Disco Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Valley View, Texas
United States
Dallas Athletes
75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 21m
Overall Rank = 31/273
Age Group = M 40-44
Age Group Rank = 1/26
Pre-race routine:

get up at 4, coffee, load car, go
Event warmup:

got in the water for a few minutes to get an idea of the water temp
Swim
  • 24m 1s
  • 1500 yards
  • 01m 36s / 100 yards
Comments:

The idea of the swim was to try and hold back a bit, to see if I could hold back some so that there might be more left for pushing the bike. The mantra was to remember that the point of the swim is to get to the bike ... you do not have to be the first out of the water ... you do not have to be the first out of the water ... just get to the bike ...
What would you do differently?:

Not stand up partway through the first leg to take a look around. It was weird part way out to the first buoy everyone is standing up looking around; so I did as well.
Transition 1
  • 02m 6s
Bike
  • 1h 06m 28s
  • 23 miles
  • 20.76 mile/hr
Comments:

It was good, I wanted to push harder than I have in the past and kept my heart rate up about 10bpm higher than I did for the race here in May. I could definitely feel it towards the end, but I was still aware enough to ease off for the last couple of minutes to help ease the transition to the run.
What would you do differently?:

Double check the mechanics before the race as I had a problem with shifting from time to time ... chain slipping into another gear.
Transition 2
  • 01m 4s
What would you do differently?:

not much, it was good
Run
  • 47m 24s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

Kept an eye on the heart rate for the first half, then to red line - 10, then with a mile or so to go to red line. Happy with the time, faster than I thought it would be.
What would you do differently?:

Get a better feel for the legs earlier, get more used to the pacing, still had enough left at the end where I might have been able to go to red line a little earlier ... or more likely go to red line - 10 earlier and leave the final push as is.
Post race
Warm down:

some water melon & listen to the band for a bit before heading back into town.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Running the too hot to handle 15km on Saturday.

Event comments:

Great race, lots of fun. Would have been nice if they could have had the results posted a little bit more quickly we might have tried to hand around a bit longer if we had known that I had placed in the age group. I usually figure that I am in no danger of winning anything so we went back into town for some early afternoon appointments. That being said, great race, well organized, lots of fun.




Last updated: 2009-07-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:24:01 | 1500 yards | 01m 36s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/26
Overall: 48/273
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: They shifted the normal course a little bit so that the first leg was not directly into the sun which was very nice. Basically it was their standard triangle course.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:06
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:06:28 | 23 miles | 20.76 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/26
Overall: 49/273
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: standard DA loop with some rolling hills
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:04
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:47:24 | 06.21 miles | 07m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/26
Overall: 42/273
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back, through some shade in the park and then along the main park road and highway to the turn around.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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