that this was the inaugural race. I am expecting better things next year!




Last updated: 2014-03-31 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:31:18 | 2112 yards | 01m 29s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/135
Overall: 100/1989
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra sleeveless wetsuit
Course: Mercer Lake
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:59
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
03:04:41 | 56 miles | 18.19 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/135
Overall: 0/1989
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind
Course: One loop
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:58
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:19:57 | 13.1 miles | 10m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/135
Overall: 0/1989
Performance: Good
Course: 2 loop rolling course
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4