Revolution 3 Olympic Distance Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Knoxville, Tennessee
United States
Revolution 3
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 18m 30s
Overall Rank = 52/
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 5/
Pre-race routine:

got up ate power bar and banana dank watered down gatoreaid and walked to race venue
Event warmup:

ran about a mile then set up transition area.
Swim
  • 17m 10s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 03s / 100 yards
Comments:

good swim fo rthe first one of the year. water was tough to see in so i ran into a lot of people.
What would you do differently?:

go a bit harder.
Transition 1
  • 02m 8s
Comments:

Ran past my rack so took off wetsuit in front of rack whick was probably better since the rack space was very tight.
Bike
  • 1h 12m 10s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.66 mile/hr
Comments:

the hills were a real change since i am a flat lander. I am glad i road part of the course the day before but should have road the hole corse on Fri. to get use to the decents.

Bike was long by more than a mile.
What would you do differently?:

train more hills , have a larger cassette.
Transition 2
  • 01m 21s
Comments:

went smooth
Run
  • 00m
  • 6.21 miles
  •  min/mile
Comments:

The run was nice but by garmin 310XT froze 2 mi into the run and left me running blind and ended up slowing down way to much.
Post race
Warm down:

Minimal

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Watch freezing when i had hoped to use it for pacing.

Event comments:

If you have not done a REV race try to get to one they really put on a geat race. The smallish feild for the olympic was a bit dissapointing but all the Pro's made it really cool.




Last updated: 2010-04-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:10 | 1640 yards | 01m 03s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 36/
Performance: Good
Suit: blueseventy helix full
Course: it was an out against the current than back with it. the course seemed a bit short.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:08
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:12:10 | 24.85 miles | 20.66 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Very hilley and techbical a great challenge
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 88
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:21
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:00:00 | 06.21 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: mainly flat with some incline at the end.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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