The Austin Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Austin, Texas
United States
Jack and Adam's Bicycles
95F / 35C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 23m 3s
Overall Rank = 88/1036
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 9/162
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:10 and ate a bagel with peanut butter and a cup of coffee. Drove over to the Homestead Suites and waited for my buddy, Gui.
Event warmup:

Some light stretching but that is about it.
Swim
  • 25m 57s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 35s / 100 yards
Comments:

My time last year when it was wetsuit legal was obviously faster but I still felt as if I underperformed. Anyway, I started at the beginning of my wave so I was not able to grab someone and draft. Lake level is definitely low because I swam up on top of some boulders 3 times. I really did not see them until I was on top of them because I was having some fogging issues with my goggles.
What would you do differently?:

Do a better job drafting and go back to my kaiman goggles because my new speedos that michael phelps was pimping for open water did not cut it.. I was all over the place and had to clear them 5-6 times.
Transition 1
  • 02m 43s
Comments:

Pretty average T1. It was a long run through transition and to the rack but I seemed to get everything off/on without any issues.

Bike
  • 1h 07m 58s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 21.94 mile/hr
Comments:

This is a good ride for me and I am very happy with it. I pushed it pretty hard but didn't go all out. It was nice passing some TT bikes on my roadie but will hopefully have one of my own next year :)
What would you do differently?:

Not much...
Transition 2
  • 01m 48s
Comments:

I had to put on socks but was glad I did for the run. It was a long hike with the bike and then out the other end for the run.
Run
  • 44m 34s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

I was happy with this run but it was getting hot and I was glad to get it over with. I tried to keep a pretty consistent pace throughout because I knew I would be hurting at the end. I know that I passed some Age Groupers so that felt great.
What would you do differently?:

Just train more. The ankle injury in March limited my running this summer so I will be looking forward to hopefully hitting the season next year at 100%
Post race
Warm down:

Just water and some stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Just lack of conditioning to where I was hoping to be.

Event comments:

Great race that was well organized and had excellent volunteers.




Last updated: 2009-09-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:57 | 1640 yards | 01m 35s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/162
Overall: 72/1036
Performance: Below average
Suit: 2XU Tri Suit
Course: Clockwise out and back down Town Lake. Dock to Lamar and then back.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 82F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:43
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:07:58 | 24.85 miles | 21.94 mile/hr
Age Group: 31/162
Overall: 162/1036
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Steep hill up Congress and then back down with a turn around at the Capitol. Back down Congress and then east on Cesar Chavez.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:48
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:44:34 | 06.21 miles | 07m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/162
Overall: 111/1036
Performance: Good
Course: Run course was a mixture of running on grass/dirt and pavement.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 4