Lake Geneva Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Fontana, Wisconsin
United States
Lake Geneva Extreme Sports
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 58m 21s
Overall Rank = 167/446
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 27/51
Pre-race routine:

Woke up around 4 am. Ate a bowl of cereal with yogurt and drank a glass of water.

Got to the transition area at 5 am and setup my area. Walked around a bit to keep from getting too nervous. It was fairly chilly and windy, put on wetsuit to keep warm.
Event warmup:

Got in the water, which was way warmer then the air. Swam out a little and back a few times to warm up and to get comfortable with the choppy conditions. Very choppy with actual white caps in the lake.
Swim
  • 32m 35s
  • 1584 yards
  • 02m 04s / 100 yards
Comments:

First OWS triathlon. The swim quickly turned into a survival game. I didn't fully panic, but I had a huge problem with keeping my face in the water. Had to battle waves out to the turn-around bouy. The way back was a bit easier. I felt a little more at ease plus waves were going with me, instead against me like the way out. Surprised the swim time turned out as well as it did given my that my technique flew out the window early into the swim.
What would you do differently?:

Need to practice OWS a lot!
Transition 1
  • 04m 4s
Comments:

T1 was slow, but felt somewhat disoriented coming out of the water.
What would you do differently?:

Under the conditions I wouldn't do anything different. Would like to have a faster T1 time, but needed to settle down a bit after the swim.
Bike
  • 1h 22m 30s
  • 27.07 miles
  • 19.69 mile/hr
Comments:

As anticipated, the bike leg was my most comfortable part of the race. Pushed hard and felt good. I did have to make a port-a-potty stop, but only cost me about 1 minute. I took some gel about 15 minutes into the ride and another towards the end.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 01m 51s
Comments:

Felt good coming into T2. Racked bike, but on race belt, switched shoes, and took off
What would you do differently?:

Could have been a bit quicker, but overall wasn't too bad.
Run
  • 57m 24s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

Walked most of the "killer" hill and the hill behind the observatory. The run portion of the race was very difficult for me. I didn't feel like I could push any harder. Although my legs didn't feel fatigued. I wasn't wearing my HRM, but felt maxed out the entire run.
What would you do differently?:

I worked on hills quite a bit during training, but still didn't feel prepared for this course. Legs felt good after the transition, but more brick training wouldn't hurt.
Post race
Event comments:

Overall, very pleased with my time. Definitely feel like I could have performed better in the swim and the bike under less windy conditions.

Was given the wrong number, so my results are credited another "Patrick Allen" Apparently, 2 "Patrick Allens" were racing the Olympic distance and I was wearing the other guy's number. Have a call into the RD to get it straightened out, but have not heard back yet. Hopefully this will not be a huge problem to get resolved. Until its squared away, I won't know my AG standings, as the other guy was in a different AG.




Last updated: 2006-06-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:32:35 | 1584 yards | 02m 04s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/51
Overall: 0/446
Performance: Below average
Suit: yes
Course: Out and back course
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: High
200M Perf. Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:04
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:22:30 | 27.07 miles | 19.69 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/51
Overall: 0/446
Performance: Good
Wind: Strong
Course: Fairly easy course with some rolling hills, but nothing too serious. Biggest hill on the course was at the very beginning. Wind was a definitely a problem though.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:51
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:57:24 | 06.2 miles | 09m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/51
Overall: 0/446
Performance: Average
Course: HILLY! Hardly any flat sections to the entire course.
Keeping cool Drinking
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]