Thursday, August 25, 2011

Ernst takes on the Ironman

Matt Ernst takes his talents to the Ohio River in the Louisville Ironman Sunday. He has been racing on foot against horses in Kentucky for most of the year, let's see if his unorthodox training pays off.

5 comments:

  1. Go Matt! We'll be rooting for you here in DC. You got a shot at Kona? Where did you need to finish in your age group?

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  2. Run em down big E.

    Aaron Church of Potomac River Running is rumored to be racing IMLOOOOO as well

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  3. Kona is definitely within reach. Good luck Ernst!

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  4. Matt is currently at 13th...



    Matthew Ernst
    BIB AGE
    2608 50
    SWIM 1:04:35
    BIKE 5:35:37
    RUN --:--
    OVERALL --:--
    RANK 238
    DIV.POS. 13

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  5. Final Result:
    SWIM 1:04:35
    BIKE 5:35:37
    RUN 4:41:22

    OVERALL RANK DIV.POS.
    11:30:30 423 18



    TOTAL SWIM 2.4 mi. (1:04:35) 1:41/100m 336 13

    BIKE SPLIT 1: 23 mi 23 mi (1:06:59) 20.60 mi/h
    BIKE SPLIT 2: 40 mi 17 mi (50:47) 20.09 mi/h
    BIKE SPLIT 3: 70.5 mi 30.5 mi (1:33:13) 19.63 mi/h
    BIKE SPLIT 4: 112 mi 41.5 mi (2:04:38) 19.98 mi/h
    TOTAL BIKE 112 mi (5:35:37) 20.02 mi/h 246 14

    RUN SPLIT 1: 3.39 mi 3.39 mi (26:57) 7:56/mi
    RUN SPLIT 2: 8.2 mi 4.81 mi (40:16) 8:22/mi
    RUN SPLIT 3: 13.1 mi 4.9 mi (45:43) 9:19/mi
    RUN SPLIT 4: 15.33 mi 2.23 mi (24:01) 10:46/mi
    RUN SPLIT 5: 20.1 mi 4.77 mi (58:45) 12:18/mi
    RUN SPLIT 6: 25.04 mi 4.94 mi (1:08:28) 13:51/mi
    RUN SPLIT 7: 26.2 mi 1.16 mi (17:12) 14:49/mi
    TOTAL RUN 26.2 mi (4:41:22) 10:44/mi 423 18
    TRANSITION TIME
    T1: SWIM-TO-BIKE 4:42
    T2: BIKE-TO-RUN 4:14


    Question for tri people, Is it good enough for Kona?

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