Seahorse Triathlon - Olympic - TriathlonOlympic


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Climax, Michigan
United States
3Disciplines
69F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 23m 36s
Overall Rank = 20/128
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 2/15
Pre-race routine:

breakfast power bar, banana and gatorade. drove to race an hour and a half. registered and set up my transition by 6:30.
Event warmup:

10 mi on bike, 2 mi on run and 15 min in water.
Swim
  • 21m 3s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 17s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim the cater was cool but felt warm compared to the air temp. The waves were well distributed and did not have to swim over peple.
What would you do differently?:

loosen up more the prior day
Transition 1
  • 01m 39s
Bike
  • 1h 04m 3s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 23.28 mile/hr
Comments:

Good course fun to try to negative split the corse.
What would you do differently?:

did not take it out hard enough on the first set of down hills lost some potential speed. Not in good enough shap to power up the inclines.
Transition 2
  • 01m
Run
  • 55m 54s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m  min/mile
Comments:

Comming off of a ITBS injury so I only have loged about 40 miles in the last 6 weeks and was concerned about my leg starting to hurt so i went steady not hard.
What would you do differently?:

Be able to train going into the race.
Post race
Warm down:

not much

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Leg injury 6 weeks earlier.

Event comments:

Good early seasson race with a good amount of competition.




Last updated: 2009-06-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:21:03 | 1640 yards | 01m 17s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/15
Overall: 2/128
Performance: Good
Suit: blueseventy helix
Course: two loop course well marked. the boyie configuration for the second loop was a bit confusing.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 69F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:39
Performance:
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:04:03 | 24.85 miles | 23.28 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/15
Overall: 8/128
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: nice two loop course seems to be mainly going down can pick up some good speed but second half as some long up hilll grades and flats. Only one area where the road was rough.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 87
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:55:54 | 06.21 miles | 09m  min/mile
Age Group: 8/15
Overall: 76/128
Performance: Bad
Course: two loop. about 80% trail with some short steep hills. tough to pass on some of the tight trail portions.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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