Elephant Man Triathalon - TriathlonOlympic


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Elephant Butte, New Mexico
United States
87F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 40m 3s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 10/14
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5am and had ensure, water and cold coffee. I got my equipment together and drove over to race with family.
Event warmup:

After prerace meeting, I did a warm up swim in lake in wetsuit. I felt very restricted in it and it seemed tight around the neck. I had someone help with it and swam a little more.
Swim
  • 36m 57s
  • 1760 yards
  • 02m 06s / 100 yards
Comments:

I think I may have tried to sight too often and as a result I was choking on water quite often. I felt restricted in the wetsuit too. It just wasn't a good swim.
What would you do differently?:

I am going to start near the back and off to the side in an OWS. I will swim at the local pool with a wetsuit, before racing in it.
Transition 1
  • 03m 42s
Comments:

After getting out of the water, we had to run uphill in the sand on way to transition area.
What would you do differently?:

Practice
Bike
  • 1h 51m 17s
  • 26.5 miles
  • 14.29 mile/hr
Comments:

This was a difficult bike course for me. Unfortunately, I stopped once to readjust helmet, because it was too tight.
What would you do differently?:

Do any adjustments before race and do more interval work on bike, as well as hills.
Transition 2
  • 01m 35s
Comments:

All I remember is that my daughter's jacket was in my transition area and I wondered how it got there.
Run
  • 1h 06m 35s
  • 6 miles
  • 11m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

I had a little bit of low back pain at the start of the run, but was glad to keep running without having to walk. I would get water and gatorade every chance I could.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure.
Post race
Event comments:

Race was well supported with a lot of volunteers.




Last updated: 2009-06-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:57 | 1760 yards | 02m 06s / 100yards
Age Group: 6/14
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Suit: Rented a wetsuit
Course: Around buoys counterclockwise and back to shore. Sun shining brightly at start until rounding second buoy. After that second buoy the water seemed a little choppy until getting to the fourth buoy, where we turned to head back to beach.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 74F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:42
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:51:17 | 26.5 miles | 14.29 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/14
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Course with a lot of hills.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:35
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
01:06:35 | 06 miles | 11m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/14
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Started and ended on sand, but the majority was on pavement. There were some good hills. They opened up Elephant Butte Dam and we got to run over it.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5