Grand Columbian Triathlon - Iron Distance - TriathlonFull Ironman


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Grand Coulee, Washington
United States
Grand Columbian Triathlon
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 16h 44m 25s
Overall Rank = 89/90
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 2/3
Pre-race routine:

Get bike pumped up. Put bags where they need to be. Sip gatorade. Wetsuit wiggle
Event warmup:

non
Swim
  • 1h 34m 59s
  • 4156 yards
  • 02m 17s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

It might have been best to not wear a rented wetsuit for the first time that day. It gave me a whole set of wetsuit rash.
Transition 1
  • 05m 59s
Comments:

I took it fairly easy. It was going to be a long day. I didn't feel the need to rush.
Bike
  • 8h 48m
  • 118 miles
  • 13.41 mile/hr
Comments:

This was a really tough course. Ugh! I was soooo glad to get off my bike!
What would you do differently?:

Practice more hills.
Transition 2
  • 06m 21s
Comments:

My blood sugar was really really low. I was very disoriented and needed to bring it up before I felt any better.
What would you do differently?:

Fuel better on the bike.
Run
  • 6h 09m 5s
  • 26.22 miles
  • 14m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt better running than biking. I was able to get my blood sugar up and have some fun for awhile before it bagan to really, really hurt.
What would you do differently?:

Do better run training beforehand. Put a good flashlight with good batteries and a reflective jacket in my special needs bag.
Post race
Warm down:

None. It was midnight and my husband wanted to sleep. He had a long day supporting me. I was too wound up and could sleep for more than 48 hours.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I needed more training. I also would have liked to have not crashed my bike messing up my knee a couple of weeks before. I would like to not have broken my finger or caught mono the month before. It was tough.

Event comments:

This RD had a significant challenge in that a forest fire nearby forced a massive change in the course. It made for some glitches in the race that would otherwise have not been there, but I thought that he did very well under the circumstances.




Last updated: 2007-07-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:34:59 | 4156 yards | 02m 17s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/3
Overall: 85/90
Performance: Good
Suit: full
Course: two loop around 3 bouys
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 05:59
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
08:48:00 | 118 miles | 13.41 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/3
Overall: 86/90
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Very hilly for the first 20 miles of both laps. It starts with the nasty Almira grade!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 06:21
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
06:09:05 | 26.22 miles | 14m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/3
Overall: 84/90
Performance: Average
Course: Pretty 2 loop out and back on a mostly straight and somewhat hilly highway.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3