M.I.T. - Miami International Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Miami, Florida
United States
Excel EP
78F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 00m 55s
Overall Rank = 801/1450
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 109/131
Pre-race routine:

Up at 3am to eat breakfast.Leave house at 4:00 (1hr 20 min drive) drive to Miami. Set up transion, pump up bike tires and check out swim course.
Swim
  • 26m 55s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not used to starting in one of the last waves. I liked it because I am usually getting passed by a lot of strong swimmers behind me. It really felt good passing people 2 waves in fromt of me.
What would you do differently?:

More open water swimming in wetsuit.
Transition 1
  • 03m 1s
Comments:

Slow time
What would you do differently?:

practice removing wetsuit with garmin and timing chip strap on. I practiced at home but wetsuit was hard to get off over garmin.
Bike
  • 1h 27m 23s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 17.06 mile/hr
Comments:

Great course and I was able to pass a lot of people.
What would you do differently?:

More bike training.
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Comments:

Felt like I did a good job.
Run
  • 1h 01m 57s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Really wanted to break 3 hour and I was right on track until 4 miles into the run. At 4 miles I had magor IT band pain and hand to slow down. It was really dissapointong because I had paced myself well and other than knee pain I still felt pretty decent. I felt like if I didn't slow down I would injure my knee, so I missed my goal by 55 seconds. Overall I am happy because I thought I would be about 3:08, but felt if everything went my way maybe I could break 3:00hrs. This was my first sprint because I just got into triathalon 6 months ago.
Post race
Warm down:

Ice knee

What limited your ability to perform faster:

ITB band ssues.

Event comments:

Great Race and I woul definately do it again. I hope it doesn,t fall on daylight savings time next year, losing 1 hour on race morning hurts.




Last updated: 2009-11-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:26:55 | 1640 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/131
Overall: 401/1450
Performance: Good
Suit: Wetsuit
Course: 2nd to last wave to start.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:01
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:27:23 | 24.85 miles | 17.06 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/131
Overall: 0/1450
Performance: Average
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Course was great and the bridge was a killer right out of transition. Maybe it's just me but bridge seemed much longer going east than it was going west.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:01:57 | 06.21 miles | 09m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/131
Overall: 0/1450
Performance:
Course: Out of transition and than about 100 yards on tha hard sand, it was really rough, onto paved sidewalk for about 1 1/2 mile. Corse than went onto a dirt path and it was pretty rough with roots sticking up in some places. 2 loops.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4