Atlantic City International Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Atlantic City, New Jersey
United States
DelMoSports
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 30m 11s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 40-45
Age Group Rank = 6/31
Event warmup:

light jogg
Swim
  • 26m 57s
  • 1609 meters
  • 01m 40s / 100 meters
Comments:

I was deliberately conservative as I had never raced this distance before. I found it frustrating when I caught up to other waves and had to stop and then navigate around them - but that is the nature of triathlons I guess!
What would you do differently?:

be more aggressive
Transition 1
  • 05m 4s
Comments:

I had a very slow transition which probably cost me some valuabe time - wetsuit got stuck - also though I deliberately tried to be conservative and keep my heart down a bit. the tranisiton area was huge and it was a long way between getting out of the swim and to the bicycle mount station
What would you do differently?:

go faster - lube the ankle area of wetsuit, plan this through better
Bike
  • 1h 06m 43s
  • 32.19 kms
  • 28.95 km/hr
Transition 2
  • 03m 59s
Comments:

still quite slow!!
Run
  • 47m 18s
  • 10 kms
  • 04m 44s  min/km
Comments:

I was fairly happy with this run - again I was being a little conservative and wanting to not blow up - this was my first tri of this distance
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

no previous experience at this distance
poor transition and less than average bike perfomrance

Event comments:

this was one of the best triathlons i have been to - and i loved the finishers medal!! It felt so amazing to cross the finishers line. the food was great post race (although as a chef - i would have done it differently - just the food that is)
the ride course, although fun to do was stressful and there were a lot of traffic jams. the swim and run courses were excellent and safe. i WILL do this again!!!


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Last updated: 2012-08-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:26:57 | 1609 meters | 01m 40s / 100meters
Age Group: 2/31
Overall: 112/
Performance: Average
Suit: yes
Course: back bay loop - choppy. i really liked this swim
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 05:04
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:06:43 | 32.19 kms | 28.95 km/hr
Age Group: 0/31
Overall: 317/
Performance: Below average
Wind: Cross-winds with gusts
Course: on the freeway for the most part and some hills at entrances and exits. nice and fast - this is my weakest segment - want to focus on this for winter. the wind gusts were really hard to deal with. i also got confused at the last turn of and kept going -had to turn back and go the right way - this cost me approx 3min
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:59
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:47:18 | 10 kms | 04m 44s  min/km
Age Group: 0/31
Overall: 191/
Performance: Average
Course: on the atlantic city boardwalk- mostly wood surface
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5