First things first. Thanks again to all the people who have supported me via TSR in helping me with The Bike[tm] (The Giant), and all the tons of other parts that really helped make this effort possible.
The Details.
100 miles, 16mph, 6:15 for the time.
I started at about 6:37am, and finished just past 1pm. I stopped for a "natural break" once... (attacked by ants!) and then I stopped at mile 60 or so to re-fuel with more liquids.
I weighed myself this morning and I was 205.5 lbs. When I got back, I took a shower and weighed myself again and I was 202 lbs. (lowest I've been in probably 12 years). [My BMI says I should be about 190? -- 6'2"]
What else... oh, the aerobars that Marty gave me I think are a wee bit too short. I got the Medium C2 Syntace clip-ons. I'll probably get those to Record10Carbon so he can TSR them to someone. Unless you can buy extensions for the ends, and in that case they'll be just fine.
DOGS DOGS DOGS!
Wow.... I had about 15 or 16 dogs try and attack me. One even got close enough to get saliva on my left leg. That happened about mile 90. I was feeling pretty good up to that point, but stopping took a little bit out of me. I got another gel, got some water, and by mile 92 or so I was stoked again.
I really like that distance on the bike. It's a lot of fun. I think I might actually try and do 8 or 9 100 mile rides after all. I think if I can get my time down on the bike some, then I'll be able to almost walk the whole Marathon.
Time for my 2.4 mile swim should be about 1:45 (not going hard). I'm thinking time on the bike should be 6:45, that's what, 8:30... So that actually gives me 8 1/2 hours to "run" the Marathon. 16:59:59... anything else ahead of that is icing on the cake!!!
Thanks again gang for all the support. More later.
Trae
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Trae McCombs
TSR - Sponsored by the Masses. Racing for the hell of it.
Ironman Finisher 2005 -- 14:09:18
The Details.
100 miles, 16mph, 6:15 for the time.
I started at about 6:37am, and finished just past 1pm. I stopped for a "natural break" once... (attacked by ants!) and then I stopped at mile 60 or so to re-fuel with more liquids.
I weighed myself this morning and I was 205.5 lbs. When I got back, I took a shower and weighed myself again and I was 202 lbs. (lowest I've been in probably 12 years). [My BMI says I should be about 190? -- 6'2"]
What else... oh, the aerobars that Marty gave me I think are a wee bit too short. I got the Medium C2 Syntace clip-ons. I'll probably get those to Record10Carbon so he can TSR them to someone. Unless you can buy extensions for the ends, and in that case they'll be just fine.
DOGS DOGS DOGS!
Wow.... I had about 15 or 16 dogs try and attack me. One even got close enough to get saliva on my left leg. That happened about mile 90. I was feeling pretty good up to that point, but stopping took a little bit out of me. I got another gel, got some water, and by mile 92 or so I was stoked again.
I really like that distance on the bike. It's a lot of fun. I think I might actually try and do 8 or 9 100 mile rides after all. I think if I can get my time down on the bike some, then I'll be able to almost walk the whole Marathon.
Time for my 2.4 mile swim should be about 1:45 (not going hard). I'm thinking time on the bike should be 6:45, that's what, 8:30... So that actually gives me 8 1/2 hours to "run" the Marathon. 16:59:59... anything else ahead of that is icing on the cake!!!
Thanks again gang for all the support. More later.
Trae
--
Trae McCombs
TSR - Sponsored by the Masses. Racing for the hell of it.
Ironman Finisher 2005 -- 14:09:18