Black Fly Tri - TriathlonOlympic


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Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
United States
Endorfun Sports
75F / 24C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 45m 20s
Overall Rank = 73/404
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 8/29
Pre-race routine:

Woke up. Hydrated. Ate. Drove to race venue.
Event warmup:

Setup transition, and then it started pouring. Stood in line for the TT start. No warmup.
Swim
  • 06m 56s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 35s / 100 yards
Comments:

Would have been nice to have a slightly longer swim. TT start, surprised that I passed quite a few people, even one lady who was a few starters before me, had not yet started to swim when I got in the water.

People were on their backs before the first buoy.
What would you do differently?:

Swim faster. It was a fast split for me/
Transition 1
  • 02m 12s
Comments:

Long run in, but I was right near the exit. It was pouring wet.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Hustle.
Bike
  • 59m 16s
  • 20.6 miles
  • 20.85 mile/hr
Comments:

It was pouring. Stinging rain. I have never ridden in rain like that, so I just rode as hard as I could on the flats and took it very easy on the descents.
What would you do differently?:

Realize that the course was 20miles and not 24. I seriously thought it was 24 so I held back a bit.
Transition 2
  • 01m 21s
Comments:

Still pouring. I had put my shoes in a plastic bag to keep them as dry as possible and wore laces today which slowed me down slightly.
What would you do differently?:

No laces. Had speed laces for tomorrow.
Run
  • 35m 37s
  • 5 miles
  • 07m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

It was a great run, I took it easy for about the first mile and then tried to push, but did not find my legs until mile 3.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder earlier.
Post race
Warm down:

Muscle Milk. Stretch and wait for the massage people to setup. After hanging out for awhile we packed up and headed back to our hotel. Took a nap and woke up with the sun. Went out hiking for close to 3 hours and then hit up the pools for another few. Ate dinner. More beer. Went to sleep.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Rain on the bike. The fact that this was more vacation than race.

Event comments:

Awesome race, I really enjoyed racing in the rain. Great day hanging out.

Results:
http://www.coolrunning.com/results/10/nh/Jul10_BlackF_set1.shtml




Last updated: 2009-11-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:56 | 440 yards | 01m 35s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/29
Overall: 58/404
Performance: Good
Suit: DeSoto T1
Course: Giant box in a SMALL lake. Apparently people swam to close to the beach on one side and started standing up.
Start type: Run Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Good Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:12
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:59:16 | 20.6 miles | 20.85 mile/hr
Age Group: 85/29
Overall: 0/404
Performance: Good
Avg Power: 176watts Normalized Power: 199watts Work: 631kJ
Wind: Some
Course: Some decent hills. Looks like 3, I just tried to ride as hard as possible without crashing.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 89
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:21
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:35:37 | 05 miles | 07m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/29
Overall: 83/404
Performance: Good
1.2mi=8:30 1mi=7:31 1mi=7:19 1mi=6:48 .8mi=5:28 (6:43 pace)
Course: Two hills. Out and back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5