Thunder Bay triathlon - Triathlon


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Thunder Bay, Ontario
Canada
Thunder Bay triathlon sanctioned by Triathlon Ontario
9C / 48F
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 19m 23s
Overall Rank = 9/31
Age Group = 26-39
Age Group Rank = 3/9
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:10 am. Ate oatmeal and protein shake. Half a coffee on drive to city. Some water. Ate half packet of Honey stingers chews about 30 minutes from start of swim.
Event warmup:

I didn't do a warm up swim in my last race so I thought I would get in and warm up. Well the water was extremely cold.


Swim
  • 12m 44s
  • 466 yards
  • 02m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

38 out of 67 ( male and female)
What would you do differently?:

Try and swim in choppy water. First buoy was good front crawl but after that the waves got to me and I did a lot of side stroke and back stroke. Swam front crawl on return trip going with the waves.
Transition 1
  • 02m 8s
Comments:

The water was so cold that my hands did not work. I couldn't close my fingers around my zipper to unzip the zipper. For a second I thought that I was going to have to get a volunteer to help. I put on a running jacket to warm up then threw to off. I should have grabbed a second shirt for the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Not much T1 felt good I was just frozen.
Bike
  • 37m 34s
  • 11.18 miles
  • 17.83 mile/hr
Comments:

Cold. I had to use my right hand to shift my left shifter. The left hand din't work until the first loop was done. I actually mashed up the hill in the big gear on my first go. I thought I had dropped the big gear but once I looked down I saw it was still the big cog. Had fun passing guys on tri bikes that whizzed by me on the flat section before the hill and passed them on the hill.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Transition 2
  • 00m 38s
Comments:

Good transition grabbed the jacket that I had on during T1.
What would you do differently?:

Not much
Run
  • 25m 33s
  • 3.28 miles
  • 07m 45s  min/mile
Comments:

Again with the cold. It felt like I was running with big pieces of wood between my feet and insoles. I actually thought about stopping during the first mile because the feeling was so strange. About a mile in it disappeared and I was able to pick up my pace. Run felt strong much better than the last race.
Post race
Warm down:

Changed out of try shorts and top and grabbed all the clothes that i had with me to warm up.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Simply the temperature

Event comments:

The race was great. The post organization was a little off. First time running race in 5 years so I can understand the issues they had. Swim start was delayed by 10 minutes as there was abandon car on one of the trails. Police removed same. The organizer shorten up the swim due to the temperature, wind and waves. Only issues was that about half of us were standing around in the water for ten minutes waiting for the go ahead. Not really the organizers fault about the car but it would have been nice to know that they were moving it off the course then I might have gotten out of the water.




Last updated: 2013-05-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:44 | 466 yards | 02m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/9
Overall: 38/31
Performance: Average
Suit: Yes Synergy Endorphin
Course: Waist deep start. Straight swim to first buoy left turn. Straight left turn. Left turn and headed back to beach.
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: High
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:08
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:37:34 | 11.18 miles | 17.83 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/9
Overall: 12/31
Performance: Good
Wind: Strong
Course: 3 loop course. 407 foot elevation gain. Closed roads course around lake. Lots of volunteers on the course. Great marking for racers and motoring public so no incidents.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:38
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:33 | 03.28 miles | 07m 45s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/9
Overall: 12/31
Performance: Good
Course: One lap around the lake. Primarily a paved trail run. 102 foot elevation gain.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4