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Vineman Half Ironman - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: I started the swim, relaxed, and felt like I was swimming fast. Actaully I am a slow swimmer, and with all the swimming practice I have done, I was a little bummed about my swim time which was slower than Ralph's Swim time. What would you do differently?: Become a better swimmer for goodness sakes!  Transition 1
Comments: I smoked through this transition. Because we were the VERY LAST WAVE of the day, they gave us the best bike rack placement. SWEEEEET! What would you do differently?: Nada  Bike
Comments: When I did my first HIM, I averaged 17.3MPH on the bike, this race I averaged 20.6MPH on the bike. I owe the improvement to the excelllent coaching and workouts from my coach M2 (Michael McCormack). I have really improved on the bike, and I feel very confident now. I kept a high cadence throughout the ENTIRE bike course (averaged 93 RPM's), and I switched gears constantly, so as to remain in an optimal gear. I passed som many people, it was sort of comical. I don't remember getting passed on the bike by anyone. What would you do differently?: When I got off the bike, I was absolutly blown away with how quick I got through this course. I was stunned, amazed, and incredulous. While I know I can improve a lot more, I really did kick ass on the bike section. Transition 2
Comments: I was like greased lightening thorugh this BAD BOY, NUFF SAID!  Run
Comments: I got my running legs quickly, and was worried that with a good bike split, maybe I'd be toast on the run. Well, I was fine on the run, and ran a nice half marathon. Would have been nice if they included the mile splits though. Post race
Event comments: OK, I am a little bit over zealous, and don't want to get too crazy, BUT, this was my 2nd HIM. I knocked 40 minutes off my Ralph's time, and it was all on the bike. I swam and ran the same, but the HUGE difference was how fast I was on the bike. When I crossed the finish line, I couldn't believe my watch. They posted finish times right away, and it was right, I came in at 5 hours, 5 minutes. Basically, I need to find around 10 minutes improvement for a chance for a Kona Slot. Last year at Vineman, this time would have been a potential Kona slot. Anyway, the goal is to try for a Kona slot next year (2006) in Wisconsin when I age up to 50. (Sounds old eh??) Last updated: 2004-12-06 12:00 AM
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 2005-08-01 10:38 PM |
Extreme Veteran  456   Dana Point, California |  Subject: Vineman Half Ironman |
| 2005-08-02 12:21 AM in reply to: #213400 |
| Subject: RE: Vineman Half Ironman What an awesome sounding race! It sounds like your bike improvement was exactly the kind of thing I need to take my training/racing to the next level. I am happy with my swim and run, but I want more speed on my bike. Was your coaching on-line or live? Can you give me their contact info if it was on-line? Any tips/ideas to help me achieve what you have done?Congratulations on a super race. |
| 2005-08-02 5:32 AM in reply to: #213400 |
Master 2314 Gulf Shores, AL | Subject: RE: Vineman Half Ironman We are not worthy!!!!!!! WOW |
| 2005-08-02 7:33 AM in reply to: #213400 |
Champion 8903   | Subject: RE: Vineman Half Ironman Wow Larry, great race! I can keep up with you on the swim and bike, but you're thrashing me in the run. And you're only 8 years behind me...wish I could do a run like that after a 1/2 IM bike and swim! You had good transition times too. I think you'll have great results when you move up to the next AG...congrats! |
| 2005-08-02 8:01 AM in reply to: #213518 |
Expert 916 San mateo California | Subject: RE: Vineman Half Ironman holy smokes... you did tear that course apart.... Great stuff man... great race report. yes.... as somebody else said earlier... WE are not WORTHY!!! Congratulations Master Larry... |
| 2005-08-02 11:35 AM in reply to: #213400 |
Veteran 200 san francisco, ca | Subject: RE: Vineman Half Ironman |
| 2005-08-02 2:20 PM in reply to: #213400 |
Elite 2553 Tucson, AZ | Subject: RE: Vineman Half Ironman Congrats! Good luck on getting that Kona spot! |
| 2005-08-08 1:36 PM in reply to: #213400 |
Expert 615 Littleton, CO | Subject: RE: Vineman Half Ironman Great race! Can't wait to see your time in November!  |
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Overall Rank = 186/1211
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 18/126
Pre-race goals:
Swim 33'
T1 3'
Bike 3h
T2 3'
Run 1h 41'
Total Time 5h 20'
Survive the heat
Good hydration/nutrition
Smile at the end
My wife Kim decided to be a Vineman Volunteer, so she started her day by gettin up w/me at 3:45AM. She spent the morning body marking, and being generally nervous for me as she always is before I race. That way I don't have to be nervous. I went back to my car after getting my transition set up, and listened to some Bob Marley and snoozed.