St. Anthony's Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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St. Petersburg, Florida
United States
St. Anthony's Triathlon
84F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 46m 31s
Overall Rank = 1160/3192
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 104/235
Pre-race routine:

Day before: 12 mile bike after bike fitting. 20' run and late afternoon 1000 mts open water swim (actual course) Checked in bike.
Tested new seat, didn't like it. Lots of hydration and a good pasta dinner with the family.
Event warmup:

Long walk from parking to transition and then 1.2 mile walk from transition to swim start. 10 minutes of stretching and warmups and then 500 meters swim. Accelerade and a Hammer gel 45' before start.
Swim
  • 27m 53s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

It was a very tough swim. With all the exitment of a beach start and also being my first open water swim, it took me a while to settle in to my breathing and pace rythm. Almost 400 mts of crazyness, I got a bit nervous because there's no way I would have finished at that pace. Finally found my rythm and things went really well from there. Caught two waves in front. Last leg people were really strugling. The chop and the waves were very inconsistent, you didn't know where the next wave was going to hit you from on your next breath. I managed to continue with a constant pace all the time and didn't have to stop, except once to go around a couple girls that were trying to catch their breath. I asked how they were doing and they said, ok.I got out of the water feeling ok.
What would you do differently?:

More open water training.
Transition 1
  • 03m 36s
Comments:

Wet suit got stuck on my left heel. It was hell!!!
Took it easy, wore a cycling-comfortable cycling/sleevless shirt vs the tri shirt. Decided to sacrifice time on T1 for comfort. Also wore socks, no regrets, my feet have no blisters!!!
Long transition run in and out.
What would you do differently?:

Practice getting rid of wetsuit. Find a comfortable trishirt.
Bike
  • 1h 14m
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.15 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt good on the bike. A day after RETUL fitting, a bit uncomfortable on my back, but felt more power. Loved the racing wheels. I tried to stick to cadence and HR and things went well.
Very windy, particularly downtown when going across intersetions. Speeds were from 17 to 28 mph depending on the winds.
What would you do differently?:

Train more........ need to spend a lot more time on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 02m 10s
Comments:

Dismount area got me by surprise, didn't have achance to unstrap my shoes.
Long run to transition.
What would you do differently?:

Practice more dismounting without shoes.
Run
  • 58m 54s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Still struggling. Second half I had to slow jog/walk to bring HR down.
Tried to maintain constant pace, but legs were hurting and felt tired.
What would you do differently?:

Need to take running training a lot more seriously. I need to incorporate some track and intervals training. And increase milage.
Post race
Warm down:

Crashed....... drink lots of everything. Eat some food and got a great post-race massage.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Fitness. Need to train more.

Event comments:

St. Anthony's is by far the best race I've ever attended. Instant favorite!!! Will try to participate again next year and as many times as I can. Great venue, organization, race courses, get to see big names racing on the PRO category. Can't think of one single negative. AWESOME RACE!!
Met a few BT members, they were great and VERY supportive!




Last updated: 2009-12-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:53 | 1640 yards | 01m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/235
Overall: 0/3192
Performance: Good
Suit: X Terra Sleevless
Course: Open water, accross St. Pete pier marina. Buoys every 100 mts (orange) yellow every 500 made it easier for sighting. Very rough water, particularly last leg. People refered to it as swimming inside a blender or a washer machine. Nice course, challenging but still a very decent swim.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: High
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:36
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:14:00 | 24.85 miles | 20.15 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/235
Overall: 949/3192
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Very nice course around downtown St. Pete and then some beautiful neighborhoods. Flat and fast. Quite a few turns made it a bit technical.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:10
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:58:54 | 06.21 miles | 09m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/235
Overall: 946/3192
Performance: Below average
HR was too high!!! Had to jog almost walk to bring it down
Course: Very nice, beatiful course. Flat. Lots of people cheering, lots of hydration stations with water and gatorade. Lots of neighbors spraing peolple.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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