Well I figured I’d put some statistics from the Monaco 70.3 race up…
Bike
Distance 85.1km
Time: 3h41:46
Avg speed: 23km/h
Max speed: 57.8km/h
Avg heart rate: 161bpm
Max heart rate: 194bpm
Avg cadence: 81rpm
Total ascent: 1560m
Run
Distance: 20.28km
Total time: 2h20:30
Avg Pace: 6.55min/km
Avg heart rate: 155bpm
Max heart rate: 188bpm
| Turnaround | Split | Casino | Split | ||
| Lap1 | 00:00 | 0:24:05 | 00:17:19 | 00:27:32 | |
| Lap2 | 0:24:05 | 0:27:59 | 00:44:51 | 00:30:19 | |
| Lap3 | 0:52:04 | 0:32:19 | 01:15:10 | 00:36:43 | |
| Lap4 | 01:24:23 | 0:35:58 | 01:51:53 | 00:28:14 | |
| Lap5 | 02:00:21 | 02:20:07 |
As can be seen, the first loop back to the start/turnaround was not too shabby at slightly over 24 mins. Had I maintained this pace for the full 4 and a bit laps, my time would have been 1h53:39. Had I maintained my last loop (casino to casino) pace of 28:14, my total time would have been 2h10:15 which is about the same as Austria 70.3. The slowing times for each loop back to the turnaround are reflective of my stomach getting progressively unhappy. It started to feel better for the last loop as evidenced by the last loop time of 28:14.
Overall
Well the bike and run average heart rates were slightly lower than I had aimed for. I had hoped for the bike and run averages to be around 166bpm. The bike is not too far off, but the run is significantly lower due to me walking much more than expected.
Note: these figures were as my Garmin recorded them. Slightly short distances which I attribute to recording intervals and tunnels.