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Penticton, British Columbia
Canada
Ironman North America
Sunny
Total Time = 14h 24m 22s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up, had some vector. Drove to the course.
Event warmup:

Went around and swam in the water and then splashed Ronin and Bruce with a dolpin dive...well The Starter gun goes for the Pro's...Bruce says. Hey weres your goggles...oh oh...yep fell off on the dolphin dive. So then I was about to go get Bruce's spares when a lady hands me my goggles...yep. I am an idiot.

Swim
  • 1h 25m 2s
  • 3862 meters
  • 02m 12s / 100 meters
Comments:

Pretty Uneventful. Just tried to keep myself slow and steady. It worked. Could have been faster if I wasn't behind all the people walking the first few hundred meters...
What would you do differently?:

Swim harder.
Transition 1
  • 07m 36s
Comments:

Pretty slow Transition.
Got my Bag handed to me by the DOC...That deserved a great big wet full body hug! HA...it was great to see her!

What would you do differently?:

Ummm...not come in with 500 other people at the same time.
Bike
  • 6h 59m 29s
  • 180.25 kms
  • 25.78 km/hr
Comments:

The bike was good right up until Osoyoos. Then Ricter pass came along and put my 30k avg to shame. I did wear my HR monitor to keep my heart in check and I do believe that I climbed well. It was better than the last time I went up there. Uneventful until around 110 when I bailed at a port o potie..nothing hurt but my pride. Although after getting back on the bike i realized my toes were very sore. Must have hit harder than I realized. The out and back was hard. It was windy and hot. The heat was starting to take its toll on me as my stomach started turning around the bottom of Yellow lake. But, I just kept pushing through. The climb was great. There was a few slow sections but overall pretty good. I think going up there was very good due to the spectators and guys yelling out your name and cheering you on. The down hill was fun and the way back to Penticton was windy. I had to push to get 24k some times. Finished under 7 but my goal was 645. Still good for me.
What would you do differently?:

Ride faster. Have an aero bike.
Transition 2
  • 06m 24s
Comments:

Seen The Doc after the ride. I was kind of cooked.
Then changed and headed back out. Got my picture taken. I was feeling pretty good but my toe was throbbing by this point.
What would you do differently?:

Have slip on shoes.
Run
  • 5h 45m 51s
  • 42.16 kms
  • 08m 12s  min/km
Comments:

Pretty good start. I was running but my stomach said no. Then around 2 miles I realized that I was overheated and began to ice myself. I walked for the most of the first half of the run. Started running around mile 11 after seeing Bruce and Ronin. Ran a negative split by 15 mins so not bad. I walked a few mile just to get my stomach settled. Around 5 Miles left I realized that if I picked it up I might get a pb. So I just tried to run as much as possible. I did that the most of the way back. Seen a lot of deer and the smoke was interesting.
Post race
Warm down:

Tried to stay standing

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hmmm......see the Haz report.

Event comments:

Great course. This was the hardest thing I have everdone. I was quitting Ironman totally when I was biking. On the run, I was just starting to train harder. Not sure I would do another IM if I did not sign up for CDA this year.




Last updated: 2008-08-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
01:25:02 | 3862 meters | 02m 12s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 07:36
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
06:59:29 | 180.25 kms | 25.78 km/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 06:24
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
05:45:51 | 42.16 kms | 08m 12s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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2009-08-31 4:53 PM

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2009-08-31 7:45 PM
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2009-08-31 7:47 PM
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Congrats on the PB, Dan! Sounds like it was a decent day all around, despite the stomach issues. Way to go!

2009-08-31 8:35 PM
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Congrats Dan!
2009-08-31 9:05 PM
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I was at bike 110K with a couple friends. (They were sporting the "Nice Bum, where 'ya from" sign and major cowbell. And then we were at the 21.1K turnaround on the marathon. Brutal day for most everyone I've heard from. Congrats IRONMAN!
2009-08-31 10:17 PM
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Good race I hope to be out there in a couple of years.  Congrats on sticking it through and finishing.


2009-08-31 10:28 PM
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Congratulations Dan!  Way to perservere.

2009-08-31 10:29 PM
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Thanks everyone. 

For the record though, I wasn't going to not finish. I was just going to quit Ironman distance. But after the bike I was comitted to training harder!

Next year is going to be a good one.

Only 10 months away!

2009-09-01 12:20 AM
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Dude, great RR, and a an even better race performance! Proud of you for sticking with it, that heat, smoke and crowd were all nasty! Well done with a HUGE negative split on the run! Quiting the long distance??? Pffft!!! Riiiiight! As the Doc said, CDA here we come, I already have the playlists set up for the EPIC road trip! Great job buddy!
2009-09-01 10:37 AM
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CRAZYPOP!  Dude, nice race!  Well, except the part about almost losing your goggles in the beginning.   Congrats!
2009-09-01 2:27 PM
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Congrats on your IMC finish. Hope the body heals quickly and you can start prepping for CDA...



2009-09-01 7:51 PM
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Dan, congrats on sticking out the tough race! It was great seeing you again and thanks for showing me around the transition area - gives you that extra confidence when someone else is helping you out!

Good luck in your training for CDA!
2009-09-03 10:40 AM
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Great Race...consider how tough that heat and smoke AND wind was. Well done.
2009-09-06 3:08 PM
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Congrats!

Interesting what crazy things go through our minds when things get tough. Super job of picking it up and negative splitting the run.

It was bloody hot out there add in the smoke plus it is a IM makes it tough for us mere mortals.

So you did PB? sweet!
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