Pinehurst Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Pinehurst, North Carolina
United States
Set Up inc.
85F / 29C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 02m
Overall Rank = 130/489
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 14/57
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:30, went down to the lobby for breakfast, Leanne joined us. Had a bagel with honey, 1/2 a bannana and some coffee.
Event warmup:

Rode just enough to make sure I was in the right gear, swam just a bit
Swim
  • 29m 14s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 47s / 100 yards
Comments:

Turns out the swim was long, my wife said I was 12th out of the water in my wave, so I figured that at least some of those had to be clydesdales, wrong! I had a clean swim, couple of bumps but I tried to draft a little bit. They had a buoy tied to a dock at the finish which kinda put me off course a little bit, I was aiming for that instead of the wavy man.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, good swim for me.
Transition 1
  • 02m 14s
Comments:

Average T1, had a little trouble getting my helmet on, and my spot was in sand so I tried to get some off before I put my shoes on.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Bike
  • 1h 31m 48s
  • 30 miles
  • 19.61 mile/hr
Comments:

Tough bike course, it seemed to have way more uphill parts than downhill parts. Manadged not to get passed till the last 5 miles, but then got passed by a few people in my AG.
What would you do differently?:

More hill work.
Transition 2
  • 01m 2s
Comments:

Good T2.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 57m 44s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 18s  min/mile
Comments:

My worst run ever at Pinehurst! I'm not really sure what happened, I had a pretty conservative plan, hold 8:30's. The wheels came off at mile 3, I could not catch my breath, even walking. Maybe having the run course reversed so that you started right off on the hills? Whatever it was it was not pretty, walked alot, never could seem to catch my breath, felt dizzy and vision was blurry. I could not even get myself to run the last mile, just had nothing.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe not enough run mileage leading up to this race?
Post race
Warm down:

Went and stood in the lake, felt like crap.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The run killed me, mentally and physically.

Event comments:

I neede a good race to have any chance of moving up, I was 6th going into it and I doubt that this finish helped me at all.
Not to be picky, but not sure if I will do this race again, it's not an olympic distance so there is nothing to compare it to, and none of the distances for this race were on, the swim was long, the run was long and the bike was 30 miles instead of 26.




Last updated: 2009-08-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:14 | 1640 yards | 01m 47s / 100yards
Age Group: 9/57
Overall: 74/489
Performance: Good
Suit: Blue Seveny Full
Course: Counter clockwise, almost an aout and back swim.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:14
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:31:48 | 30 miles | 19.61 mile/hr
Age Group: 17/57
Overall: 159/489
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: New course this year, one big loop. Lots of false flats, hills. Miles 20-30 were the most difficult.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:02
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:57:44 | 06.21 miles | 09m 18s  min/mile
Age Group: 27/57
Overall: 205/489
Performance: Bad
Course: Around the lake, mostly rolling hills.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 2