Boulder Stroke & Stride - Biathlon (swim/run)


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Boulder, Colorado
United States
Racing Underground
Sunny
Total Time = 53m 8s
Overall Rank = 86/140
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 18/28
Pre-race routine:

Arrived late and barely had time to drop shoes and towel at the transition and put on my wetsuit before the start.
Event warmup:

I managed to swim about 100 meters for a warmup and then lined up at the very back of the pack for the swim start.
Swim
  • 30m 24s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 02s / 100 meters
Comments:

Although I wasn't fast, this was a good swim for me. It was only my second time to swim 1500 meters, the first being my first triathlon a few months earlier. I was ecstatic to be able to swim freestyle the entire time!
Transition 1
  • 01m 16s
Comments:

I took a few extra seconds straightening out the insoles of my running shoes. They have a tendency to bunch up under my feet when I don't wear socks. Other than that, the wetsuit came off pretty easily. It's a 2-piece suit with a partial length zipper on the top. It turns out I didn't even unzip it the whole way, but it still came off without a problem. All De Soto suits used to come zipperless, so that's not a surprise, really.
Run
  • 21m 28s
  • 5 kms
  • 04m 17s  min/km
Comments:

I tried to keep the pace reasonable at the start, and then just keep chugging away steadily. It felt slower than I was, but I did put in a good effort over the last half mile.
What would you do differently?:

Work harder over the entire last half of the course.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank some sodas and ate some homemade banana bread provided by the race organizers.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The swim! Clearly this is my weakness.

Event comments:

This is a great after-work series in Boulder. The competition is amazing. Imagine turning in a 36 minute finishing time for a 1500m swim and 5k run (see results from June 16: http://www.racingunderground.com/msresss2005_3.html).That's the kind of talent that's here to humble mere mortals like me.

My wife Molly and our friend Lisa were also racing. Molly's a great swimmer and ended up cruising the course to easily beat me by 7 minutes! Lisa is a good swimmer and runner and beat me by about 5 minutes.




Last updated: 2005-07-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:30:24 | 1500 meters | 02m 02s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 93/140
Performance: Good
Suit: De Soto T1 2-piece full suit
Course: Triangular two-lap course with a short beach run between laps.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time:  01:16
Overall: Good
Removing cap, goggles and wetsuit: Good
Getting into shoes: Average
Running
00:21:28 | 05 kms | 04m 17s  min/km
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 37/140
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back along the two dams of Boulder Reservoir. This is almost a completely flat course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4