Gerick's Wasa Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Cranbrook, British Columbia
Canada
Rocky Mountain Triathlon
16C / 61F
Sunny
Total Time = 8h 30m
Overall Rank = 328/495
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 38/46
Pre-race routine:

Long drive for Vancouver to Cranbrook for the race so made the choice to drive up on Friday and have Saturday as a relax stretching day, package pick up, race meeting and as luck would have it meet up with a friend and his family that live in Cranbrook! Bagel and fruit for the drive up to Wasa Lake with a OK cup of hotel coffee..... and water....

Damn forgot the heart rate strap.... just times this race no HR% info
Event warmup:

Run around getting the bike into transition, climbing into a wetsuit for the second time (fitting was the first) paddle about in the water to get the feel of things. Little bit of stretching lots of water.
Swim
  • 24m 48s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 39s / 100 meters
What would you do differently?:

more practice in a suit and more practice sighting.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

tough time getting shirt on
What would you do differently?:

need shirt that will pull over more quickly, tape snacks to bike not in shirt
Bike
  • 1h 22m
  • 40 kms
  • 29.27 km/hr
What would you do differently?:

Good ride I just need more saddle time and more miles speed will come
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Had issues getting running shoes on, had to try two times, unsuccessfully to get running shoes on, I resorted to pulling on a pair of socks I had in my bag...... then into the shoes right away and off
What would you do differently?:

socks on first try?!?
Run
  • 58m 53s
  • 10 kms
  • 05m 53s  min/km
Comments:

Hot flat and scenic, good times
What would you do differently?:

train more? working specifically on interval training to bring the speed up, also flexibility
Post race
Warm down:

PEE, OK so maybe I drank too much water..... walk about, find friends, stretch, grab some food and cheer on the other racers then back to the car for a 10 hours drive home

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training, new to wet suit and shotgun start,

Event comments:

Great event very well organized, lots of short announcements keeping everyone up to speed. lunch was provided right in the transition area allowing people to mingle and cheer on the racers.




Last updated: 2009-06-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:24:48 | 1500 meters | 01m 39s / 100meters
Age Group: 24/46
Overall: 204/495
Performance: Average
Suit: zoot
Course: out and around two bouys, Ended up in the mosh pit and should have started a little further back or to the side. First time swimming is a wet suit, not what I really expected
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:22:00 | 40 kms | 29.27 km/hr
Age Group: 38/46
Overall: 314/495
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: out and back on the highway, flat and fast.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Bad
Running
00:58:53 | 10 kms | 05m 53s  min/km
Age Group: 41/46
Overall: 361/495
Performance: Average
Course: flat run with a little bit of everything, sand, gravel trails and pavement. was close to 26 degrees by the end. Thanks to those great people that set up sprinklers in their yards for the runners!!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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] 5