Capital of Texas Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Austin, Texas
United States
Capital of TexasTriathlon
93F / 34C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 38m 18s
Overall Rank = 185/671
Age Group = Male 35-39
Age Group Rank = 16/151
Pre-race routine:

Drove up to the site with half a bagel and a coffee in my stomach, relaxed and rested.
Event warmup:

Nothing at all.
Swim
  • 30m 52s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 53s / 100 yards
Comments:

OMG, this swim felt great, but when I got to T1 I looked at my watch and I was surprised I was over 30 MINUTES! I figured something went wrong but the bike racks were empty as usual so I didn't worry too much. Besides, if the course is too long, is too long for us all.
What would you do differently?:

Not race this lousy race.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

The transition area was huge and I got to be at the very beginning of it which made for longer than usual T1 and T2. The reason: I didn't have a lot of time from the water to my bike to remove the upper part of my wetsuit and then I had to run in my bike shoes for a long stretch before I could mount. I don't really care about this since everybody got the same.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, it was a good T1.
Bike
  • 1h 06m 19s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 22.48 mile/hr
Comments:

Fast bike split but a really scary one, plagued with folks doing their first tri's, sprinters and whoever was too slow to have finished in all the other age groups. This made for very stressful cornering, passing and yelling at poor people that is trying to have fun "ON YOU LEFT". It was bad for me and them, I estimate my pace could have been a little faster with a less crowded course. This again reflects poor planning from the race organizers. Why would you mix the fastest AG with the slowest people?
What would you do differently?:

Again, not doing this race again, ever...
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

An uneventful T2, long but good.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 55m
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

The worse run in my entire history of triathlons, a total meltdown.
Post race
Warm down:

Left the site almost immediately after picking up my bike.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Too long to list.

Event comments:

Never doing this crappy race again.




Last updated: 2010-01-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:30:52 | 1640 yards | 01m 53s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/151
Overall: 0/671
Performance: Good
Suit: 2XU full sleeved
Course: Rectangle measured with a loooooong stick, the GPS said it was a little shy of 1,800 meters. Why would they do this?
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:06:19 | 24.85 miles | 22.48 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/151
Overall: 0/671
Performance: Bad
Wind: Some
Course: A four loop course in downtown Austin, with beautiful backgrounds of the State Capitol Building, LBJ Lake and Cesar Chavez Blvd.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:55:00 | 06.21 miles | 08m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/151
Overall: 0/671
Performance: Bad
The slowest ten K ever, even rookie tri's. I started running exactly at 10:15AM, by then, the temperature was scorching hot, the water at the stations was piss warm and no shade at all. Not to mention that the course was again TOO LONG by 0.4 miles. Don't these people know that people tends to come back to races where they had good a time and a fun experience?
Course: Two loops around downtown Austin.
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 2