Charlottesville International Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Charlottesville, Virginia
United States
Charlottesville Triathlon Club
75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 15m 32s
Overall Rank = 9/101
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 4/11
Pre-race routine:

ate a gu.
Event warmup:

stood knee deep in the lake.
Swim
  • 18m 54s
  • 1584 yards
  • 01m 11s / 100 yards
Comments:

weather was good, lake was flat and still. no wetsuits. swim went fairly well, got better at sighting and went out feeling strong. by the second lap arms were getting a bit tired, and was catching people from the wave that went behind us - but mostly just straglers so they were easy enough to pass. getting out of the water was a run up a short hill to transition area.
Transition 1
  • 01m 44s
Comments:

slow as crap.
Bike
  • 1h 10m 35s
  • 23.5 miles
  • 19.98 mile/hr
Comments:

i had heard that the bike was a large hill for the first mile (and last) and flat for the rest. it was very hilly, the hilliest course ive been on so far. felt like i was either going 30 or 10, which is probably true since i averaged a 19.6. passed 3 people on the first uphill (i thought it was going to be the only one), and other than 3 or so people passing me i was all alone the whole ride. in the last mile i saw a few people alot closer behind me than any other time throughout the course, but i held them off because we were all slowing down to start running anyways.
Transition 2
  • 01m 5s
Comments:

slow again
Run
  • 43m 17s
  • 6 miles
  • 07m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

ugh. was a trail about 8" wide with roots and rocks and twists and turns. i did not like this run at all, couldn't judge distance very well and couldn't get speed - and when i did get speed half the time i had trouble passing people. its hard to push yourself to go around someone when you are already hurting and can just hang in behind them and rest for a bit. my kick (200ish meters) was phenomenal, even though no one was around, i just had too much energy left.
Post race
Event comments:

was not ready for the run trail.




Last updated: 2009-08-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:54 | 1584 yards | 01m 11s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 0/101
Performance:
Suit:
Course: probably short by about 3mins.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:44
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:10:35 | 23.5 miles | 19.98 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 0/101
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:05
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:43:17 | 06 miles | 07m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 0/101
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 3