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Portersville, Pennsylvania
United States
67F / 19C
Overcast
Total Time = 6h 21m 3s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 1/
Pre-race routine:

Setup transition, short bike ride to check shifting and brakes, short swim, use of bathrooms
Event warmup:

Short swim
Swim
  • 38m 11s
  • 2100 meters
  • 01m 49s / 100 meters
Comments:

First portion of race there was the usual body contact as found in many other triathlons. Some swimmers had trouble with navigation and sighting and I was T-boned once. Nearing the first buoy, more open space was found and usual swim skills arrived. Timing mats at entrance to transition so swim times likely a little slower 45 seconds or so, then actual.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Usual routine of removing wetsuit and putting on biking clothing. Long day ahead, no need to add additional stress.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 3h 43m
  • 59 miles
  • 15.87 mile/hr
Comments:

AS stated before, this is a difficult course. One must meter their effort or suffer badly on the second lap and run. The bike course is more difficult than the REV3 Knoxville course.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

A normal T2 experience. Had to use the bathroom in transitional area prior to leaving.
Run
  • 1h 55m 13s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 48s  min/mile
Comments:

I did a run 3-4 minutes, walk 30-40 seconds routine. I had no choice due to the severity of the bike course and my injury history. I torn the fascia in my right calf on 8-10-14 and had no run training since. Overall fatigue creped onto me but my HR never sky rocketed over 158 bpm.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk and eat.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Right calf injury and limited run history. Then again, the severity of the bike course would hinder any of my runs.

Event comments:

Needs more contestants. This is really a two day event with the sprint and Olympic events done the day before. They had over 375 participants for the shorter events. Plenty of food afterwards. Post race showers. This course is idea for the elites because the hills will break up any drafting packs.




Last updated: 2014-09-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:38:11 | 2100 meters | 01m 49s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: DeSoto
Course: Rectangular
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 64F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
03:43:00 | 59 miles | 15.87 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Most difficult 1/2 ironman bike course I have done other than the Savageman. Lots of hills with various road surfaces. One bad right hand turn shortly before 5 miles when one descends a 20% grade and makes a very sharp right hand turn. I was riding my brakes down this hill as I was not interested in crashing. Surface was initially wet due to a short rainfall that began just before the swim portion but only lasted less than five minutes. Later in the day, it was sunny, warm but with 20+mph wind gusts.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 87
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Average
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:55:13 | 13.1 miles | 08m 48s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course: Out and back 2x on the course. Lots of shaded trail area. Three aid stations.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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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