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Ironman 70.3 Racine - Triathlon1/2 Ironman
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Comments: The water is so clear that I could see the sand and some small fish. This meant I could also see the other swimmers. I was in Wave 15 out of 22 (I think) waves, which meant that a lot of faster swimmers passed me. The water would start churning and here they would come! I get a little seasick on waves, so opted to wear ear plugs to keep the cold water out of my ears. This also served to block out the noise of other swimmers, which helped me stay very calm even when I saw a couple of people panicking and struggling right next to me. What would you do differently?: Nothing, happy with my swim  Transition 1
Comments: There is a LONG stretch of beach after exiting the water before you get to transition and it was hard to jog in that. I tried something different --- just before getting out of the water I sat down and peeled off my wetsuit. A friend had told me about this tip and amazingly, it worked great! The wetsuit slipped right off and did not get stuck on my heels. The cold water cooled me off and I was able to jog up the beach feeling pretty good. I had put my rescue inhaler in a pouch on my race belt and set that in my helmet to remind me to take a hit. This worked well. This was the first time I left shoes clipped on the bike. There is a steep hill right out of transition and I didn't want to risk falling over while trying to get clipped in. Rode with feet on top of shoes to the top of the hill (granny gear all the way!). Worked pretty well. What would you do differently?: Maybe hustle a little more but overall it went ok.  Bike
Comments: Roads were pretty rough, they had patched things up as best they could but I still lost a bottle and a pack of GU chomps (bounced right out!!!). I sandbagged this ride though, I was watching my cateye and trying to maintain an average of 17-18. Stupid rookie mistake, I don't think I had cleared out the prior ride, so was actually averaging just 16+ mph. Alternated sipping perform/water every mile. It was hot out there. Ate fig newtons and some crackers during the first two hours, and took salt tabs every hour. By the last water stop I was really overheating and just dumped water down my back and over my head. This really helped. Watched some girl in front of me vomiting over and over again, and my stomach was kind of cramping. Not sure if I took in too much fluid or what, but I was worried about how my run would be. What would you do differently?: Hammer it. Transition 2
Comments: Got bike racked quickly. Chatted it up with my rack neighbor. My stomach was cramping a little. Hit the rescue inhaler again and headed out onto the hot course.  Run
Comments: It was hot out there. I knew that there would be a lot of walking involved. I carried a bottle of water, worried that they would run out of water. This turned out to be a good idea. I filled it up at the hoses and kept dumping water on my head. Got a sponge and used that. Aid stations were awesome, plenty of cold water, ice, orange slices, etc. Volunteers were wonderful. Residents had turned on their sprinklers and were hosing people off. I would jog 4/10ths of a mile and then walk a tenth and actually felt pretty strong, but at mile 7 I had a strange head rush and saw a burst of white stars. It was brief but I knew that was a bad sign, so I walked most of the rest of the run. It came on so suddenly that now I understand how people can suddenly just collapse at these events without warning. When I saw the finish line I started running again and got very emotional when I heard the announcer call my name. This was my first HIM and I enjoyed every minute of it. What would you do differently?: Maybe run more in the heat. Post race
Warm down: Got my medal and got my picture taken, drank some water, got a sandwich. Met up with Mary and her family. What limited your ability to perform faster: Heat! Event comments: Roads were rough. Profile Album Last updated: 2010-11-18 12:00 AM
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 2011-07-19 10:21 AM |
Expert  1694     Illinois |  Subject: Ironman 70.3 Racine |
| 2011-07-19 10:53 AM in reply to: #3603757 |
Veteran 458 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine |
| 2011-07-19 1:20 PM in reply to: #3603757 |
Champion 7163  Verona WI--Ironman Bike Country! | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine YOU DID IT! You had a great swim and managed the rest of the race really well. No more talk of that DNF ever again! Forge on!!! |
| 2011-07-19 1:49 PM in reply to: #3603757 |
Champion 14677 Bronze member | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine Fantastic! just plain old Fantastic job! |
| 2011-07-19 1:52 PM in reply to: #3603757 |
Master 1563 Chicago | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine YAAAAAAAAA!!! MANY MANY CONGRATULATIONS!!! I left the house in such a rush, that I forgot my list with all my BT #'s on it...BOOO!!! So, we didn't get to meet...and I didn't get to cheer you on, and I am so sorry for that! I am SOOOO happy you had SUCH a great race!! CONGRATULATIONS!! All your hard work paid off!!  |
| 2011-07-19 2:00 PM in reply to: #3603757 |
| Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine I have missed this race the last couple of years since they became part of the Ironman series - I wonder if it improved any, but I digress. NICE JOB on one HELLISH weather day! |
| 2011-07-19 2:03 PM in reply to: #3603757 |
Veteran 291 Chicago | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine I love that finish line picture!!!! So proud of you. Jeez, what a hot day. Seems you were smart out there and finished as happy as you could be in that heat! Congrats again. |
| 2011-07-19 4:08 PM in reply to: #3603757 |
Master 1671 West Bend, WI | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine YEAH...feels good doesnt it???!!!! Congrats |
| 2011-07-19 5:04 PM in reply to: #3603757 |
Royal(PITA) 14270 West Chester, Ohio | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine CONGRATULATIONS on finishing an AWESOME job on a tough day! Awesome job keeping all your issues under control with the ear plugs to your nutrition/ inhaler and when you felt a danger sign to walk it in! |
| 2011-07-19 8:24 PM in reply to: #3603757 |
Master 2484 St. Louis | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine Great job Anne. I'm so happy that you were able to manage your asthma and have an awesome race! |
| 2011-07-20 11:11 AM in reply to: #3603757 |
Veteran 241 Waterloo, IL | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine Congrats, Anne!!!!! Great job on a hot race day. |
| 2011-07-21 4:33 PM in reply to: #3603757 |
Extreme Veteran 643 metro DC | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine Congratulations! It was fun to track your progress on the IM website - was very excited when you got through that swim in particular! (Though I was thinking your bike was fast, and to you it wasn't fast enough!). I was impressed by your times before reading the report, but even more so now after realizing how hot it was. Sounds like you played it smart. What salt tabs do you use, btw? I can only imagine how emotional it was to finish that race, and to hear your name...how much sweeter was it after the race before?! Hope you're enjoying your week. What a race!
(Also, FWIW, I've started taking ginger capsules before every OWS and it helps my motion sickness immensely, along with the ear plugs.) |
| 2011-07-23 11:02 AM in reply to: #3603757 |
Veteran 201 Winter Park, Florida | Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 Racine Anne, it was great meeting you at the Saturday dinner. I'm so glad to hear/see that you just clicked off the different parts of the race as you came upon them. Way to stay in your head and in your race. I have to agree with the phenomenon of people puking their guts out. I kept seeing people puking both on the bike and the run. Last year was people falling over in apparent exhaustion but this year was people just vomiting all over the course. Crazy! |
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Mary (Ultrahowler) and I drove up from Springfield, IL on Friday. We swam a bit on Saturday. Met a bunch of BTers on Saturday night at Salute (thanks to Ben for organizing the dinner). Got up at 4 a.m. Sunday morning, ate a turkey sandwich, some fig newtons and had a cup of coffee. Walked the mile from the hotel to transition and ate a banana. Alternated drinking water and Ironman Perform (started this on Friday).
Not much. Carried my wetsuit down to the beach and followed everyone to the start. I was very nervous after my DNF at Rockford last month, so I pulled the wetsuit partially on and sat in the shallow water and tried to stay calm.
Opted to NOT use my rescue inhaler prior to the swim. This proved to be a good idea.