Columbia Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Columbia, Maryland
United States
The Columbia Triathlon Association Inc.
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 17m 40s
Overall Rank = 229/390
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 39/71
Pre-race routine:

Coffee and PBJ, water, my real estate agent ended up being a few bikes down from me, so I hung out with her and her friend until our swim wave started
Event warmup:

Didn't warm up, transition closed which meant I didn't have my running shoes so I just found the warmest spot in the sun that I could
Swim
  • 32m 12s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 58s / 100 yards
Comments:

I so didn't want to get in that water, it was really cold outside! The only consolation was that it was warmer in the water than it was outside. So once I was in I was fine. I drafted pretty well but a couple times I got kicked and had to kind of wait and readjust so that I could find a new course where no one else was. No fogging of goggles which was great and I was able to figure out the course despite having no idea which direction it was taking me! I'm glad to see that I was under 2 min/100 yards! That is a good pace for me!
Transition 1
  • 04m 7s
Comments:

Had some trouble getting my suit off b/c I was so cold. My feet were numb and my socks were turned inside out.
What would you do differently?:

Practice transitions! Make sure my socks are turned inside in. Get a tri suit so I don't have to take the time to put on my cycling jersey. Use water bottles instead of my camelback so I don't have to take time to put that on too.
Bike
  • 1h 38m 27s
  • 25.48 miles
  • 15.53 mile/hr
Comments:

Also had some trouble with my new deraillers, my rear derailler kept clicking to a more difficult gear in the middle of the hills, that was tough. The only way I could keep it in a low gear was if I held it down the entire time up the hill. Also I thought my tire had gone flat so I stopped for that (turned out it was tape I had run over and it was sticking to the inside of my fork and interfering with my spokes) and then I stopped again when my chain dropped (on the inside luckily so it wasn't too bad). Kind of a rough ride!
What would you do differently?:

Need to ride more!
Transition 2
  • 02m 21s
Comments:

Good transition here.
Run
  • 1h 00m 35s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

My legs were pretty tired and by the end my left quad was starting to seize. I had to walk up some of the hills. I just told myself that it was all mental and I decided to push through it and give it my all. At the very end another woman who was running with me encouraged me and just said, okay, come on we can do this, and the two of us sprinted it in. That was all I needed to motivate me to push through to the end.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, I think I could have run much better if I had trained more for the bike.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked back to the swim start to collect the stuff I had left, looked for some post race food but couldn't find any, so I headed back to the transition area and loaded up my bike and headed home. Jeff had donuts waiting for me when I got home! I know, not the best thing but wow, they were yummy!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My biking endurance! I miss my training buddy from last summer, she was a great motivator!

Event comments:

No food for the athletes who don't belong to one of the local clubs? My other races have all had some kind of post-race food so I was kind of surprised by that. I would have stayed to cheer other people on but I was so starved!!!!!!!!!




Last updated: 2006-01-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:32:12 | 1640 yards | 01m 58s / 100yards
Age Group: 39/71
Overall: 243/390
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Centennial Lake
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:07
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:38:27 | 25.48 miles | 15.53 mile/hr
Age Group: 42/71
Overall: 256/390
Performance:
Wind: Some
Course: Hilly course, I knew this was going to be tough for me. I just haven't gotten out cycling like I was last summer since I spent such a long time training for the marathon. This is such a slow pace for me, I was really disappointed with this. I was averaging much faster on this same course last summer, closer to 17 mph. Oh well. My legs just weren't there. I was starting to worry about getting through the run course!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:21
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:00:35 | 06.21 miles | 09m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 37/71
Overall: 218/390
Performance: Good
Course: Hilly course! Some pretty steep hills too. By far my most difficult run course during a tri.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4