noofus wrote:
ajthomas wrote:
noofus wrote:
It's the completitor mindset. People forget (or don't care that) that this is an athletic COMPETITION. A race. They just want to "do the thing" and call themselves an Ironman. They aren't racing anybody.
That is pretty much it. I don't begrudge anyone for being upset about it because I do not assume that everyone is approaching this event the same way I am.
Now on to the important question: what is your age-group? We are thinking similarly though you said competition has 50 less minutes to gap and my thoughts are 50 less minutes to CLOSE the gap. I figure I will swim around 52... actually I'll start a thread on this...
M35-39
I am going to swim right around the 1hr mark. Figure 1:00-1:02. You are on the fast side of swimmers whereas I am still towards the front but not THE front. I figure I am getting out of the water right in the middle of the pack of my KQ competition.
Then lets say I ride at 21-21.5mph, and everyone else is closer to 22-22.5 (and perhaps EVERYONE is a bit slower than that considering the number of turns) That puts them into T2 about 12 minutes ahead of me instead of about 20 if the course was a full 112. My gap to close is about 8 minutes less than if the course were the full distance, or a bit over a mile. Then it is a matter of relying on my ability to run long and fast off the bike which I know I can do. My only wildcard here is the heat. I have done as much as I can given the fact that I live in PA and have trained all winter indoors.
Not sure how you did your math but you are quite a bit off, since if you go 21.5 and "they" go 22.5, then:
Your Time for 112 mi = 112/21.5 = 312.6 min Your time for 94 mi = 262.3 min
"Their" time for 112 = 112/22.5 = 298.7 min "Their" time for 94 mi = 250.7 min
Thus they gap you by 13.9 min on the 112 but only 11.6 min on the 94; therefore, you gain about 2.3 min not 8 min. Sorry to disappoint you:)
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