Sat Oct 16th Technosport Masters
Meet
Congratulations to all Carleton swimmers for swimming well
despite the light attendance and thus little rest between
events. Congratulations especially to George (Whitecaps
"B") who set a Club Record in 80-84 50fs in 55.93. (The updated club
records have been posted on the web site and bulletin board at the pool.)
Here's how everyone did:
George (Men's 80-84, Whitecaps "B"):
1st 50fs, 50bk, 50br
Bozena (Women's 50-54, Whitecaps "B"):
1st 50fs, 100fs, 50fl; 2nd 50bk, 50br,
100IM
Violaine (Women's 45-49, Nightcaps):
1st 50fs, 100fs, 50br, 50fl, 100IM; 2nd
50bk
Jose (Men's 45-49, Whitecaps "A"):
2nd 100fs, 100IM
Mits (Men's 30-34, High Intensity 1):
1st 50fs, 100fs, 50br, 100IM
160+ 4x50 Free Relay (Violaine, Jose, Bozena, Mits):
1st
International Travels by Carleton Masters
Swimmers
Over the past month, Carleton swimmers have competed
in various competitions all over the world! Corry
Burke (High Intensity) competed in Ironman Florida (Panama City Beach,
USA) on Sun Nov 7th. Colette Kenney
(8:30am Earlybirds) competed in the Dublin (Ireland) Marathon
on Mon Oct 25th. Mike Stashin (7:30am Earlybirds)
competed in the Forster (Australia) Half Ironman on Sun Oct
31st, and Debby Whately (Whitecaps "A") competed in the World
Dragon Boat Championships in Shanghai (China) Wed Oct 20-Sun
Oct 24th!
Corry finished 810th in 11:43:58 and,
although happy to finish, was somewhat disappointed in his time.
See his race report below. Colette ran the
marathon with her sister-in-law at a much slower pace than she's capable of
(6656th in 5:13:15), but helped her sister-in-law make it through and
commented on how different things are nearer the "back of the pack".
Mike's training was seriously set back by a sprained ankle
not long before his race, and despite a slow day (864th in 6:25:29.4), he
was very happy with his swim time. See Mike's race summary
below. Debby's Canadian Senior (40+) women's team won
silver medals in the 200m and 500m races (behind China) and won the exhibition
1000m race! In addition, her mixed "B" team finished 4th, just missing out
on a medal.
Sun Nov 14th Kingston Masters Meet
Fiver Carleton swimmers participated: Mits
(High Intensity / Coach), Jose (Whitecaps "A"),
George (Whitecaps "B"), Esther (8:30am
Earlybirds), Bozena (Whitecaps "B"). Results next
time.
Mike's Forster Half Ironman
Summary:
This summer I starting participating in triathlons for the
first time with the goal to complete a half ironman by its end. This was
the reason for joining the masters class in june, to prepare for the 1.9km
swim. Recent injuries kept me from attending the event I was originally
training for (Montreal Demi Esprit in September). However, I was fortunate
enough to complete a Half Ironman in Forster Australia [on October 31st]. A
tough bike leg and the loss of a lot of running training due to a recent sprain
made it a slow day. However, my swim went extremely well compared to
previous triathlon swims.
Corry's Ironman Florida Race Report (from
TriRudy):
Never Again.
Well, we'll see, but right now, I
don't feel like ever doing that again. What a weird, surreal event the Ironman
is. From the trip, to the leadup, to the race, to the day after...downright
surreal. You feel like you're floating around in someone else's life, someone
else's body. I don't know how you people do those things year after
year.
I'd give a race summary, but my time's tell it all,
especially for anyone who knows me, or trained with me this summer. My swim was
a disappointing 1:01 and change, my bike was a pleasantly surprising 5:39 and
change, and my run (and I use the term loosely) was an eye-opening 4:48 and
change. I have always fancied myself a decent runner. I know that when I get off
the bike, I never turn in a blazing time, but I have never been as slow as I was
in Florida. I had always thought that come hell or high water I was always going
to at least be able to do 6 minute km's. I figured that was akin to 2 minute
hundreds, something I can do doing relaxed double-armed backstroke. Well, I was
wrong.
I had spent a chunk of my training efforts this summer on
improving my riding. I did this for 2 reasons. First, because I suck on a bike,
and second, because I thought that it would go a long way to improving the way I
felt going into my run. Well....I'm happy to see that my riding improved,
anyway....When I headed out on the bike course in Florida, I had forgotten to
reset my computer, and I was already about 10-15 minutes in before I looked down
to check my speed. It was at that point that I realized my mistake, but it just
meant that I wouldn't know exactly how far to the finish. It didn't bother me
much because the course was marked well, so I didn't think too much of it. But
it also didn't allow me to know how long I had been out on the bike for, so,
when I came out of T2 (after a leisurely 8 minutes), I took a look back at the
clock and saw a time in the 6:50 territory. I was very pleased as I headed out,
thinking, "Wow, I have a good shot at going sub-11. All I have to do is a 4 hour
marathon."...All I have to do is a 4 hour marathon...It's amazing how easily
those words still come out of me. Suffice to say, 4 hours may be in my grasp
someday, but not on that day. Luckily, I met up with a great guy, Tom Sturm from
Nashville, around mile 3 or 4. He paced me the rest of the afternoon and early
evening, supplying me with a few extra electrolyte pills he had, and offering
words of encouragement when I needed them. If it hadn't been for him with me
that night, I don't know how things would have turned out. I am much in his
debt.
Anyway, lessons learned? My buddy Andrew rode me all
spring, summer, and fall about my bad consumption during training. I never
consumed enough for him. I now know this to be true. On race day, I didn't each
much before going down to the race site, but once there, I ate a half a Power
Bar and drank a half a litre of 50/50 gatorade/water, before going into the
water. Once out of the water, I ate a Power Gel while running with my bike, then
on the bike I drank 6 bottles of Gatorade (all provided out on the course, I
only rode out with one bottle of 50/50 Gatorade/water), ate 4 or 5 bananas,
another 4 Power Gels, 6 salt capsules, and a half a bottle of water. On the run,
I ate so much and drank so much that I can't even begin to count. I had another
8 or 9 salt tablets, 3 or 4 Power Gels, enough coke, Gatorade, water, chicken
broth, and anything else anyone would hand to me, to sink a boat. I also ate
every oatmeal cookie, pretzel, banana, orange, etc., that they had. I got my
money's worth, to say the least. All of that food and drink consumed, and I
didn't go to the bathroom during the entire race, nor did I feel the need to. I
can't even imagine what state I would have been in if I hadn't consumed like
that. Everyone is different, granted, but be prepared to eat and drink like
crazy.
And my other lesson? Try running once in a while during
training, that would help, or it would be a start, anyway.
All
that to say, good race, incredibly well organized. I enjoyed every minute of the
experience (except the 5000 km of driving). Thanks to all who made it happen for
me, you know who you are.
Corry Burke
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