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Glastonbury, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
55F / 13C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 56m 46s
Overall Rank = 202/377
Age Group = f4044
Age Group Rank = 8/30
Pre-race routine:

No bananas in the house so went for Oatmeal for breakfast instead of banana and peanut butter.
Event warmup:

No real warmup other than jumping around in the lineup for 10 minutes.

My overall primary goal was to beat last year's time of 2:06 and my secondary goal was to come in under 2 hours.......
Run
  • 28m 45s
  • 3.12 miles
  • 09m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

I went out with the goal of running my 10K pace and was able to do that pretty well.

run 1 28:45
2013 run 1 30:03
So I'm up almost 2 minutes.......
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 01m 19s
Comments:

I was pretty nervous - first race on the new bike. I had a hard time getting started (and dismounting at the end LOL).
What would you do differently?:

Relax!!
Bike
  • 54m 50s
  • 15.8 miles
  • 17.29 mile/hr
Comments:

I had my garmin set for 5 mile intervals so every 5 miles I'll hear the beep and look at my watch. I was disappointed to see my "times" going down because I thought they were my average speeds......apparently I was watching the "time" because my average speeds were going UP as my TIMES were going down.

bike time 54:50
2013 bike time 58:46

Just got another 4 minutes......

What would you do differently?:

More early season riding?
Transition 2
  • 01m 28s
Comments:

This transition was slower than the first one because my bike was the closest to the bike exit and furthest from bike in - which means I had to WALK because there was no way I was running with those huge Speedplay cleats on my shoes. Oh well. I debated just running in socks but I figured I'd just keep moving.....
What would you do differently?:

Gotta figure out the shoe/cleat/run thing.
Run
  • 30m 26s
  • 3.3 miles
  • 09m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

What can I say - I'm not a runner and I've had a horrible spring training through injury. BUT I'M BACK and looking forward to getting faster. I was able to maintain my 10K pace on both runs (don't ask me HOW I did that) and it was the best I could have hoped for.

run 2 30:26
2013 run 2 34:42
Just bought 4 more minutes

for a total decrease of 10 minutes over last year hitting both my goals!
What would you do differently?:

Run more
Post race
Warm down:

The car and transition were about a half mile from the finish so I was FORCED to walk for a cool down (LOL).

And not to jinx it, but this is the first event this spring I didn't LIMP away from. My leg is finally starting to feel better and the tendinitis seems to be letting up a bit. Thanks to my PT :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of training - it's really comical that my bike time is 7 our of 30 (AG) but my runs are 21 and 18, respectively. At least I can "ride good." LOL

Event comments:

I really like this event. I can't wait to rock it next year too ;)


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Last updated: 2014-05-08 12:00 AM
Running
00:28:45 | 03.12 miles | 09m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/30
Overall: 328/377
Performance: Good
http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/502045331
Course: The course was pretty flat with a little uphill kicker at the end.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
T1
Time: 01:19
Overall: Average
Run with bike? Average
Jump on bike? Average
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Below average
Biking
00:54:50 | 15.8 miles | 17.29 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/30
Overall: 127/377
Performance: Good
http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/502045342 Elevation gain was actually 1,322 - Garmin is wrong.
Wind: Little
Course: I knew the course was hilly - so don't believe that garmin elevation! My friend's data from last year and my strava data from this year all say around 1,300 - this year 1,322 - that's 83.6'/mile which is pretty hilly in my book! AND I LOVE IT!!!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:28
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:30:26 | 03.3 miles | 09m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/30
Overall: 274/377
Performance: Good
http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/502045352 Goal was to leave it all on the course.
Course: Nearly the same course as run 1.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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

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2014-05-19 10:14 AM
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Great execution of your race strategy, and glad the leg is feeling better!

2014-05-19 10:29 AM
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Nice race!  Congratulations on the PR!!!!

2014-05-19 11:46 AM
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Great job! Big gains over last year.

2014-05-19 12:38 PM
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Mission accomplished, both goals acheived!  Great job, and glad to hear you enjoyed yourself, didn't get hurt and are excited about next year already!  Well done!

2014-05-19 12:54 PM
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Huge improvement from last year, congrats!  Well done on the pacing execution as well!



2014-05-19 1:11 PM
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Nicely done!!!

2014-05-19 7:09 PM
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You did amazing. Way to hit the same paces for the pre and post bike run. I am really impressed with the time gains across all three events.
2014-05-20 9:09 AM
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thanks :D
2014-05-20 1:31 PM
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Congrats on the PR!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah... running through transition will always be interesting (unless "we" decide to leave the shoes attached)

Glad the leg is feeling better! Way to start the season!

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