Breath of Life Ventura Triathlon - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic


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Ventura, California
United States
Breath of Life Ventura
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 29m 37s
Overall Rank = 398/420
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 53/53
Pre-race routine:

Tried to ride the day before.
Broke spokes and rushed to get to a bike shop.
No one would take it, so I paid a H.S. kid cash to work on it in his garage the night before.
Ride-able, but not fixed.
Event warmup:

Rode 6.5 miles to event from hotel.
Swim
  • 29m
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Transition Times not reported separately.
Embedded in leg times.
Bike
  • 1h 45m 12s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 14.17 mile/hr
Comments:

Time includes Transition.
Per my Garmin, I averaged 18mph.
Which was sketchy, last 8 miles I needed to open my rear brakes because my tire was getting warped again.
What would you do differently?:

Keep conditioning.
Get more reliable gear, buying a new set of wheels today.
Buy a tool-kit and manual.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 1h 15m 24s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 12m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

I had terrible non-athletic related issues.
I took one pit-stop for GI issues.
It took me about 2 miles to find my legs and rhythm.
My biggest problem was blisters and chafing.
What would you do differently?:

More BRICKS.
Wear my Tri-top on long runs so I can learn all of the Chafe spots.
The areas that I used Body Glide were fine, but I discovered too many more.
Make sure that I get the sand between my toes. (I use a squirt bottle in transition, but I missed some sandy spots.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around with family for about a mile.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Overall conditioning.
GI issues.
I chafed in places that I don't want to mention, AND I USED BODY GLIDE AND CHAMOIS BUTTER!
I still cannot figure out how one body part got chafed.

First Oly.

Event comments:

My first Oly, and I did not like it.
In Sprints, my pain is from exertion, but my pain in this race was all embarrassing stuff like GI, blisters, chafing, etc.
(Especially when I used Body Glide and Chamois Butter on the parts that I identified as problem areas. These were all new today.

I am a recreational Triathlete trying to get in shape.
As a USAT qualifier, the Oly was definitely for a more hard-core set.




Last updated: 2010-04-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:00 | 1640 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/53
Overall: 0/420
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Full
Course: Protected harbor, so no chop. However, course was weird and there were a lot of people off-course. Sprint and Long-course merged funny.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:45:12 | 24.85 miles | 14.17 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/53
Overall: 0/420
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Too much broken glass for the slowpokes on the right like me. I saw about a dozen people changing tires.
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:15:24 | 06.21 miles | 12m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/53
Overall: 0/420
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
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] 4