Nathan Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Tempe, Arizona
United States
Red Rock Company
88F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 57m 24s
Overall Rank = 259/428
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 64/107
Pre-race routine:

Got up and ate my yogurt with strawberrys and granola. Drank a cup of coffee and drove to the race. Realized I only had 15 minutes to get my bike set-up. Had a brain fart on what time transition opened and closed.
Event warmup:

running around trying to get my bike set-up, number drawn on and get my timing chip, before I was locked out of transition
Swim
  • 42m 33s
  • 1800 meters
  • 02m 22s / 100 meters
Comments:

Another bad swim. I really need to train in my swim more.
What would you do differently?:

Swim training
Transition 1
  • 01m 43s
Comments:

decent transition, but my bike got all tangled up with another bike and I had to fight to get it loose. Went without socks for the first time.
What would you do differently?:

Get to tranisition early enough to get myself set up better.
Bike
  • 74m 47s
  • 24.6 miles
  • 19.74 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt good on the bike, although I really need to figure out my water and food intake. I ahven't really spent much time on that, but it really affects me on these olympic races.
What would you do differently?:

not much
Transition 2
  • 02m 5s
Comments:

spent to much time here trying ot get the grass off of my feet and socks on. Still ended up with some grass that caused a blister.
What would you do differently?:

I should start training with no socks on, to get my feet used to that I guess.
Run
  • 56m 15s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

My goal was to not stop running. I ended up walking once going by a water station, but other than that just tried to keep moving along, although I don't think I really ran the stairs either.
What would you do differently?:

I need to figure out my nutrition intake for this distance. I don't really know if I am taking in to much or to little of anything. Although it always seems like I have a belly ache by the time I am half way through the run.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of swim training/conditioining

Event comments:

Very good event. Lots of food after the race, great volunteers at the drink stations.




Last updated: 2009-07-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:42:33 | 1800 meters | 02m 22s / 100meters
Age Group: 77/107
Overall: 309/428
Performance: Below average
Suit: no wetsuite
Course: swim off into the sunshine. Rectangular with big ass buoys that I can never find
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:43
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:74:47 | 24.6 miles | 19.74 mile/hr
Age Group: 70/107
Overall: 263/428
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: 3 loops lots of tight turns and rolling hills. Well marked
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Too much
T2
Time: 02:05
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:56:15 | 06.21 miles | 09m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 63/107
Overall: 243/428
Performance: Average
Course: two loops around Tempe Town lake. Have to run up some stairs.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5