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n t be sure if i m on course or not a few times i had to take my goggles off to look around for the buoy with the goggles on you just couldn t see a damn thing coming back wasn t so bad at least you could see the lights of the pier but it can be disorienting at times again strategy here was just to follow feet as much as possible and if that fails stop and look around there were times i found myself in the middle of nowhere with the closest swimmer about 100m away that s how far off course i got finally i managed to get back to the beach i d hoped for a 1 20 something but all the zig zagging slowed me down a bit conditions were the same for everyone so i guess i just had to deal with it like everyone else just happy to be done with the swim swim 1h33m a pb by just over a minute t1 struggled a bit to take the wetsuit off actually didn t want to take it off because it was too cold and made my way to the change tent it was packed which was good it meant i wasn t all that slow after all took a bit too much time trying to figure what to do next so had a very slow t1 t1 9m34s bike the bike course was great long rollers which are not steep but you ll never know if it s flat going up or going down the tunnel at the far end was great an excellent touch to the course i hit 60kmh going down the tunnel but of course what goes down must come up so the climb out of the tunnel was a bit of a struggle unfortunately being on a highway there was very little in terms of the scenery a couple of sculptures here and there and that s about it i had quite a bit of fun out there maybe a bit too much fun at the beginning i might have pushed a bit too hard on the first lap but it was good fun blowing by other cyclists and that doesn t happen very often for me because of that i struggled quite a fair bit on the second lap i just couldn t put the power down having a brand new tri suit on didn t help either i had massive chaffing on the nether regions and this didn t allow me to sit on the saddle properly the wind also picked up quite a bit on the second lap making it much tougher than it needed to be and it was a strong sidewind so that made it feel like there was a headwind both ways for a while it looked like it was going to be another one of my typical 15 hour races i needed to break 7 hours on the bike if i wanted any shot at target 1 and by the time i got to the far end turnaround on the second loop it was touch and go i had 45km to go and a little under two hours to cover it at this point i just told myself to htfu and go for it starting the bike it was freezing cold the trip back was slightly easier as it s mostly downhill but the last 10 15k it gets harder for reasons i will never know all the way back i wasn t sure i d break 7 hours but just kept telling myself to keep going when i got back to transition i wasn t sure if i had done it but later i saw that i did but only just lap 2 the wind is about to pick up a little disappointed with the bike time thought i could have done much much better but it wasn t to be forget about that and let s move to the run happy the tunnel is over and done with senn exiting the tunnel bike 6h49m pb by about 12 minutes t2 the change tent wasn t as full as before but there was still quite a few guys in there again a little kelam kabut with what to do next so spent more time in there than planned gotta work on my transitions but the extra time did give me a bit of a breather it let me set down rest and think about the torture ahead t2 7m 08s run as i ran out of the change tent i found out that senn had not made the intermediate cutoff on the bike and was pulled out of the race i was bummed for her she had never not gone the distance at an ironman race and to travel so far to get a dnf was just not on but she kept her spirits up and now i knew i had another supporter to carry me through the marathon the run was a point to point run starting from frankston and finishing in st kilda the course was very interesting first taking us along the beach to the southern end of frankston then along some trails by a small river before finally taking us out onto the main road along the way to st kilda the course would again take you off the road and onto a footpath a few times sometimes we d be running by th beach then we d be atop the cliff looking down on the sea i was a bit worried that a point to point course would be mind numbing and lonely since you won t get to see other athletes coming back the other way but the way it was set up here i didn t have to worry about that because there were a few twist and turns you re always looking forward to see what the organizers were going to throw at you next and you re never quite alone there s always houses or shops to look at while you re running past and of course the great aussie spirit strangers cheering you on as you run by the start of the run gave us an off road tour of frankston out of t2 i knew i was at 8h40 race time so if i was going to finish and meet target 1 i d have to run a 5h20m marathon my last marathon at scklm was 5h25m and that was on fresh legs my ironman marathons have never gone under 6 hours so target 1 was looking like a big big ask it was an interesting run course we ll be down on the beach one minute then up on a cliff the next at km7 emma came riding up to me on a mountain bike and said i was looking strong she rode with me all the way to 10k and chit chatted with me and she said that if i can keep this up i might be looking at a daylight finish from that moment on i knew that i wasn t going to stop running i d walk the aid stations but between them they were 2km apart i would run i would not be tempted to walk i would just run and so it went 2km run walk the aid station 2km run walk the aid station and so on at 18k the bus that was transporting supporters drove by the doors opened and there ware senn and her parents cheering me on at the 20k live site there they were at the 34k live site they were there too this really gave me the push to continue running unfortunately they couldn t catch a bus in time to watch my finish also i knew there a lot of friends back home that were tracking us this too gave me the motivation to try and finish this as quickly as possible thanks everyone with 8k to go my garmin died so much for 20 hour battery life huh i knew at that point i had just over an hour to make it to the finish to meet target 1 and started wondering if i could get the bonus as well at 5k to go i picked up the pace a little wondering if and when i was going to hit the wall at 3k to go it was clear the wall had been demolished and was not going to get in the way at 2k i took my last drink at the last aid station and knew this was it i had no idea what my timing was how much time i had left but i knew i just had to go for it at 1k to go i ignored all the pain in my legs and just went for it i picked up the pace and ran next thing i knew i was in the finisher chute i could hear whit raymond s voice calling me in and the crowd was cheering hands reached out on either side and i slapped them all then i got to the little ramp at the finish line and started to leap only for my quads to start cramping up giving me a lame half jump the atmosphere at the finish was electric my victory leap became a lame assed trot across the line thanks to a cramp aaaarghh cramp run 5h06m pb by almost an hour and a half 13h45m that was my finish time a personal best by an hour and half the run was my third best marathon time ever even faster than my last two standalone marathons had i not gone to the toilet several times i could have gone sub 5 on this one and i m really happy i managed to run all the way something i ve only done once before i think that was the key to getting that time yeah baby ironman melbourne was a superb race but it does have a few niggles it s the first time ti s being held so we did expect a few hiccups i think the swim course could have been better marked and the finish area could have been better organized i wasn t sure what to do next or where to go thank god there were plenty of volunteers to help i m sure it was a logistical nightmare getting more than 1600 bikes and gear bags from frankston to st kilda but the organizers handled it well the finisher swag this is what we worked so hard for a nice touch for aud10 you can have your name and times engraved on the back of the medal this race is definitely on my can do again race and senn has unfinished business here it s an expensive race but given the experience we got it was well worth it pictures courtesy of finsherpix com and grace tabitha lim clark posted by tryathlete at 2 01 pm 7 comments saturday march 24 2012 melbourne chronicles day 4 race day eve excitement s building up now since the 11am swim practice at frankston was cancelled we slept in a bit and took our time we packed our bikes and transition bags after checking and re checking several times to make sure everything was there and took the long way to frankston we did this so we could take a drive down the eastlink tollway where the bike course is overall it s pretty flat ish except for the tunnel section with it s steep descent and steep climb out the rest of the course looks flat with slight inclines and declines of course there are false flats but nothing much to worry about unless there s strong winds tomorrow scenery wise the course is pretty boring although there are some interesting looking sculptures along the way when we got to frankston the water was really rough but since senn needed to try her new wetsuit and i wanted to see how cold the water was we jumped in for a swim we didn t get very far before we decided the swells made it unswimable we weren t the only ones there were a few others who jumped in swam a few strokes then called it quits they say the winds won t be as strong tomorrow so the water should be calmer water temperature wasn t too bad cold as you first get into the water but it warms up after a while then it was bike check in time and for the first time since we started ironman there were no dramas we queued up got our bike s picture taken racked the bikes up deflated the tyres racked our run bags collected our timing chip weighed in racked our bike bags and that was that done no bike dramas phew racked and ready after that a quick lunch then we drove back to st kilda along the run course again it s pretty flat especially the first 20k then there are a few small hills nothing too serious no double hills or hartamas or ammah hills just small little pinches as the aussies call them the big worry about the run course are the long flat straights you can literally see the road for miles ahead of you that s going to be mental well i guess if it was easy it won t be ironman anyway we ve just checked into a hotel about 2k from the finish line gonna have a quick dinner then it s off to bed it s only 7 30pm now but we ve got a long day ahead to those doing kenyir tri kuantan century and sarawak cyclefest all the best stay safe and have fun see you all at the finish posted by tryathlete at 4 33 pm no comments friday march 23 2012 melbourne chronicles day 3 it s getting closer the atmosphere is getting hotter even if the weather is getting colder today we headed back to the expo because there was some stuff i didn t get to buy yesterday walked out with a 2xu ironman fleece and an ironman melbourne t shirt the obligatory ironman melbourne t shirt they don t give freebie race t shirts here a really great buy since i didn t pack any warm clothing senn got new tri shorts and top to wear on sunday so much for never trying anything new on raceday huh senn s new tri kit the highlight of the expo meeting the 2010 ironman world champion mirinda rinny carfrae i was looking at the map of the expo turned around and there she was i was star struck but managed to calm down enough to ask for a picture a star struck moment me and rinny senn and rinny after that we headed home and did a short run to test senn s new tri kit about 1km into the run in true melbourne fashion it rained so we turned back and got ready for the carbo load dinner due to me misreading the race week schedule and a miscommunication with the gps we arrived at the dinner just as they were closing the buffet we were then rushed to the nearby palais theatre for the welcome show you really have to love the laid back attitude of the aussies there were no formalities at all during the presentation and the whole event was a laugh a minute it started with a comedy intro by one of australia s local comedians then a musical number followed by the event proper ironman greg welch came on to tell a funny story about one of his first ironman races which included being tricked into taking a shower at t2 by his friends who have pulled out of the race then chris legh and whit raymond came on to introduce the top 10 men and women pros who will be racing among the pros eneko llanos luke mckenzie craig crowie alexander jessica jacobs mirinda carfrae and rachel joyce were invited on stage to answer some questions another star struck moment for me the pros up on stage luke mckenzie being grilled a few weeks ago i entered a facebook competition to win a free trisuit from bikesure a company that insures bikes in australia i won after the show i met the marketing manager of bikesure to collect my prize guess i ll be trying something new on race day too i m now a proud member of the bikesure triathlon racing team the back of the suit day 3 was quite exciting but the weather was not very good today we had very strong winds and our plans to do a swim to test senn s new wetsuit had to be scrapped because the sea was way too choppy tomorrow s official swim practice has also been cancelled i m guessing due to choppy seas we ll be heading down to frankston anyway to try our luck and get a test swim in they did promise better weather on sunday hope they re right otherwise the inaugural ironman asia pacific championship might be reduced to a duathlon and senn may not get to use her brand spanking new rocket science wetsuit posted by tryathlete at 8 45 pm no comments thursday march 22 2012 melbourne chronicles day 2 today we headed down to st kilda sea baths for the first time on sunday night this will be the place people turn into ironman registration was also held here and the atmosphere was excellent st kilda on any other day is a wonderful place to hang out the streets are lined with cafes and there are quaint apartment buildings facing the beach there are dedicated bike lanes so cyclists mingle freely with automobiles if i ever move to australia this is where i want to live but this isn t any ordinary day this is ironman week so everywhere you look you see fit athletes on uberbikes and aero helmets zooming past the expo and registration was held in a marquee by the beach with an outdoor lounge complete with easy chairs and beanbags out by the entrance walk in and it s a tri geek heaven z...