Ken Racine wanted me to pass along his Race Report from this year’s Musselman Half Ironman event:
Ken Racine’s Race Report from Geneva, NY….Mussleman Half IM, July 19, 2009
The weather in Genvea was mild, low 70′s for the high and mid level humidty.
Winds steady at 8-10 mph.
Race time was 7:00am, my wave began at 7:12. There were 900 in this race.
Swim (1.2 miles) was good with a water temp of 69 so the wetsuit was on,
water felt great and was clear. Felt good the entire swim and with the
exception of going wide on two turns I was happy with my swim 35 mins and
change. Air temp was 61 at the start.
T1 was about 1:30
Bike (57 miles) was windy with rolling hills. About 1800 ft of climbing. I
felt good and pushed it not worrying about the run. This paid off and I
finished the bike in 2:42 (20.7 mph). I was happy with the result.
T2 was 2:00 as I put on socks and did not have quick laces.
Run began with a pee stop 100 yrds into the run. The run course is hilly
but fair (2 miles flat, 9 miles of hills, 2 miles flat). I liked the course
but held back some as my legs hurt from the bike and I was afraid of
cramping. At mile 8 you reach the peak and its down hill from there. I did
the last 3.1 miles fast to ensure I finished within 5:20. Run tile was 1:57
(9:00 per mile). I need to work on my run some more.
Finish time was 5:19:30. I was happy with this since my goal was sub 5:30.
The family came along too and both kids did a kids triathlon. My daughter
finished middle of the pack in the young kids race. My son won the older
kids race. We will likely repeat next year.
Cheers!