Ironman 70.3 Cartagena
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Ironman 70.3 Cartagena - Triathlon
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Comments: I couldn't find good enough feet to draft off. Decided to just swim on my own. Water was warm but not over bearing. Going out, the sun was right in front of you when trying to sight which made it hard to see buoys. What would you do differently?: During the race, nada. I need to swim faster which means more pool time with proper workout sessions for my needs. Maybe 1 on 1 sessions in the pool. Transition 1
Comments: -Used my FSSeries team Castelli Tri Sanremo SS suit. For the swim I roll down the top half in the swim skin. I don't swim with the tri suit fully on because in Puerto Rico during a practice swim it chaffed me pretty bad. -Cartagena's swim exit to T1 was longer than usual but it gave me the time I needed to pull down the swim skin and struggle a bit with the Sanremo suit while I ran to the bike. Sanremo suit was fully on by the time I got to the bike. What would you do differently?: Remember to TAKE OFF the damn swim skin before leaving to the bike exit. DOH! Luckily I took only 4 to 5 step when I realized and turned right around to take it off and leave in transition. Bike
Comments: -New for this race was leaving the bike shoes on the pedals w/ rubber bands. Took a risk because I did not practice before hand but it worked out great. (thanks, Mat W.) -Immediately sipped on water. Ocean water left me thirsty -My legs felt amazing. I hit it hard early on. -The bike was crazy fast. Loved it. I was literally picking off people every 3sec. Flying. -I even had to yell at some guys that kept trying to draft off me. #notgivingawayfreespeed -At the turnaround I still felt strong and kept it lit! -Nailed nutrition on the bike. UCAN/Base salt in one bottle, UCAN hydrate w/ water in another and the aero bottle just had water. Only accepted water from aid stations. No solids for this race. What would you do differently?: -Rear Disc! Wind free on the bike! -New aero helmet -New bike as a matter of fact Transition 2
Comments: Went pretty smooth What would you do differently?: -left behind shot blocks and a 150ml soft flask of UCAN/Salt. Till this day I don't know why I didn't take at least the shot blocks. It's not that I forgot, I looked at them and said meh. At that moment I still felt amazing. FML. Take the blocks or UCAN with you next time, dummy. Run
Comments: The gruesome run. Holy shit. The heat and humidity got me. I couldn't hold my pace. By mile 6 I couldn't breathe and started to get dizzy. Had no choice but to slow down, I didn't want the med tent. After slowing down for a bit I just couldn't pick it back up. I was never the same after that slow down. Walked a ton. I would say I had the energy but as soon as I got into some kind of good rythym I'd start overheating and couldn't breathe good. I was running right about noon and the sun/humidity was at its highest. BLAZING! With little to no shade on the course. Once I realized I wasn't going to hold my pace I just sat back on my walk/run and enjoyed my Colombian people who were cheering in such a scenic and historic city. Amazing. Or maybe I just didn't leave enough in the gas tank on the bike. What would you do differently?: -bring my nutrition -not take pepsi so early on the run course -a lot more heat training in NYC Post race
Warm down: none. Event comments: The inaugural Ironman 70.3 Cartagena in Colombia was great. Beautiful destination, fast course and amazing local support. The minor logistical issues experienced are not to fuss about. Shit happens and it was the first one in Colombia. Next one will be even better. I'll be back in 2018 or 2019. Last updated: 2016-12-05 12:00 AM
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Ironman
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Overall Rank = 231/
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 44/
Saturday, day b:efore race routine:
-8:30pm: prep'd all the pre day/pre race and race day nutrition.
-Drank 12oz of UCAN (3 scoops), OSMO (2.5 scoops), - pre calorie and pre hydration load
-Bed time at 10:30p (too late)
Sunday morning prep:
- 3am wake up call
- 4:15a transition arrival
- Sipped on another 16oz UCAN/OSMO/Salt pre load mix from 4a till start
- New checklist item: bring own toilet paper or wipes to start (porta potties DIDN'T HAVE TOILET PAPER!)
-No warmup. I should've done something though.
-Race started 40 min late. Apparently there was a car stuck in the middle of the bike course and it took them awhile to clear the road, special police forces were needed.
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