Tulsa Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Skiatook, Oklahoma
United States
Tulsa Area Triathletes
Total Time = 3h 13m 1s
Overall Rank = 67/147
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 4/6
Pre-race routine:

Eat a lot.
Event warmup:

Swam a few hundred meters
Swim
  • 34m 16s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 05s / 100 yards
Comments:

Zig-zagged the whole way. One time someone in a kayak even came over and politely told me I was going the wrong direction. Also, got extremely hungry about halfway through even though I thought I ate a ton of food beforehand.
What would you do differently?:

Learn how to sight. This was my first OWS. Eat more before the race.
Transition 1
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

Put socks on and still had running shoes/toe clips with cheap road bike.
Bike
  • 1h 37m 35s
  • 23.2 miles
  • 14.26 mile/hr
Comments:

Suprised I made it. Longest ride at this point was 15 miles and I had logged 73 miles total on a bike. Took in two gu's, but what I needed either solid food or more food before the race.
What would you do differently?:

Already have bought a tri bike and an aero bottle. Dropped my bottle of gatorade trying to put it back in the downtube cage when it was still half full and it cost me bad later on the run.
Transition 2
  • 00m 20s
Comments:

Didn't have to change shoes so I grabbed my race belt and a gu and blew through the transition.
Run
  • 59m 49s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

Took about 3 miles of walking/running to recover from the bike, had a good couple thousand meters, then lack of electrolytes kicked in and hurt me bad. No gatorade on the course was killer. With 100+ deg. heat at this time, I'm surprised I was able to finish with my conditioning. Drank water at every rest stop, but that wasn't enough, I cramped up so bad right before the finish i wasn't sure i would make it, but i pushed through. As soon as I got done, downed a bottle of gatorade and my cramps immediately went away.
What would you do differently?:

Should have had a way to intake more electrolytes during this run.
Post race
Warm down:

Beer

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Electrolytes/nutrition (needed more of both, during and after)

Event comments:

The bike is a tough one and the run was hot. Should have been gatorade on the run. Pretty good course overall though.




Last updated: 2009-08-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:16 | 1640 yards | 02m 05s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 0/147
Performance: Average
Suit: Tri Shorts
Course: Choppy
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:03
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:37:35 | 23.2 miles | 14.26 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 0/147
Performance: Average
Wind: Headwind
Course: Straight south into a headwind almost the whole way up and down hills.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:20
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:59:49 | 06.21 miles | 09m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 0/147
Performance: Below average
Course: Fairly flat but hot as hell!
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4