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Jupiter, Florida
United States
Total Time = 1h 23m 59s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 6/15
Pre-race routine:

Ate a bagel, drove to Peter's office to get his bike and other gear, went to site and set up.
Event warmup:

Looking at all the people swimming their warm up!
Swim
  • 11m 40s
  • 660 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

I have not been doing a lot of swimming and when I have swum, I've kept the yardage low b/c I still get ouchy from my shoulder surgery, so I am not in the best swim shape. Which is too bad since even when I'm in swim shape I am a slow swimmer!!

Water was pretty smooth, although it did start to get a little choppy toward the end. Still, it was one of the better ocean swim conditions. Water was clear, which was nice; but there were jelly fish. Thankfully, just the little clear blob ones that don't sting.

I was pretty successful keeping myself from swimming out to sea for most of the swim, but I did have one section where I got a bit off course. I think I corrected pretty quickly. I caught it mainly b/c some woman swam across me as she was angling over.

This is my worse discipline and I struggle mentally with it during every race. I just want it to be over. I made a concerted effort this race to keep the swim demons away. Did an ok job with it, but really need to work on it. Of course, if I were a faster swimmer, I assume I wouldn't find so many demons while swimming.
What would you do differently?:

Swim more. Not get caught in the scrum at the first turn buoy.
Transition 1
  • 02m 41s
Comments:

As usual, I made a sandwich before heading out on the bike! I have no idea why I am so slow in transition, but I am. It was a long run up the beach and to my bike, but really that is no excuse. I did have to pick up my helmet and sunglasses from the ground where someone had knocked them.
What would you do differently?:

Move faster?!
Bike
  • 42m 45s
  • 13 miles
  • 18.25 mile/hr
Comments:

Coming out of transition there is a little uphill, then it is flat and fast until you come to the u-turn which is really, really tight; so you have to come to almost a stop. It was even worse this year as it poured rain before the start, so the road was slick. After the u-turn you pick up speed until you get to the u-turn and do it all again.

I think this is an ok pace considering my lack of time on the bike. Had I been spending more time riding, this would be disappointing, but I'm ok with this.
What would you do differently?:

Train more.
Transition 2
  • 01m 47s
Comments:

Just made a little snack during this transition!
Run
  • 25m 9s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

I had no idea how I was going to feel on this run. For almost 2 weeks before the race I was doing a no carbs, no sugar, no grains, no fun diet and every time (except once) that I ran I felt like crapola and my speed was really slow. I started slowly adding carbs in the couple days before the race, so I was hopeful that I would feel good. Just to make sure I had enough carbs, the night before I had 2 beers. Really, just getting the carbs on board was the only reason for the beer :) It worked as I felt pretty darn good on this run!

I also was worried that my lack of bike fitness would affect the run- it did a bit, but not too badly. I felt strong the entire run and negative split it. I was able to pass a lot of people on this section.
So, yay!!
What would you do differently?:

nothing, all things considered, this was good.
Post race
Warm down:

walked back to transition, got my bike, found Peter who had a beer for me, then headed out for breakfast!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The usual -genetics and lack of training.

Event comments:

This is a very competitive race. It's just a sprint, but it sells out almost immediately and has lots of the top AGers attending, so it is always a good ego check for me!! I place lower in this race than I do in any other. One big reason I think is that the swim is longer than the usual sprint races around here and the other disciplines are not, so I don't have a chance to make up any real ground. I did place higher this year than the other years - but that may be a result of my new AG!! It's a really nicely run event and Peter and I enjoy doing it every year.

Looking at my AG placing per discipline I think there is a clue as to where I am weakest.
Swim: 12/15
Bike:7/15
Run: 2/15. I missed 1st by 4 seconds!!




Last updated: 2015-04-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:40 | 660 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 12/15
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Suit:
Course: Out to the first buoy, take a left, cruise along parallel to the shore, take a left and finish!
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:41
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:42:45 | 13 miles | 18.25 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/15
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind:
Course: Out and back x 2.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:47
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:25:09 | 03.1 miles | 08m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/15
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course: Out to Jupiter inlet, then back
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]

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2015-08-06 11:09 AM

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2015-08-06 12:06 PM
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Nice job!

I didn't know what a Loggerhead was - I had to google it! Did you see any?

2015-08-06 12:27 PM
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Originally posted by mtnbikerchk Nice job! I didn't know what a Loggerhead was - I had to google it! Did you see any?

Haha, no i didn't see any, but the nests are up and down the beach.

2015-08-06 12:50 PM
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Great race! I love those competitive events. Yeah, ego check is one thing but also the opportunity to have your game brought up a level

 

2015-08-06 12:56 PM
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Those are just super swimmers if they are beating you and your average pace is 1:46/ 100.

 

Excellent performance.....good carb load  

2015-08-06 1:02 PM
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Originally posted by QueenZipp

Those are just super swimmers if they are beating you and your average pace is 1:46/ 100.

 

Excellent performance.....good carb load  

The top women beat my swim time by 3-4 minutes each!! I'm also pretty sure that we had a little help with a current.  It wasn't obvious, but I am not this fast!



2015-08-06 1:12 PM
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You've been a good pupil of Salty's with the night-before-the-race beer ingestion!  Surely that's why you had such a great run!  Good race overall, congrats.

2015-08-06 1:43 PM
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Congrats on a great race and a really strong run!! I've yet to throw down a nice run like that, I bet it was awesome passing lots of folks. Congrats!
2015-08-07 11:17 AM
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Great stuff here! Loved your warm-up description . Pre AND post race beers, win

Great job on killin in on the run!!! And holding your own on the other two in spite of the steep competition.

As for the snack in T1 and T2, maybe you should add a beer

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