Ironman Florida Race Info

Saturday, November 3 will be the second Ironman during my Quest for Kona.

 

Date: November 3, 2012

Start time: 7:00 a.m. CST

Location: Panama City Beach, FL

Race Number: 508

 

Live tracking will be available on race day starting at 6:30 a.m. CST.

 

Live Tracking: Click Here

 

Race Site: Click Here

 

What it takes to qualify for Kona (Ironman World Championship):

• There will be 50 qualifying Age Group slots to the IRONMAN World Championship on offer at the 2012 IRONMAN Florida.
• Final Slot Allocation will be determined on race day based on the number of official starters. If there are no starters in a particular Age Group, then that slot will be moved to the next calculated Age Group within the gender.
• Final slot allocation shall be representative of the actual number of Age Group starters in each category in the race.
• Athletes MUST claim their slot in-person during the designated registration period for the world championship.
• In years past my Age Group, F25-29, has had 2 slots.

Goal time: 10:31:00 - 11:03:00

 

 Swim: 2.4 mile swim, expected time: 1:03-1:07

Ironman Florida is a running in mass start on the beach. It can be very rough the first 500m or so while you are battleing for position amoung the 2500+ Age Group Athletes of which only 50 qualify for Kona.

The 2.4 mile swim is not the sport to win the race but if you aren't up near the front pack you can loose the race here.

T1: 5-7 minutes  

Bike: 112 miles, expected time: 5:35-5:45

This 112 mile bike is one of the flatest and fastest bike courses on the Ironman Circuit. It can also have windy stretches that will burn a lot of athletes later.

My goal for the bike is to stay on top of my nutrition and manage my effort carefully.

T2: 3:00-4:00 minutes
 

Run: 26.2 miles, expected time: 3:45-4:00

Nothing is easy about running a 26.2 mile run after 2.4 miles of swimming and 112 miles of biking.

The run is the time for the real grit and passion must shine. This course just like the bike is flat and fast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quest for Kona

With two weeks to go till the second Ironman along my journey, I am happy to announce we have set up this official blog page for me to share this journey with all of you.

I will be updating this blog frequently with race reports, photos, training, recovery, and anything else I think all of you would be interested to know and hear about.

I would also like to thank all of my supporters along this journey. This would not be possible without the help from each and every one of you.

I would like to personally thank - my brother Mike and his company Envolve for their sponsorship, my Mom (Joan Holt) for her donation and for being my #1 fan, Joe and Cindy Johnson for their donation and continued support and encouragement, and donations from Ashley Roman, Willy Johnson, The Denver Wilsons, Deb and Chris Wilson, Donnie and Daryl, and my anonymous donors (you know who you are!!). I am shocked and also very overwhelmed with everyone's generosity and help. I truly couldn't do this without all of you!

Check back soon for an update on information on Ironman Florida taking place on November 3.

Training update:

10-20-2012 - Taper Ironman Brick workout: 3 hour bike and 5 mile run all done at IM heart rate and pace. Click HERE for run file.

This morning went perfect - was able to easily hold IM goal HR on bike and the run I had to slow myself down to goal pace. I had ZERO IT Band pain on the run and felt fantastic! The weather sure did make for perfect training. Ride started with temperatures in the mid-50's and while on run it had warmed up to around 70 degrees. Let's hope we have similar conditions on Nov. 3.