Festival of Flowers Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Ninety Six, South Carolina
United States
Setup Events
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 34m 53s
Overall Rank = 77/195
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4:00 am. Ate bagel with pb. Left for race around 5:15. Got to race site a little late. The small town roads with 25-35 mph speed limits just killed me!! Rushed setting everything up in transition, but got it all straight and went to the swim start.
Event warmup:

Did a quick swim in Lake Greenwood.
Swim
  • 28m 7s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 43s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not a very good swim. A little disappointed. I thought this may be the one area I may do well.
What would you do differently?:

Don't really know. Just not a good performance.
Transition 1
  • 01m 43s
Comments:

It was easy to see this was my first race of the year. Right when I get into T1, everything is great - goggles and cap off, suit off, put it beside the bike then put my socks on. Wait, this is T1, not T2, socks don't go on here. Take socks off, waste more time, blah, blah, blah. Forgot to grab my gel packs, so I didn't have any nutrition other than Cytomax on the bike. Also, I don't know what it is with me and my T1's and the bike start. Just past the mount line, I jump on my bike and sure enough drop the chain. Not only that, it gets stuck between the front deraillier-sp? and the big ring. I sat there for what seemed like an eternity yanking trying to get the chain out. Finally, it comes loose. Then, trying to get on my bike, I am quite flustered and can't get my shoes clipped in.
What would you do differently?:

??? Checked the bike and it was fine before I left. Maybe just wish for better luck with the bike and not be such a DA while in transition.
Bike
  • 1h 08m 2s
  • 24 miles
  • 21.17 mile/hr
Comments:

Enjoyed the bike course. Lots of fairly long rollers that can wear on the legs.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Transition 2
  • 01m 21s
Comments:

Most important thing to remember - grab nutrition. Socks took a little while to get on wet feet, but there's nothing I can do about that. Visor on, shoes on, flip race belt around, off we go. Beep, Beep, Beep out of T2. Dammit!!! Forgot my nutrition again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the h$ll is wrong with me?
What would you do differently?:

Not be such a DA.
Run
  • 55m 41s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

Overall, I am a little disappointed with this run. I was hoping to break 50 min. I didn't know if I have recovered from my 11 mile run on Friday and obviously I had not. Also, I have not done an ounce of speed work with my IM training. That seems to aggrevate some old injuries so I've been staying away from it. The other thing was the heat. Man was it hot. When I went back to my car, I saw it was 90 degrees with a heat index of 99. That's hot.
What would you do differently?:

Not much I can do. I'm in the middle of IM training and that comes first.
Post race
Warm down:

Found a huge fan and sat my butt down right in front of it with a bottle of water while watching people who needed medical. I heard an ambulance three different times. It was brutal out there.

I was hoping it was going to be hot as I am doing IM Louisville. I am very happy with the way my body held up in the heat. I never had any fear of overheating or getting very dehydrated. Pretty happy with that.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

IM training and heat

Event comments:

Another great race by Setup. I have nothing but good things to say about every race they put on. I will certainly continue to support them.




Last updated: 2009-11-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:07 | 1640 yards | 01m 43s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 45/195
Performance: Below average
Suit: Xterra Velocity Speedsuit
Course: Counter clockwise loop. Water was real warm.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 86F / 30C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:43
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:08:02 | 24 miles | 21.17 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 92/195
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind
Course: One loop with lots of rollers.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 93
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:21
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:55:41 | 06.21 miles | 08m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 95/195
Performance: Below average
Course: Out and back with hills and rollers with sun and shade.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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] 5