Three Rivers Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Three Rivers, Michigan
United States
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 34m 41s
Overall Rank = 34/119
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 6/13
Event warmup:

Short jog, short bike, short swim.
Swim
  • 31m 12s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 54s / 100 yards
Comments:

Thank God it was wetsuit legal! I would have been really hurting otherwise. My sighting was probably a bit better, and I was faster, but the wetsuit had a lot to do with both of these. I started well, maybe too well (too fast). After that I was fairly fatigued and my HR was probably way up there. Time must include long run up to transition area plus transition. I was out of the water at 28:30. As with all of my tri's so far, no one ahead of me overall had a slower swim, but for once there were several people with a slower swim.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

I hadn't used my wetsuit in months, so I could have been smoother in getting it off. Not terrible though--I just had to sit on my cooler to pull it over each foot. Then I had to wipe off my glasses before taking off because they were covered with rain. I should have just left them in a soft case.
What would you do differently?:

Practice taking off wetsuit. Don't leave glasses out if it's raining.
Bike
  • 1h 18m 29s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.00 mile/hr
Comments:

Holy cow was this hilly. The bike course went right past a ski hill! I was once going 37 mph downhill without pedaling (on wet roads with sand and crap)! I saw people walking their bikes uphill. At the beginning I was mashing up the hills in the large chainring, often standing. On the return I just tried to get as much momentum as possible on the downhills to get me through the uphill with as little pain as possible. I really felt like I was recovering from the swim for the whole first half. I think that time is accurate--T1 included with swim and T2 included with run.
What would you do differently?:

Practice hills.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Had trouble with the insole of my race shoe coming up. Had to retry putting my shoe on several times before finally flattening out the insole well with my hand before sticking my foot in there.
What would you do differently?:

Make sure insoles are seated well after warming up before the race.
Run
  • 45m 1s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 15s  min/mile
Comments:

I found that one of my two Amphipod bottles had somehow leaked dry. But I probably didn't need it. I felt OK on the run, better than during the swim or bike. My main problem was the large blister I could feel forming on the instep of my right foot (which was filled with pus when I woke up Monday morning). Note that time and pace include T2, as there were no timing chips.
What would you do differently?:

Put on socks before runs longer than 3-4 miles.
Post race
Warm down:

None.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hills. Fatigue from swim.

Event comments:

Great post-race food (pancakes, sausage, fruit, pretzels, etc.). The hills were tough, and the use of timing chips would be nice. Of course they can't control the weather, but it would have been a lot better without the rain.


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Last updated: 2006-08-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:31:12 | 1640 yards | 01m 54s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/119
Performance: Average
Suit: Yes
Course: Oval across to another side then back along the shoreline
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:18:29 | 24.85 miles | 19.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/119
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Freaking mountains. Out and back.
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:45:01 | 06.21 miles | 07m 15s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/119
Performance: Good
Course: Very hilly. A loop around the lake.
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 Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4