St. Anthony's Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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St. Petersburg, Florida
United States
St. Anthony's Triathlon
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 55m 19s
Overall Rank = 481/
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 72/388
Pre-race routine:

I started out my normal routine. I got up and ate my usual PB on wheat. I drank coffee, water and gatorade. I was relaxed....until I got to the event and heard all of the scuttle butt about the swim being cancelled. That demotivated me a bit - I was thinking negative thoughts, etc. I eventually sucked it up and got into race mode, but not until about mile 3 on the bike. I had a scare when I realized that I left my timing chip back at the hotel. Luckily, a very good friend retrieved it for me in time, but I could have done without that stress.
Event warmup:

None really. It was organized chaos plus I was a bit demotivated.
Swim
  • 00m
  • 1640 yards
  • / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 01m 53s
Comments:

Ummm.. I was still pouting about the swim so I just trotted through the process.
What would you do differently?:

Get some motivation, damnit. Quit being a baby - it was the same for everybody so suck it up.
Bike
  • 1h 03m 35s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 23.45 mile/hr
Comments:

I didn't really sink my teeth into the race until a few miles into it. However, I am pleased with the results and the effort in the end. I knew that there were a lot of turns so my strategy was to crank the straight aways and recover a bit in the turns - like doing intervals. Wind was a factor.
What would you do differently?:

Kick self in ass a little sooner.
Transition 2
  • 02m 4s
Comments:

Whatever. I was trying to catch my breath a bit and calm my heart rate down.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Run
  • 47m 48s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

I am happy with it. The first mile SUCKED!!! I caught my groove between miles 2 and 3. Who moved the mile 5 marker? I have no idea why that mile split was 45 seconds longer. Did I miss a hill or something? Anyway, I kept my HR below 160 because horrible things happen otherwise - it's not pretty and it involves PUKE.
What would you do differently?:

Not much - did what I could do considering the hard bike leg.
Post race
Warm down:

Just wandering and drinking fluids and shining my medal.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of warmup.

Event comments:

Love this race. The organizers did an awesome job adjusting to a difficult situation.




Last updated: 2009-04-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:00:00 | 1640 yards | / 100yards
Age Group: 0/388
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:53
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:03:35 | 24.85 miles | 23.45 mile/hr
Age Group: 34/388
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
AHR: 155 - pretty good. My LT is 160. I wanted to stay subthreshold in the 149-159 range. Best HR effort to date on this distance.
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Flat with lots of turns. My number was 1102 so it was a bit crowded when I was out on the course. Of course, there were lots of folks behind me dealing with more crowded roads.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:04
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:47:48 | 06.21 miles | 07m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 114/388
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Mile 1: 7:31 AHR: 187 (watch malfunction) Mile 2: 7:33 AHR: 178 (watch malfunction) Mile 3: 7:46 AHR: 158 Mile 4: 7:36 AHR: 158 Mile 5: 8:14 (what the hell? who moved the mile marker?) AHR: 159 Mile 6: 7:36 AHR: 161 Finish: 1:33 AHR: 163
Course: Flat. Hot. Some shade.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5