Folsom International Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Folsom, California
United States
JA Productions
Sunny
Total Time = 7h 12m
Overall Rank = 196/
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 33/60
Pre-race routine:

Got to the Tri early 5:45a.m. Picked up my packet and got a great spot in transition. Looked at the swim course and got a good mental picture of what I was in for in the water. Spent the rest of the time double and triple checking everything.
Event warmup:

Got in the water swam around for about ten minutes or so, just to loosen up and get comfortable.
Swim
  • 38m 3s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim sucked plain and simple. Felt like I had bricks tied to my arms. Didn't go out to fast, tried to draft off anyone I could but there weren't a whole lot of people to draft off of.
What would you do differently?:

Swim faster.
Transition 1
  • 01m 39s
Comments:

I screwed up and didn't pay attention to my heels when I was pulling my suit off. Got a lot of big folds around my calves.
What would you do differently?:

Pay attention to pulling my suit off.
Bike
  • 1h 12m 59s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.43 mile/hr
Comments:

Should of been drinking more. The bike felt a little odd going out, kept pulling to the right, and found out why when I went for a ride after the race, my front brake was rubbing on the wheel. Really tried to fly down the hills and stay a little conservative going up the hills, and was stiull passing a lot of people on the ups.
What would you do differently?:

Don't go out so conservative, check everything on my bike after I set up transition.
Transition 2
  • 00m 59s
Comments:

Good transition until I realized I didn't turn my socks the right side out. Probably would of cut my transition in half if they would of been the right way.
What would you do differently?:

fix my dang socks the night before.
Run
  • 41m
  • 6.21 miles
  • 06m 36s  min/mile
Comments:

Went out nice and easy. Negative splits the whole way accept the last mile which I think was a little long. Never let up on the effort but ran 30 seconds slower than mile 5. Loved all the aid stations, drenched myself with water every chance I could get.
What would you do differently?:

Not a whole lot.
Post race
Warm down:

Got in the lake and ate a burrito while colling off. Walked around a bit and ate fruit and drank water and sustained energy.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Crappy swim, going out to easy on the bike.

Event comments:

Good race, a little expensive. Great food, tons of volunteers and tons of aid stations. Would definitely do it again. Blows the Rancho Seco Tri's out of the water.




Last updated: 2007-08-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:38:03 | 1640 yards | 02m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/60
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Suit: Zoot Zenith
Course: Counter clock wise loop in lake natoma. The water was pretty cold, colder than I have swam in this lake so far this season.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:39
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:12:59 | 24.85 miles | 20.43 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/60
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Rolling hills with a couple decent climbs but nothing to extreme. A couple pretty nasty turns with lots of ruts and gravel.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:59
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:41:00 | 06.21 miles | 06m 36s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/60
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Rolling hills on paved bike path, last 100m on rocky dirt trail.
Keeping cool Good 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 Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5