Race Report - High Cliff Triathlon
All the details of my race and pictures can be found on my blog. Below is a summary of my first triathlon of 2010:
Race Goals
- <4:32:00 (the time that won my age group in 2009)
<ul> - <31:00 Swim</li>
- <2:30:00 Bike</li>
- <1:30:00 Run</li>
Podium finish in my age group (35-39)
Results
Swim: 00:23:27 (obviously shorter than 1.2 miles!) - 7/69 AG, 30/482 OA
T1: 00:01:18 - 9/69 AG, 36/482 OA
Bike: 02:28:41 - 5/69 AG, 22/482 OA
T2: 00:01:12 - 6/69 AG, 23/482 OA
Run: 01:28:01 - (I think about 1/2 mile short?!) 3/69 AG, 15/482 OA
Total: 04:22:41 - 2/69 AG, 13/482 OA
Highlights
- 11' personal best for the Half Ironman distance
- Nutrition strategy tweaks were successful
- Race execution couldn't have been any better for an early season "B" race
- Bike position is feeling comfortable and about as aero as I can get right now
Now it's time for a mini-transition then head down into IMWI training!!
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Comments
Nice work Jim! You like a total badass in the bike pic from the blog!
Great race. Great report. Glad to share the day with you.
Have a great time in Madison. I love that race.
John
Great race, Jim. You are quietly getting it done and doing it fast.
IIRC, you had quite a pelvic injury, right? If so, this is a tremendous comeback.
Dave
@CoachP - I emailed the power file over to you.
@Dave - I did have a pelvic injury. In December I found out I had a stress fracture on my pubic bone. No running at all until early March, then a very slow ramp up until mid-April when I finally started adding intensity. I was surprised how quickly the run fitness came back but I still have a ways to go to get to where I want (and need) to be to hit my season goals.
Hi Jim - that was a great job! Just listened to Coach P's analysis - thanks dude for showing me up!
- and also enjoyed your blog and pics - you certainly look the part bro!
You don't look a big guy in the pics - one skinny dude!
Jim- Congrats on your great race results. I am especially impressed given the little one at home. I have a 7-month old son and it has been very difficult to find time to train properly. Any "Dad" secrets that you can impart on us newer fathers?
John
@John - Have a very supportive and understanding spouse and do lots for her (Happy wife=Happy Life!)! That, and being very creative with my schedule. I do a lot of very early morning workouts (swim, bike and long runs starting by 5am). I also have a great fitness center at work that allows me to do most of my running during my lunch hour. This is all so I can help out my wife as much as possible getting my son ready for daycare in the mornings and with dinner/bedtime in the evenings. More importantly, I just want to be a Dad when not training so that's my real motivation in finding the best times to train. It's definitely tough, especially on the weekends but that's where the supportive and understanding spouse comes in. Luckily my company has summer hours which means I get Friday afternoons off so I do my long rides then while my son is at daycare and wife is working. That definitely helps give me some weekend quality time with the 2 of them. I'm a very goal-driven person, though, who operates best with lists. So when I have a season goal and see a list of workouts to get me to that goal I will find any way possible to carve out the time for the workout and the family time. We all know it's not easy and I've made (and continue to make) plenty of mistakes. But the priority is definitely on the family!