Lake Stevens Triathlon (Olympic) - TriathlonOlympic


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Lake Stevens, Washington
United States
BuDuRacing
70'SF / 0C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 13m
Overall Rank = 113/144
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 14/14
Pre-race routine:

No routine.
Event warmup:

Stretched, put my wet suit on and did a bit of swimming before the start.
Swim
  • 28m 57s
  • 1760 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

Sort of a poor beginning that they had a bull horn to tell participants about the course, but the batteries weren't working so they tried just yelling the directions, and they were confused about there own course. The course was maybe a bit too long to just have a single buoy way out there and then to have everyone come back with little guidance.
What would you do differently?:

I would have looked more. Otherwise I thought I did pretty good.
Transition 1
  • 03m 8s
Comments:

I slipped coming out of the water and fell back in coming off the swim. Once I stopped slipping and got into T-1 I got my cap and goggles off and into my sleeve right then got my suit 90% off but had to sit down to get the rest of it off. I made the mistake of trying not to spend more money on a tri top and so after the swim I tried to put on a biking jersey, big mistake. Jerseys are typically tight and when I'm wet they don't go on quickly. I put the visor on for running an realized I wasn't running but biking.
What would you do differently?:

Differently? Well, I'd step up and buy a tri suit, that would save me a minute right there! I'd practice and streamline my t-1 routine!
Pull wet suit off, have tri suit on, practice getting shoes on while on the bike instead of sitting down and putting them on.
Bike
  • 1h 33m 5s
  • 24.5 miles
  • 15.79 mile/hr
Comments:

I came out of the T-1 area and after a couple of turns found myself in about 12 miles of uphill hell. Anaerobic in about the first 5 minutes and it took nearly the rest of the race of get back to aerobic. I just kept cursing the event people for not telling me. I was a little peeved to say the least.
What would you do differently?:

personally I thought I was ready but maybe I just need to do only hills when I train??
Transition 2
  • 02m 39s
Comments:

I found someone's bike in my slot (again) and had to slide it over. I took off on the run and had to come back for my shades, I hadn't gone that far. My legs were shot. Period. The bike killed my legs.
What would you do differently?:

I'd be more organized.
Run
  • 1h 05m 9s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 10m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

My legs were gone due to the hill that just killed them. They took at least till the second lap to feel better.
What would you do differently?:

I'd do more bricks I guess.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The hills on the bike portion. Mentioning them would have been good.

Event comments:

Having a working mega-phone at the beginning of the race is helpful. "Not mentioning" the (12 miles of) hills killed the race for me and everyone I talked to. Not enough water or aid stations. Lame post race party. I could have done a better job.




Last updated: 2009-09-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:57 | 1760 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/14
Overall: 0/144
Performance: Average
Suit: Blue Seventy Reaction
Course: A long swim to one red buoy, take a left to another red buoy, take another left head back.
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:08
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:33:05 | 24.5 miles | 15.79 mile/hr
Age Group: 14/14
Overall: 0/144
Performance: Bad
Wind: None
Course: Freaking Hilly!
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Bad
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:39
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
01:05:09 | 06.2 miles | 10m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/14
Overall: 14/144
Performance: Bad
Course: Flat with a long but easy hill.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
Physical exertion [1-5] 1
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 1