Josh's Ironman WI Race Report

First off, sorry this is over 30 days past due. Second, it has taken me awhile to get back into things. I desperately needed a break from all things tri related. Nuff said.. now on with the race report.. BTW click on all pics to see the full picture

During EN Pre race talk we had some special visitors.


Friday swim


My sons commentary of T1


Mental weaponry for the race day


Race morning... Picture perfact


Swim: 1:14 DIV 117 OVR 886
Matt and I chatted for 20 min while treading water waiting for the start. This was a very memorable moment for me. It set the tone for the rest of the day. Earlier in the year I posted a 1:40 HIM swim. I worked on my swim and when I came out of the water at 1:14, I was very happy and felt relaxed and ready for the day.

Bike: 6:17 DIV 144 OVR 1003
AWESOME, I loved every moment of it except for 2. MOMENT #1 The screw that holds the saddle became loose and caused the saddle to move 4 degrees up and down. That caused my back to tighten up and sharp pain to shoot down my legs. I tried to suck it up but couldn’t do it. Towards the end of the first loop I had enough of the lower back pain and stopped to fix my bike next to a guy who was carrying his. Turns out, he needed CO2, but he had no idea how to use my quick fill. After filling up his tire, and tightening up my saddle, I was on my way. It’s amazing how 4 degrees of saddle movement can cause so much pain. My back felt great the rest of the ride. MOMENT #2 the last 2 miles of the bike, the bottoms of my feet felt like nails were being driven through the bottom of them. No idea why, but after I prayed and wiggled my toes for a few minutes, the pain subsided. On a side note, Bill came out and ran beside me on one of the climbs and slapped me. It was AWESOME to get a little push from a teammate!!


Goal watts 169 Goal IF .71 Goal TSS 286
Entire workout (148 watts):
Duration: 6:11:45
Work: 3306 kJ
TSS: 289 (intensity factor 0.683)
Norm Power: 163
VI: 1.1
Distance: 112.812 mi
Min Max Avg
Power: 0 599 148 watts
Heart Rate: 0 170 122 bpm


Run: 4:37 DIV 89 OVR 642
I had a blast running and seeing all the pros on the field. Highlights: I was running, feeling just awesome, when all of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my left butt-cheek. I thought it was a cramp. Turns out, Matt slapped me as he passed me. I lost count of all the people I passed on the run. Even after mile 18 it was hard to count. My goal was to finish in the daylight and I just made it.


TIME 12:24
DIV PLACE 105/260
OVERALL PLACE 710/2500


Summary: This was one of the most memorable, days of my life. I loved every minute of it (even the bad). I felt I could have pushed it harder, but after looking at the files, if I had, the day might have turned UGLY. I am planning on returning in 2011 and hunting down a 60min PR!!
Thanks R&P for a solid plan, the house for their support and most of all, my ARMY of Sherpas.



Sherpa post race message


Two weeks after my race my sister gave birth to her first child. I loaned her my Finishers medal.

Buffalo Triathlon Race Report 2009

4:45 am Alarm went off and the day began with a chill in the air. Perhaps the clouds and cold would go away by race time.

5:00 am My biggest fan, a.k.a. my wife, and I left for the race prepared to face the elements.

5:45 am We rolled into Buffalo and stopped at the local McDonald's for the last warm bathroom break I'd experience for the next 6 hours and to get breakfast for the fan club of one.


6:00 am Perfect parking spot located and grabbed.

6:05 am Contemplation of cold scenario for the day.


6:10 am Transition spot secured.

6:30 am Meet new triathlete friends and continue to set up gear.

6:45 am Porta-potty break

7:10 am Body marked on not so shaved legs.

7:20 am Gloves and toe-warmers purchased from Eriks Bike Shop tent. Saving grace for my toes!

7:30 am Wife sad there is no hot chocolate to be found at vendors.

7:45 am One more run to the porta-potty

8:00 am Quick ride on the bike to warm-up

8:15 am Tri Meeting

8:30 am Quick run to warm up my body and then squeeze into my wetsuit in the comfort of my warm car...

8:40 am Yet another run to the porta-potty...well, kinda.


8:50 Scampering to the beach

8:58 am Almost not finding my wave group

9:00 am In the chute waiting wave group 4's start










9:08 am Air horn blasts and we all high-knee it into the lake

9:10 am See the first yellow duckie.....

9:53 am out of the water and half-way up the chute, spot my wife and declare that the swim was "rough."














Transition 1:

• Wet suit off on the way to T1
• Struggled to put on arm warmers
• Fingers shaking too much to put on new gloves
• Lens from glasses popped out

Bike:

• Dropped bottle at mile 4, had to pick it up
• Went really well, except for the crazy "moguls" on the first few miles (i.e. bottle drop)
  
• Passed loads of people, but was never passed
• Thankful for the toe warmers
  

Transition 2:

• Found tying shoes difficult
• Didn't know which way to go for the run...had to ask in moment of confusion.

Run:

• Great!
• Super smooth
• Potty Break
• Still had good time considering potty break thrown in there

There you have it! Official times coming soon...