Festival of Flowers Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Ninety Six, South Carolina
United States
Setup Events
90sF / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 07m 25s
Overall Rank = 54/79
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 7/9
Swim
  • 31m 4s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 53s / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 01m 55s
Bike
  • 1h 22m 25s
  • 24 miles
  • 17.47 mile/hr
Comments:

Wow, I'm really surprised. I thought maybe 15mph since it is 24 miles. didn't push too hard so I'd have something left for run. It felt quick and went by fast.
I'm starting to figure out gear shifting. I was resting on long down hills but in an easy gear so halfway up I could start spinning. This spinning took me way up hills that last year I'd have to muscle through very slowly
What would you do differently?:

nada, better than expected. much.
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Run
  • 1h 10m 38s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 11m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

I stopped and walked plenty! I was monitoring my HR the whole way. First 3 miles when I got to 150 I walked for 10 seconds or so to lower to 143 or so. Miles 4-5 couldn't get my HR down to the 140s wihtout walking for longer than I wanted. Last mile 160s and there was no lowering it because I didn't want to WALK. Decided to run through the heat and fatigue to get me across the finish line faster!!! Just didn't feel like killing myself; I knew I was making my goal of 3:30. Okay, 11mph is better than I thought I would do (12mph) but still...
I need to work on a bit more speed.
What would you do differently?:

I need to figure out nutrition. My stomach was growling on the run even though I took a gel per hour (as recommended by Hammer Nutrition), about 27 ounces of Heed through bike and first run drink stop. Also, I had to stop to go to the Ladies although it didn't take long.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

RUN, maybe knowing and paying attention to my HR, but then again I want to train my HR to drop.

Event comments:

My swim and bike were very comparable with the age group winners, but my run was 20-30 mins slower than theirs. OUCH.




Last updated: 2010-01-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:31:04 | 1640 yards | 01m 53s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/9
Overall: 22/79
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:55
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:22:25 | 24 miles | 17.47 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 58/79
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:10:38 | 06.21 miles | 11m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 55/79
Performance:
Course: very hilly, sunny, super hot. oomph.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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