Wildflower Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Lake San Antonio, California
United States
Tri-California
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 01m 59s
Overall Rank = 673/2701
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 42/271
Pre-race routine:

Couldn't find my goggles, so I had to buy a new pair, sort of got a mini warmup in the water. Rode bike to transition, it was a mile from the campsite. I'm sure hotdogs pizza and doritos don't make the best pre race dinner or pizza and applesauce the best prerace breakfast, but while camping you make do.
Swim
  • 30m 9s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 50s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

Adjust my wetsuit better before hand, wear a sleeveless
Transition 1
  • 02m 42s
Comments:

I couldn't think very well. The order of things didn't flow.
What would you do differently?:

Practice transitions
Bike
  • 1h 31m 32s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 16.29 mile/hr
Comments:

Water bottles 5..... I drank that much at Buffalo Springs doing 56miles in TX heat. The hills were killer. Straight up out of transition but you had to laugh, because it just kept going and going. So you think the worst of it is over... and it is till you get to the turn around. At first its a nice slight grade you could do all day, then about halfway through it gets steep. I started counting my pedal strokes. I allowed myself to look up every 50. It took me 3 50's to get to the top and thats once Id started counting. The rest of the way back was fine. In fact felt great.
What would you do differently?:

Take my coach seriously about the hills. Oh, oh, and not get refit majorly on my bike right before a race.
Transition 2
  • 02m 7s
Comments:

I don't even remember T2 except that I don't like elastic laces. My feet swell too much.
Run
  • 55m 29s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 56s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Uuuuuummmmmmmm... train the bike more so I had more for the run. Otherwise I think my run hill training and running in general were sufficient.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking and got in the lake for a mini icebath

Event comments:

The number of volunteers could have populated a small city. This race was awesome. I highly suggest it too anyone, but if you want to be competitive you better put in the time and the hill work.

Did I mention the volunteers were awesome!!!! There were so many, and so helpful, and excited to be there!




Last updated: 2007-05-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:30:09 | 1640 yards | 01m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/271
Overall: 821/2701
Performance:
Suit: Zoot Zenith
Course: Counterclockwise oval. Felt like I was flying the first half, after the turn around I couldn't steer for the life of me. My right shoulder was getting tired, bc I didn't adjust it properly. I kept crossing the body, but I couldn't stop.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:42
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:31:32 | 24.85 miles | 16.29 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/271
Overall: 934/2701
Performance:
Wind: Some
Course: HILLS....
Road:  Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:07
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:55:29 | 06.21 miles | 08m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/271
Overall: 918/2701
Performance: Good
Course: Four miles up hill two miles down hill. In that order. I decided getting off the bike I was going to run/walk it. There was no way my legs would go with out getting brakes. I felt silly b/c I was speed walking when I walked. 6"on 1"off. Worked out pretty well. Funny thing is my time and the time my brain was calculating it took me to run each mile didn't go together very well. I thought it took me an hour and twenty minutes to do the run. Math skills weren't working so well. Tried to cheer on anyone who was passing me, which was kind of fun.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5