Nautica New York City Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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New York City, New York
United States
Korff Enterprises
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 53m 14s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 228/371
Pre-race routine:

Set up transition area late Sat. afternoon. This allowed me to sleep set my alarm clock to 6am (although i got up at 5) since my swim didn't start until 7:48.
Event warmup:

Nerves were all over the place. Had swam in the Hudson week prior for tuneup swim, but for some reasons was still nervous. Went to the little boys room (line sucked), drank cytomax, put body glide on, got inked up, hung out with friends / family. Pretended (unconvincingly not to be nervous)
Swim
  • 20h 33m 14s
  • 1640 yards
  • 1h 15m 11s / 100 yards
Comments:

Fast / Brown (and black) / Dirty... got to love the early morning rain / runoff. Not as chaotic as i imagined. Previous week swim prep proved to be extremely helpful.
What would you do differently?:

Navigate better. Start further west in river to take advantage of current. Try not to get kicked in the face multiple times.
Transition 1
  • 05m 41s
Comments:

Decent transition. Was nervous about gear being wet / missing since i left it the night before, but it was untouched. Very happy about that.
What would you do differently?:

Go Faster
Bike
  • 1h 28m 10s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 16.91 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Take Specialized Armadillo tires off (SLOW) and take my chances getting a flat. Push myself more on the bike... was worried about leaving energy in the tank.
Transition 2
  • 01m 57s
Comments:

This went pretty quickly. Don't know what the hell i spent almost 2mins doing.... thought i was faster.
What would you do differently?:

Hurry up!
Run
  • 56m 55s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Run down 72nd st. into the park was awesome. Felt like a celebrity with everyone cheering. CP was hilly , but use to it living in NYC. Enjoyed going in reverse.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster.
Post race
Warm down:

Wet towel / orange / 3 bottles of water... was great to finish. Was superexcited ran into family coming down the whole stretch. Made pain in legs nonexistent.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Wasn't expecting hills on bike. Typically a strength seemed like a weakness.

Event comments:

Had a blast - will def. do again next year. Can't wait to log online during halloween.




Last updated: 2009-07-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
20:33:14 | 1640 yards | 1h 15m 11s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/371
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: Full Wetsuit
Course: B.E.A.UTIFUL Hudson River.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: High
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 05:41
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:28:10 | 24.85 miles | 16.91 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/371
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course: Hills!? Wasn't expecting that. Thought the WSH was alot flatter. Road was somewhat slick, but didn't prove to be a problem. Saw a few folks who had got in crackups.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:57
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:56:55 | 06.21 miles | 09m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/371
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Central Park in Reverse, was fun.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4