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Wimbleball, England
United Kingdom
World Triathlon Corporation
60F / 16C
Precipitation
Total Time = 6h 23m 37s
Overall Rank = 463/1500
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 42/125
Pre-race routine:

Usual - bagel and PB with coffee. Gel before swim start.
Event warmup:

None.
Swim
  • 35m 9s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 40s / 100 yards
Comments:

Standard swim - thought I might have been a couple of minutes quicker but between 30-35 mins is the usual spread. Found some good feet halfway round by lost then at the second turn buoy.
What would you do differently?:

Swim a lot more in training if I want to go any faster. One session a week doesn't cut it.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

No timings yet for T1 but I suspect this was slooow. Not least the 400m uphill run. Took my time as I knew the bike was going to be unpleasant so for the first time ever I put on a cycling jacket in a triathlon.
Bike
  • 3h 31m 40s
  • 56 miles
  • 15.89 mile/hr
Comments:

This was significantly hard work. 4000ft of climbing and I haven't done enough training to cope. After the first circuit I knew I was in for a long ride and no chance of getting round in 3:15 my goal time. In the end I was concentrating on keeping something for the run. This was my slowest half iron bike time by 45 minutes.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

No individual times for T2. But no problems - in/out in less than 2 minutes.
Run
  • 2h 06m 38s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

A death march. Horrible.
Post race
Warm down:

None

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training.

Event comments:

For those reading this report thinking about doing IM70.3UK - it will find you out if you don't train properly for it. I got found out - no excuses. For comparison 2 weeks earlier at The Outlaw Half on a very flat course I went 5:02. For this race I was 1'20 slower. How Ritchie Nicholls ran that course sub 1:15 is a complete mystery to me. It was utterly enervating after the bike leg.

Excellently run event though - no complaints about the organization. Plenty of volunteers and a great crowd. Just a shame that the weather was rubbish.




Last updated: 2012-11-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:35:09 | 2112 yards | 01m 40s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/125
Overall: 0/1500
Performance: Average
Suit: Xterra Vector
Course: Clockwise
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 13C / 55F Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
03:31:40 | 56 miles | 15.89 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/125
Overall: 0/1500
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: 2xhilly loops
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
02:06:38 | 13.1 miles | 09m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/125
Overall: 0/1500
Performance: Bad
Course: Wet, muddy, hilly, large diameter gravel.
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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Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 UK
Sounds like hard work out there. Good work on hanging in there. Looks like a brute of a bike course.

Hope things are treating you well back in Blighty. At least you don't have to worry about training in 90+ degree summer days in Maryland any more.

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Subject: RE: Ironman 70.3 UK
Bike course was brutal (plenty of people walking the hills and in at least one case falling off). But actually the run course was tougher. About 1/2 mile of flat on each loop. Running up a muddy field is not my idea of fun !

As for the UK generally it's a lot harder work training because, wait for it, the weather is just rubbish. So motivation is a factor. But as you note not having to cope with the heat does have its benefits !

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