The Canadian - TriathlonSprint


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Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Somersault Promotions
25C / 77F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 59m 11s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up early. Verified that I had everything. Had a coffee only and headed out. Set up all my gear in order at the site. The bike stand was too low for my bike so I had to place it on a slant. Verified the ins and outs for the various legs of the tri. Then I went over to the beach to watch the first IM swimmers coming in.
Event warmup:

I biked to the event ... a distance of 12kms.
Swim
  • 17m
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 16s / 100 meters
Comments:

I knew that I was slow but 17 minutes for a 500 meter swim is incredible! Some people complained that it was more like a 750 meter course. It did feel like it.

Lots of jostling in the water but no more than usual.
Transition 1
  • 08m
Comments:

The distance from the T1 area to the cycle start line was about a half km!!!! Good warmup but time consuming and awkward in cycling shoes.
Bike
  • 1h 01m 11s
  • 30 kms
  • 29.42 km/hr
Comments:

I made a big mistake in toying with my front derailleur the night before. It was totally screwed up so I left it in the large front ring throughout the race and used my back sprockets only. Even the rear derailleur was acting up. I could not seem to lign up the chain properly and it skipped once in awhile.
What would you do differently?:

Need a new bike.
Transition 2
  • 03m
Run
  • 30m 17s
  • 5 kms
  • 06m 04s  min/km
Comments:

Nice run. I found myself drifting off and losing track of my pace. Then i would run a bit faster. In the second half of the run, I picked up my pace and finished with a nice sprint again.
What would you do differently?:

Stop concentrating on women competitors and concentrate more on my pace! Well maybe not ... :-)
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, ate a bit, drank a lot of water.

Event comments:

The swim start and the bike start were both way too far from the transition area.

I met Jen (keepitup), Mark Benton and his wife and another yount BT'er from Tweed Ontario (sorry I forgot your name and BT handle!).

My brother JP (IceT2) competed and finished a few scant seconds behind me! If he ever gets a decent bike, he will kick my flabby old butt!!!!




Last updated: 2005-09-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:00 | 750 meters | 02m 16s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: no
Course:
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 72C / 162F Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 08:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:01:11 | 30 kms | 29.42 km/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Out and back twice. Some very small hills ... mostly flat.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 03:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:30:17 | 05 kms | 06m 04s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]