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Key West Triathlon - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic


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Key West, Florida
United States
TRIKW, LLC
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 46m 50s
Overall Rank = 164/319
Age Group = Clydes <39
Age Group Rank = 5/9
Pre-race routine:

Dinner and booze the night before at Sloppy Joes. This is a vacation after all, I just happen to be doing a race. Packed bag before bed. Up at 430am, pumped up tires, and rode the 5 minutes from our Inn to the race site. Funny to hear nothing but roosters on that ride. Ate a Powerbar. Got to transition early and was the second to the rack, so took the spot next to the fence.
Event warmup:

A little stretching on the beach. The timing company was scrambling to set up the mats at swim entry, so I didn't go in early. Waded in five minutes before my wave start.
Swim
  • 30m 37s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 02s / 100 meters
Comments:

My first ocean swim. The chop made rhythm and breathing difficult. Incredibly salty: burned my mouth. However, i had a great time compared to my last Oly swim... about 11 minutes less. Sighting was difficult if I looked up while in the trough of the waves, but I could tell that i was doing better than some around me that were zigzagging.
Transition 1
  • 02m 11s
Comments:

Did not take advantage of the strippers as i didn' t want to get sandy and didn't trust them to not damage my new suit. Otherwise, I got my gear on pretty easily. I usually have trouble getting my shirt on but I used tons of body glide this time.
Transition area was very tight, they did not utilize all the space they had given the road was closed. I had a hard time removing my bike because of people sitting in aisles, etc.
What would you do differently?:

Run a little faster. Get spot closer to center aisle.
Bike
  • 1h 17m 14s
  • 40 kms
  • 31.07 km/hr
Comments:

Spun my feet fast as I didn't want to bonk on the run. Felt good but could have gone harder. I made sure to look around and soak up the scenery. This is vacation after all. I drove over 1200 miles to get here!
Transition 2
  • 01m 20s
Comments:

The knots came out of the ends of the elastic speedlaces, so I had to tie them. That used a little time but I still ranked 2nd in CD for T2.
Run
  • 55m 29s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

Drank gatorade at each stop and threw a cup or two of water over my head. Felt good, likely negative split. I have not been training so as to recover from ankle injury at the end of the local season, so I was pleased to put down a run split only a minute off my oly run split PR this past July when I was in good shape.
What would you do differently?:

Could have turned on the final kick sooner.
Post race
Warm down:

Light stretching, some water, gatorade, half a banana and half a bagel. Bought a burger at the stand. Unfortunate that the food was not more substantial. Looks like they spent their $ on booze.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Off season

Event comments:

I'll attribute the 11 minute PR to this race being wetsuit legal and very flat. I really enjoyed the scenery, running in palm shade along the beach at 75 degrees in December. Swag was cotton t-shirt, tech hat, finisher medal, and wristband for racer party with open bar at 8pm at Ricks. Guys and gals, do this race.




Last updated: 2012-11-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:30:37 | 1500 meters | 02m 02s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/9
Overall: 0/319
Performance: Average
Suit: Synergy Endorphin Full
Course: Simple arc: out, across, back. about a foot of chop.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:11
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:17:14 | 40 kms | 31.07 km/hr
Age Group: 5/9
Overall: 0/319
Performance: Average
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course: Out and back along A1A, then to US1, into NAS Key West, and back. Very flat, but some rough pavement and a solid headwind on the way out.
Road:  Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:20
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:55:29 | 06.21 miles | 08m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/9
Overall: 0/319
Performance: Good
Course: Flat out and back along A1A. About half in palm shade. Paradise!!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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] 4

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