A full IMFL race report will be coming soon, but I always like to wait to get all the pictures first so I can put them together with the report. I probably should start on it soon though because I may forget everything.
I have, of course, run a few numbers though that I think are pretty neat.
Here is a comparison of my finish times for my ironmans and how I finished compared to the rest of the field:
IMAZ 2007, finish time 15:31, 79th percentile
IMAZ 2008, finish time 14:40, 58th percentile
IMCDA 2009, finish time 13:29, 61st percentile
IMFL 2009, finish time 12:47, 54th percentile
So, obviously finish time/placement can vary greatly from race to race. IMAZ '07 was my first and I was happy to finish, regardless, but looking back at it now, I realize that race still had some pretty rough conditions (winds 20-25mph with gusts over 35mph). For comparison, the 79th percentile at IMFL this year was around a 14:25 finish.
IMAZ '08 was the year of the awful heat - as in 97 degrees. The wind was bad as well, but not as bad as it was in 2007. I finished over an hour faster in CDA in '09, but my IMAZ '08 finish time was faster relative to everyone else.
I am almost surprised to see that my 42 minute PR this time over CDA was enough to move up from the 61st to the 54th percentile. Both races had good conditions, relatively speaking, but CDA is obviously a tougher course. I will take it though - watch out top half, I'm out to get you! (but not for a while...no ironmans on the schedule for 2010).
Here is a sneak peak at some of the race. Jon took awesome pictures of many of the Houston-area racers. He borrowed his sister's camera and now has the same one on his Christmas list.
I have, of course, run a few numbers though that I think are pretty neat.
Here is a comparison of my finish times for my ironmans and how I finished compared to the rest of the field:
IMAZ 2007, finish time 15:31, 79th percentile
IMAZ 2008, finish time 14:40, 58th percentile
IMCDA 2009, finish time 13:29, 61st percentile
IMFL 2009, finish time 12:47, 54th percentile
So, obviously finish time/placement can vary greatly from race to race. IMAZ '07 was my first and I was happy to finish, regardless, but looking back at it now, I realize that race still had some pretty rough conditions (winds 20-25mph with gusts over 35mph). For comparison, the 79th percentile at IMFL this year was around a 14:25 finish.
IMAZ '08 was the year of the awful heat - as in 97 degrees. The wind was bad as well, but not as bad as it was in 2007. I finished over an hour faster in CDA in '09, but my IMAZ '08 finish time was faster relative to everyone else.
I am almost surprised to see that my 42 minute PR this time over CDA was enough to move up from the 61st to the 54th percentile. Both races had good conditions, relatively speaking, but CDA is obviously a tougher course. I will take it though - watch out top half, I'm out to get you! (but not for a while...no ironmans on the schedule for 2010).
Here is a sneak peak at some of the race. Jon took awesome pictures of many of the Houston-area racers. He borrowed his sister's camera and now has the same one on his Christmas list.
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