Quick update- just got txt from Rich- he said he saw Donna around mile 70 and her back was hurting. Sounds like she's OK- I hope she can pull it through.
Just saw Dominic Malleo come across. He was sporting team colors and looking happy! The video feed doesn't show the clock, so no idea what his time was. Had it on for all of about 30 seconds before he came across...pretty lucky to catch him! Way to go Dominic!
Just saw Dominic Malleo come across. He was sporting team colors and looking happy! The video feed doesn't show the clock, so no idea what his time was. Had it on for all of about 30 seconds before he came across...pretty lucky to catch him! Way to go Dominic!
Bill, there is a 3 hour difference so everyone finishing now is in the 12 hour range.
Can't tell for sure, but looks like Michelle managed to negative split the run. Al T. must have been close to negative split too. Would have been a lot easier to tell if they had put the pad at 13.1 instead of 14.
So I was curious to see how Al beat the guy who came in second in his age group. Al won by exactly 10 minutes, and it looks to me like a classic case of EN execution carrying the day. I'm sure Al will give us all the details, but here's a quick snapshot:
Swim
T1
Bike
T2
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Run 4
Run 5
Al
1:10:51
0:05:17
6:01:08
0:02:54
0:08:42
1:01:15
1:02:31
1:06:56
0:56:29
Cumulative time
1:10:51
1:16:08
7:17:16
7:20:10
7:28:52
8:30:07
9:32:38
10:39:34
11:36:03
Run pace
0:09:40
0:09:19
0:09:34
0:08:38
0:12:42
Phillip
1:13:32
0:06:55
5:58:24
0:02:42
0:07:47
1:00:49
1:07:44
1:10:27
0:57:43
Cumulative time
1:13:32
1:20:27
7:18:51
7:21:33
7:29:20
8:30:09
9:37:53
10:48:20
11:46:03
Run pace
0:08:39
0:09:15
0:10:22
0:09:05
0:12:58
Gap
0:02:41
0:04:19
0:01:35
0:01:23
0:00:28
0:00:02
0:05:15
0:08:46
0:10:00
So, if you buy my execution theory, this is how it played out. Al out swam him and out transitioned him, but Phillip made up some time on the bike so they were only a minute and change apart coming out of T2. Over the first 2 segments (~7.5 miles) Al went out at 9:22 while Phillip made up some ground by going 9:11. At that point he must have been running in Al's shadow. Per prescribed execution plan, Al increased his pace over the next 14 miles to an average of 9:04. Phillip on the other hand, slowed down pretty dramatically to 9:41. He was losing :40/mile, and at that point the race was pretty over. I assume there must be some sort of crazy hills at the end (Andy Potts only managed 9:00 miles over that stretch!), but Al managed to put anohter 1:14 on him before the finish. VERY impressive. For reference, Al's pace over the last 4.45 miles was 30% slower than his average over the whole race. Potts was 37% slower.
Can't wait to hear the inside story. Congratulations on a great race Al!
From the looks of the tracking thread it looks like it might be a while until another ENer crosses the line, so I'm calling it a night. Thanks for another great IM day team! You all did great! Congratulations for toeing the line and putting up some great numbers!
Just a brief reply to Bill's observations about my slowing in the last 5 miles (full report will follow in a day or two about how I mentally dissuaded him from trying to catch me after mile 7.5, when I passed him.)
I slowed the last five miles for several reasons. It was very warm - 83F? - and clear sky with lowish humidity, sucking water from the skin without leaving sweat. I lost 5# on the day, maybe 80% of that water, which is about 3-4% dehydration for me. I could not absorb from the stomach more than about 10 ounces every 9-10 minutes, so I slowly passed the point of no return about 3 hours into my run.
Also, I've got 2 more big races his year to get ready for it. I knew I had the lead, it was growing, and it looked like I would lower my AG course record. So I had little to no motivation to press myself, and some reason to back off. And it was obvious by mile 12 that the weather would not cooperate with my goal of running 4:00, so that lowered my motivation as well. These aren't excuses, but just the external and internal situations I was in at the time.
Now I'm even more intrigued to read the race report. I was hoping maybe he got ahead of you and then you got to drop the hammer on him. Can't wait to hear the full story. I wonder if maybe there was some sort of screw up with the last 4.55 mile checkpoint. It looked like everyone in the race slowed down 25-50%. I know folks get tired, but that kind of slow down across the board looks funny to me.
The race tracker doesn't seem to have updated since I went to bed last night. How did the rest of the team finish?
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Thanks 2 AG Ironman Wins for Al this year already ... amazing job Al!!!
I want to be like Al when I grow up :-)
Forget when I grow up, I will take it now. He is the man. Congrats Al!
Bill, there is a 3 hour difference so everyone finishing now is in the 12 hour range.
Vince
So I was curious to see how Al beat the guy who came in second in his age group. Al won by exactly 10 minutes, and it looks to me like a classic case of EN execution carrying the day. I'm sure Al will give us all the details, but here's a quick snapshot:
So, if you buy my execution theory, this is how it played out. Al out swam him and out transitioned him, but Phillip made up some time on the bike so they were only a minute and change apart coming out of T2. Over the first 2 segments (~7.5 miles) Al went out at 9:22 while Phillip made up some ground by going 9:11. At that point he must have been running in Al's shadow. Per prescribed execution plan, Al increased his pace over the next 14 miles to an average of 9:04. Phillip on the other hand, slowed down pretty dramatically to 9:41. He was losing :40/mile, and at that point the race was pretty over. I assume there must be some sort of crazy hills at the end (Andy Potts only managed 9:00 miles over that stretch!), but Al managed to put anohter 1:14 on him before the finish. VERY impressive. For reference, Al's pace over the last 4.45 miles was 30% slower than his average over the whole race. Potts was 37% slower.
Can't wait to hear the inside story. Congratulations on a great race Al!
Just a brief reply to Bill's observations about my slowing in the last 5 miles (full report will follow in a day or two about how I mentally dissuaded him from trying to catch me after mile 7.5, when I passed him.)
I slowed the last five miles for several reasons. It was very warm - 83F? - and clear sky with lowish humidity, sucking water from the skin without leaving sweat. I lost 5# on the day, maybe 80% of that water, which is about 3-4% dehydration for me. I could not absorb from the stomach more than about 10 ounces every 9-10 minutes, so I slowly passed the point of no return about 3 hours into my run.
Also, I've got 2 more big races his year to get ready for it. I knew I had the lead, it was growing, and it looked like I would lower my AG course record. So I had little to no motivation to press myself, and some reason to back off. And it was obvious by mile 12 that the weather would not cooperate with my goal of running 4:00, so that lowered my motivation as well. These aren't excuses, but just the external and internal situations I was in at the time.
Al - you're a legend!! Congratulations!
Sorry I had to go to bed so soon last night and didn't see many of you finish. But Congrats to all- such a super day for Endurance Nation!
The race tracker doesn't seem to have updated since I went to bed last night. How did the rest of the team finish?