Over The Mountain Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Kings Mountain, North Carolina
United States
Set Up, Inc.
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 41m 29s
Overall Rank = 41/198
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 7/35
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4:30am. Coffee, Oatmeal, 1/2 begal, 1/2 banana and hit the road. Got to T1 around 6:15. Pack pickup was smooth, got bike setup and then drove down to T2 to pick up chip and setup T2. Quick setup of T2 and then caught the bus to the swim start (point to point race).
Event warmup:

Stretched well.
Swim
  • 29m 9s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

Nothing special happened on the swim. First OWS of the year and was not in tip top shape due to big vacation break. Overall swim went well. Had lots of open water, sighting was pretty good, good stroke and smooth bi-lateral breathing. Never really pushed the swim hard at all which was more of a mental decision. Sighting might have been little off after the turn as I just swam straight for the squigly man but I wasn't really near the bouys. Not my fastest swim, but nowhere near my slowest either.
What would you do differently?:

Not take two weeks off from swimming a week before a race (on a cruise). Mentally syke myself for the swim instead of "just get through it".
Transition 1
  • 02m 19s
Comments:

Hill coming out the lake sucked! Very steep and got the HR racing. Suit off quickly. No issues/problems in T1.
Bike
  • 1h 24m 30s
  • 27.96 miles
  • 19.85 mile/hr
Comments:

Wow. That was a challenging course. Two major climbs at mile 15 and mile 23. Rest of course was non-stop rollers with little/no flats. First 13 miles had a nice pace of 21+. Climb up the first mountain was not too bad, slow and steady up. Second mountain was not so subtle. Granny geared that sucker. Going down the other side was fun though. Hit 47 mph. Didn't have much left in the tank for the last few miles. Saw a few people I was riding with most of the way starting to pull away but I couldn't keep up. Saw main st and got out of my shoes...only to realize I had like a 1/2 mile to go. Whoops. Overall, happy enough as the course was tough.
What would you do differently?:

Train more on the big hills (rollers were not a problem). Thing is, we don't have hills like that in CLT and don't have time to drive to ride. Also my bike fitness suffered from the two week vacation break.
Transition 2
  • 01m 18s
Comments:

Got out of shoes too early. Didn't adjust my show right and had to re-adjust on course.
What would you do differently?:

Not forget to put body glide on my feet before the race! Got a blister on pinky toe that lookd like a 11th toe!!
Run
  • 44m 15s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out at a 7:00 pace which was my goal pace. No problem the first two miles. Next two miles went from partial shade to no shade and the heat started to catch up to me. Pace slowed down a little bit but I was picking runners off aplenty. Started getting some hot spots from the lack of body glide and knew the blisters were coming. Pace was pretty even the last 4 miles, right around 7:15. The plan was to hammer the last mile but there was no one within 250 yards of me (front or back) so I didn't see the point, even though I had the energy to make up 30-40 seconds. Cruised into the finish all by myself and took time to enjoy the great crowd support!
What would you do differently?:

Meh...nothing I guess. Would have had a better time if I had some more people in front of me to motivate me to catch them. I was stuck in half mile comfort zone.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed some awesome BBQ chicken legs and like 20 pieces of watermelon and a coke and sat in the shade. Talked with other racers about the course and everyone had nothing but good things to say.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Vacation didn't help. Not training on big hills didn't help. HOT run!

Event comments:

Overall this was a fantastic race. The point to point course logistics were perfect. The crowd support from the town was awesome. Course was just below the "will breaking" point which made it perfect...challenging but not too much so. Nothing but good things to say and I will be back.




Last updated: 2011-02-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:09 | 1640 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 15/35
Overall: 83/198
Performance: Average
Suit: Black Pearl
Course: Dogleg Right.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:19
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:24:30 | 27.96 miles | 19.85 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/35
Overall: 57/198
Performance: Average
Time Distance Split time Split speed 03:29.7 1.01 03:29.7 17.3 05:50.3 2 02:20.6 25.5 08:33.5 3 02:43.2 22.1 12:02.7 4 03:29.2 17.1 14:52.5 5 02:49.8 21.3 17:54.2 6 03:01.7 19.8 20:29.5 7 02:35.3 23.1 24:19.5 8 03:50.0 15.6 27:10.0 9 02:50.5 21.1 29:20.7 10 02:10.7 27.6 31:59.2 11 02:38.5 22.7 34:35.2 12.01 02:36.0 23.2 37:23.9 13 02:48.7 21.2 40:39.5 13.99 03:15.7 18.3 44:51.0 15 04:11.4 14.3 47:18.3 16 02:27.3 24.6 49:25.1 17.01 02:06.7 28.6 52:30.8 17.99 03:05.7 19.1 56:40.9 18.99 04:10.2 14.4 59:49.5 20 03:08.6 19.2 02:56.5 21 03:07.0 19.2 06:23.4 22 03:26.9 17.4 10:45.9 22.99 04:22.4 13.5 13:54.6 23.99 03:08.7 19.2 16:19.4 24.99 02:24.8 24.9 19:08.6 25.99 02:49.2 21.2 22:07.6 26.99 02:59.0 20 24:17.1 27.55 02:09.5 15.6 25:40.0 27.61 01:22.9 2.9
Wind: Little
Course: The bike course is easily the featured element of this race. The 45K course starts at the 1st transition area at Moss Lake and finishes at Patriots Park in downtown Kings Mountain. The bike course is both challenging and beautiful. The course takes participants through two state parks, one national park, and in and out of South Carolina along the way. There are a few long gradual climbs, but nothing too steep. Hardly any portion of this course is level - lots of rollers and moderate ascents and descents.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:18
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:44:15 | 06.21 miles | 07m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/35
Overall: 21/198
Performance: Average
Time Distance Split time Split pace 06:59.2 1 06:59.2 06:58.9 14:02.4 2 07:03.2 07:03.8 21:18.2 3 07:15.8 07:16.1 28:35.2 4 07:17.0 07:17.7 35:53.5 5 07:18.3 07:18.4 43:09.7 6 07:16.2 07:16.2 44:14.0 6.14 01:04.3 07:17.1
Course: Snake course out and back. Mostly rolling hills. Some shade but not much.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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] 5