St. Anthony's Triathlon - Triathlon


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St. Petersburg, Florida
United States
St. Anthony's Triathlon
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 11m 15s
Overall Rank = 2273/4000
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 241/287
Pre-race routine:

Peanut butter on an english muffin
Event warmup:

200 yds in the wetsuit to make sure everything worked. Had wife tuck my zipper strap into the velcor top closure....evidentally it was stucikng out or the velcro closure wasn't secure, because now I have 4 inch burn on my neck from friction.
Swim
  • 41m 33s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 32s / 100 yards
Comments:

First 500 out was a bit choppy and crowded, but most of the wind was blocked by the pier. Turnn north with wind from the south west made sighting fun...couldn't really sight unless on top of a wave anyway. Constantly getting sucked in and spit out of the waves. Turn to the beach and you entered what I can only describe as swimming through a mosh pit in a washing machine. At this point I just wanted out of the water! The closer I got to the wall to exit the worse it got from waves reflecting off the wall. On the recovery portion of stroke, left arm soemtimes never left the water. This swim sucked!
What would you do differently?:

get away from the buoys, too crowded near the bouys. on the turn north I really should have shot more past the buoy and ride the waves in from the southwest rather than trying to fight through them. Swim the course beforehand next time for an ocean swim.
Transition 1
  • 03m 59s
Comments:

This transition was more about regaining my composure and collecting my thoughts. that swim broke me mentally and through my whole race plan off.
What would you do differently?:

Collect my thoughts on the bike rather than standin transition doing nothing.
Bike
  • 1h 19m 37s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 18.73 mile/hr
Comments:

20 mph headwinds or crosswinds for the first 20 miles through this meandering course. They did cover the railroad tracks (well most of it anyway). But there were some big speed humps through soem of the neighborhoods that weren't painted or marked very well. You hit one of those at full speed and your day is done ( at least for the few people I saw on the side of the road0. The tailwinds were nice for the last 4ish miles until you hit the cobblestone road into transition. No flying dismount on cobblestone.
What would you do differently?:

Shift gears ever few minutes and pedal up to see if I can't eek out a few more mph's.
Transition 2
  • 02m 36s
Comments:

Ok truly rookie mistake: racked my bike on the left side of the rack and my transition area was on the right side of the rack...too many bikes racked to go under so I had to go back around the rack to the other side.
What would you do differently?:

Not be dumb
Run
  • 1h 03m 32s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

Jogged with walk breaks for the first half of the run. I was severely disappointed that my goal time was shot and decided just to cruise the rest of the course and save it for the 70.3 in 3 weeks.
What would you do differently?:

Suck it up.
Post race
Warm down:

Collapsed on the ground and curled up in a fetal position

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mental toughness

Event comments:

Overall, this is a well organized race with plenty of stiff competition. The swim is notoriously tough (last year canceled for AG and this year the last 8 waves were shortened by 500 meters).




Last updated: 2009-12-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:41:33 | 1640 yards | 02m 32s / 100yards
Age Group: 276/287
Overall: 0/4000
Performance: Bad
Suit: Xterra
Course: Out along pier 500, turn north 500, turn back to beach to head into transition
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: High
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:59
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:19:37 | 24.85 miles | 18.73 mile/hr
Age Group: 207/287
Overall: 0/4000
Performance: Below average
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Meandering course through St Pete. No really good long stretches to get up to speed.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:36
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
01:03:32 | 06.21 miles | 10m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 225/287
Overall: 0/4000
Performance: Bad
Course: Great run course through some neighborhoods.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4