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Race Result
| Racer: |
Keith Bohnenberger |
| Race: |
Jones Beach Triathlon |
| Date: |
Sunday, September 26, 2004 |
| Location: |
Jones Beach Long Island, NY |
| Race Type: |
Triathlon - Sprint |
| Age Group: |
Male 35 - 39 |
| Time: |
1:19:56 |
| Overall Place: |
104 / 381 |
| Age Group Place: |
15 / 52 |
| Comment: |
swim was only about 1/3 mile not a 1/2 mile |
Race Report:
Short scoop:
Jones Beach Sprint 2004
1/2 mile swim
14 mile bike
5K run
Overall place 104/381
Age group place 15/52
Total Time 1:19:56
Splits
Swim 11:15 * was more like 1/3 mile not 1/2 mile
T1 3:53
Bike 42:21
T2 0:59
Run 21:30
Long scoop:
You've got 36 hours, read, set, go!
T-36 hours (saturday 8:00am)
Pack car, load kids, drive to PA
T-32 hours (saturday 12:00pm)
drop kids off at parents, go to wedding with wife, hang with some old friends
T-27 hours (saturday 5:00pm)
go to reception, leave early,
T-24 hours (saturday 8:00pm)
go back to parents, grab tri stuff, kiss wife, drive to NYC, get lost, navigate through manhattan, finally get to brooklyn
T-20 hours (saturday midnight)
unpack car, say hi to friends, get to sleep
T-15 hours (sunday morning 5:00am
wake up at 5, eat, hit the bathroom load up the bikes, drive to Jones Beach,
T-12 hours (sunday morning 8:00am)
race, beat both friends :)
T-10 hours (sunday 10:00am)
hang out after the race, swim in the ocean, body surf, stop for bruch, drive back to brooklyn
T-8 hours (sunday noon)
say by to friends, drive back to PA, hang with parents/sisters a bit
T-3 hours (sunday 5:00pm
pack up car, load kids, drive back to VA,
T-0 hours (sunday night 8:00pm)
unpack cars, unload car, take a shower!
As far as the race itself goes, I was doing this race with two good friends. One of which is not in good shape at the moment and had goals of finishing and not having a heart attack. The other has been biking alot and had the goal of beating me. I of course have been training and had the goal of beating him. In general I love being racing triathlons against myself and nobody else. This race is the exception. I knew we would be close getting out of the swim, I knew he would dust me on the bike and I knew I would have to catch him on the run. All of this went down just as I expected. We came out of the water two seconds from each other, he got out of tranition faster and smoked me on the bike. The run is an out an back. I kicked it into high gear right from the start and soon realized I had to dial it back a bit. Then I realized I was going to slow and finally got into a good pace I thought I could hold. The turn-around was getting close and still no sign of my friend. Then, about 100 yards from the turn-around I spotted him. Flashes of Steve's victory at Reston going through my head. I started closing the gap. At the two mile point he looked back and saw I was about 20 yards back. He tried to kick it up a notch. I kept steady. He slowed down about 100 yards later. I passed him with about 1/2 mile to go and ran along side of him for a bit before I decided to test him. I pulled ahead and heard him breathing heavy trying to catch up. I knew I had him. I finished strong and beat him by 30 seconds! Last year he beat me by about 2 minutes.
The weather was perfect this year. Warm air temp, nice water temp, little wind. Last year it was cold, the water was freezing and it was sandstorm windy. What a difference the nice weather made. Jones Beach is beautiful. The cleanest beaches and the cleanest ocean water I have seen in the DE/MD/NJ/NY beaches.
A good way to end my second tri season!
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