Terre Haute Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Terre Haute, Indiana
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 56m 6s
Overall Rank = 62/345
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 10/47
Pre-race routine:

Usual...driving to race and trying to choke down some breakfast!
Event warmup:

Not much. Short run and then warming up in the water.
Swim
  • 19m 16s
  • 875 yards
  • 02m 12s / 100 yards
Comments:

Well, as soon as my wave started my goggles fogged up. I couldn't see crap! I was heading towards the first buoy and about 100 yards away I could barely make out the buoy but could see a safety boat about 10 yards left of buoy so I headed towards it and would turn when I got close. Well, I actually passed the buoy and as I was swimming towards the boat he started paddling backwards. I swam 25 yards past the first buoy! The rest of the swim was difficult at best to navigate.
What would you do differently?:

Bought new goggles! I should have been 3 minutes faster but I was having to stop and tread water to look up and get my bearings.
Transition 1
  • 01m 34s
Bike
  • 1h 03m 25s
  • 24.9 miles
  • 23.56 mile/hr
Comments:

Wow was that bike course fast! The wind was perfect and it was just fast!
Transition 2
  • 01m 3s
Run
  • 30m 46s
  • 5 miles
  • 06m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

What a great run! I came through mile 1 at 5:58 and decided to back off a bit to make sure that I finished strong. That worked well and I had my best run to date in a tri!
Post race
Warm down:

Went for a short run...about a mile.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The swim! I probably was pretty close to max on the bike and run.

Event comments:

Well, despite the swim issues it was a great race!




Last updated: 2009-05-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:16 | 875 yards | 02m 12s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/47
Overall: 303/345
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: Trianglular/U shaped course.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 01:34
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:03:25 | 24.9 miles | 23.56 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/47
Overall: 26/345
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back course with some gentle rollers throughout.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 94
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:03
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:30:46 | 05 miles | 06m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/47
Overall: 24/345
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back 5 mile course on mainly paved path.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4