Culpeper International - TriathlonOlympic


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Culpeper, Virginia
United States
Set Up Events
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 49m 30s
Overall Rank = 64/170
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 17/34
Pre-race routine:

My friend Dave picked me up early and we got there right at 6am. Very leisurely pace - not hurried at all setting up.
Event warmup:

Swam a bit to try out some new goggles. Luckily I had no issues with them.
Swim
  • 28m 36s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 44s / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 01m 57s
Comments:

Pretty good transition overall. No issues.
22/34 AG, 88/170 overall
Bike
  • 1h 18m 26s
  • 24 miles
  • 18.36 mile/hr
Comments:

I felt the bike went very well for me. The avg MPH would have been a bit higher if it weren't for the looooong distance between the timing mat and the mount/dismount line, and the HUGE hill we had to run up with our bikes to get to the mount/dismount line. The time running/hiking with my bike had to have been 90 seconds or perhaps more. My garmin had 18.5mph average which, given how hilly the course was, I was quite happy with.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. If I had pushed harder I would have died worse on the run.
Transition 2
  • 01m 20s
Comments:

Pretty quick, no issues
14/34 AG, 42/170 Overall
Run
  • 59m 13s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

I ran right past the turnaround point and only discovered my error as I was heading toward the finish. I ran an extra 1/2 mile, so my time would have been around 54min or so had I not done this. Stupid...
What would you do differently?:

Pay more attention to the run map and try to focus on the race rather than drift off in a heat-induced delerium.
Post race
Warm down:

Had to lie down for about 10 minutes to get my wits about me. I was pretty wasted.

Event comments:

So last night when I was looking at the forecast for today's race I just kept thinking to myself that the heat would be "the challenge of the day". Challenging it was. The swim went well. The bike also went pretty well (18.5mph avg on a very hilly course). Then I got the run. It was 90 degrees with about 90% humidity by 10am when we were on the run course. That course was fairly hilly, more so than I expected. I couldn't run all that fast simply because it was too darned hot. But, the worst part was that in my heat-induced delerium I TOTALLY missed the half-way turnaround and ran an extra .5 miles. Ugh - that was pretty demoralizing. The second half of the run I just tried to just keep a steady but slow pace and tried to keep within what I could do in this heat. My official time shows I came in at 2:49 - but I stopped my Garmin at 6.2 just to give me an idea of where I should have been. After finishing I had to lie down for about 10 minutes. My buddy Dave looked me and said "Dude, you don't look so good. You should go to the med tent." I didn't do that, but after about 30 minutes I got my wits about me again. It was great that I had a lot of friends there, but doing a longer-distance tri in the Virginia Piedmont in July probably isn't the greatest idea in the world...





Last updated: 2011-07-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:36 | 1640 yards | 01m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/34
Overall: 31/170
Performance: Good
Suit: none
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:57
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:18:26 | 24 miles | 18.36 mile/hr
Age Group: 16/34
Overall: 65/170
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:20
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:59:13 | 06.21 miles | 09m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/34
Overall: 85/170
Performance: Bad
Course: hot, humid, hilly and generally hellish
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? No
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] 3