Florida Challenge - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Clermont Florida, Florida
United States
Sommer Sports
75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 7h 12m 36s
Overall Rank = 234/
Age Group = M50-54
Age Group Rank = 17/23
Pre-race routine:

Had a great nights sleep, spending the night even though I live fairly close was nice. Had breakfast, a little coffee, shower, and began to think about the day.
Event warmup:

Arrived about 1 1/2 early, no rush, got marked set up area. I like being next to the fence. Did a very short jog about 45 min. prior, stayed hydrated and then it was time to get the wetsuit on did a short swim adjusted to water temp. And then it was time.
Swim
  • 39m 15s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim, as usual I can go faster. Just tend to hang back to much, not sure why. But still a good solid effort.Watch got bumped on swim and paused, wasn't sure what the swim time was coming out of the water.
What would you do differently?:

Trust myself to go harder.
Transition 1
  • 03m 11s
Comments:

Pretty good T1, nothing out of the ordinary. Bike was in correct gear for going up quick hill out of T1.
What would you do differently?:

All Good
Bike
  • 3h 39m 20s
  • 58 miles
  • 15.87 mile/hr
Comments:

Rode a very controlled bike leg. I'm not a strong climber, so I had to make sure there was room for the run later. Handled Sugarloaf pretty well, was actually passing several folks on the way up and keeping pace with others. Except for the guy who was still in the aero position coming past me on Sugarloaf until about half way when he finally had to sit up. Impressive. The reminder of the ride went pretty well, chain came off once and almost wrecked on a turn, front tire went soft somewhere just before this. Good save not to wreck, checked tire no visible punture, so took a chance and co2 it, hoped it would make 7 miles more. IT did, was flat when I went to get bike after event.
What would you do differently?:

I was a bit undertrained on bike miles for the event, need to work on hill efforts and overall strength this winter. Nutrition was bit off near end of leg, as you'll see in T2 report
Transition 2
  • 11m 54s
Comments:

Not sure what to make of this little laps of time, just didn't feel great going out for the run. So I sat for a while, ate a banana and got some water, started feeling better and finally got going. I guess nutrition was off near the end of the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Keep eating and drinking. Fluid intake i felt was consistant during bike, I guess didn't get enough calories.
Run
  • 2h 39m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Well I'm sure its a good run course, I'm just not a strong enough runner at this point. After T2 issue felt fine the rest of the way, stayed hydrated and ate at the aid stations. Got into a good groove for about 4 1/2 miles, kept wondering where the turn around was, although I kind of knew where I was going, meaning theres a hill in my life soon. So i thought why couldn't we just lap the parking lot about 5 times same distance. Anyway I decided at this point I'm not going to ruin my day. So I walked it, and any other hill the reminder of the day. Adopted the run/walk method each mile, kept a smile on my face and just watched the miles go by.
What would you do differently?:

Same as bike, need to have a good winter of running, do a couple of halfs this winter. Probably was a little weak minded on the run, because I was never in any real discomfort or had hit the wall physically. I didn't go there to walk, but it was the reality of the day.
Post race
Warm down:

Kept walking for a while and had a post race message.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Just more training, I don't have the years of running and cycling base. But I hope to change that and do this again.

Event comments:

Great race, all of the volunteers were very encouraging and supportive of all the racers. Good organization, no complaints from me. This was my 50th birthday present, what a way to spend a great day. I loved it.




Last updated: 2008-05-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:39:15 | 2112 yards | 01m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 12/23
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
155 AVG
Suit: Exterra vortex john
Course: 1 loop, water was clearer than I was expecting. Could see your hand when extended. Winds coming across and in to us on the way out, but not to bad. Got some help on the inward leg from current.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:11
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
03:39:20 | 58 miles | 15.87 mile/hr
Age Group: 19/23
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
156 AVG
Wind: Some
Course: Hills of Clermont, really rode just like I wanted to. I knew what was coming and went accordingly.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 11:54
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
02:39:00 | 13.1 miles | 12m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/23
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: Flat with a couple of annoying hills.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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] 4