London Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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London, England
United Kingdom
London
24C / 75F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 38m 51s
Overall Rank = 252/8000
Age Group = Male 25-29
Age Group Rank = 145/600
Pre-race routine:

Not enough time to warm up and do the essentials I thought. Still managed a decent warm up and felt ready to go when we were called.
Swim
  • 28m 28s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 54s / 100 meters
Transition 1
  • 04m 54s
Comments:

Wasn't happy...too much gear to sort out and hadn't planned or practised properly. Can cut this by 1 mins any or possibly 1 mins 30 secs next time round.
What would you do differently?:

Plan more in advance and practise.
Bike
  • 1h 19m 6s
  • 40 kms
  • 30.34 km/hr
Transition 2
  • 02m 20s
What would you do differently?:

Need to practise taking my feet out of shoes and pedalling with feet on top of shoes!!
Run
  • 44m 5s
  • 10 kms
  • 04m 25s  min/km
Comments:

Quite a comfortable run. Felt like I was on auto-pilot on second lap. Very happy with sub 45mins time.
Post race
Warm down:

No warm down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Tired legs after hills on cycle. Poor transitions.

Event comments:

Very very enjoyable event for my first olympic distance triathlon.




Last updated: 2005-08-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:28 | 1500 meters | 01m 54s / 100meters
Age Group: 100/600
Overall: 100/8000
Performance: Good
Suit: Orca Speedsuit
Course: 2 x 750metre lengths. Well laid out and was happy despite a bit of poor navigation left me 100m further to swim.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 15C / 59F Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 04:54
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:19:06 | 40 kms | 30.34 km/hr
Age Group: 150/600
Overall: 150/8000
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: 2 laps of 20k. Quite undulating and 2 quite decent drawn-out climbs.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:20
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:44:05 | 10 kms | 04m 25s  min/km
Age Group: 85/600
Overall: 85/8000
Performance: Good
Course: 2 laps of 5k. Quite a long course with some cobble stones.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4