Nautica New York City Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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New York City, New York
United States
Korff Enterprises
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 41m 58s
Overall Rank = 3205/
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 160/187
Pre-race routine:

I was at Hershey Park yesterday ad I actually managed to sleep for about 2 hours of the trip back. Surprisingly I also slept last night. I got up at 4:15 and was also able to eat. That's a nice change. I ate an uncrustables PB&J when I got up and had a little bit of crystal lite. I got a cab right away and headed to transition. Pretty easy morning.
Event warmup:

No warm up other than the mile walk to Swim start. Ate a banana on the way.
Swim
  • 23m 56s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 36s / 100 meters
Comments:

1 min better than last year, but I wanted to do better.
What would you do differently?:

I dunno. Just go faster.
Transition 1
  • 09m 15s
Comments:

Long T1 due to run back to transition. I could do this faster. I also forgot to put on my HR monitor and was looking for it. I didn't find it. It was under my bag. I found it after the race.
What would you do differently?:

Don't look for the HR monitor
Bike
  • 1h 50m 17s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 13.52 mile/hr
Comments:

So very poor. I need to work on this. I am really restricted by my fear. I ride the brakes down every hill which also means I don't have the momentum heading into the next hill. I wish I could get over this. I so suck at biking.
What would you do differently?:

Stop panicking and learn to be comfortable going fast. I think it all boils down to bike handling. I need some lessons so I feel like I have better control.
Transition 2
  • 02m 56s
Comments:

Not too bad.
What would you do differently?:

go a little faster I guess. No speed laces today
Run
  • 1h 15m 36s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 12m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

I have not run more than 5k in a year. I was very pleased with this run. I was way under trained here. I need to work on the running and I know I can improve at lease a little.

It was great seeing my family along the run. My wonderful BF got my 3 daughters out of the house and there on time. They help motivate me. I did not grow up with athletics at all. I want my kids to have it as part of their lives.
What would you do differently?:

Train. I am learning Pose running now. I hope that helps.
Post race
Warm down:

grabbed a granola bar and some water. Had to walk pretty far with kids and dad to his car. Then off to transition to get my bike and then biked the 2.5 home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

fear and lack of training

Event comments:

I was going to defer, but happy that I did the race. I did 3 min better than last year, but I know I could have done better. I am happy that my fitness level is such that I can do an Oly with almost no training and finish.


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Last updated: 2010-05-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:23:56 | 1500 meters | 01m 36s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/187
Overall: 3053/
Performance: Average
Suit: Xterra vector pro x2
Course: 95th st to 79th st. Nice current. Way different than last week when we had current against us.
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 09:15
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:50:17 | 24.85 miles | 13.52 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/187
Overall: 3219/
Performance: Bad
I had a little different data from my Garmin. I had 25.82 miles with an average of 14.1 mph. I hit a max speed of 25.3 mph on my 310xt and 24.7 according to my 705. I don't know about the difference there.
Wind: Cross-winds
Course: 2 bigger hills, but I did okay.
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence: 64
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:56
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:15:36 | 06.21 miles | 12m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/187
Overall: 3075/
Performance: Average
Damned that missing HR monitor. This is when I wanted it for.
Course: Up a hill from transition then across 72nd st and into the park. Very hilly.
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 Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4