Subaru Banff International Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Banff, Alberta
Canada
Subaru Western Triathlon Series
10C / 50F
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 37m 2s
Overall Rank = 159/343
Age Group = 20-24F
Age Group Rank = 3/11
Pre-race routine:

Up at 6:15am and had some GU Brew and a nutrigrain bar. Went to T2 to set up bike-run transition and then headed out to T1 on the shuttle. At the race start by 7:30am
Event warmup:

Light jogging and stretching. Went into the water about 5min early to get used to the cold.
Swim
  • 10m 8s
  • 750 meters
  • 01m 20s / 100 meters
Comments:

Water was so cold. Managed to pull off a good swim time though considering. Ended up catching up to the end of the men's wave and had to maneuver through some of them around the last buoy and over the finishing stretch.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really. The swim was a bit of a write off--had it been longer I would have been able to edge out a bit more of an advantage maybe...but my extremities would have probably been numb. I probably should have taken the race director up on his allowance of gloves and booties...but I didn't--cold hands and cold feet!
Transition 1
  • 06m 38s
Comments:

The run up to T1 was pretty long and was rocky. I had a pair of throw away shoes that I wore down to the race start and attempted to put my numb feet in them to run up the hill and onto the gravel in transition. I really wish they would carpet the ground from the water into the transition area and the lanes of transition when there is gravel. (or I could just be a baby...one or the other...) Getting into full sleeved and legged clothing was difficult--being wet and all and I didn't want to make a full change. It had started to rain at this point too and my stuff was a bit wet to begin with. Socks and numb feet into shoes and numb hands into bike gloves. All of the above makes a long transition.
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on this transition. I have exceptional difficulty with balance when I am shaking and maneuvering into shoes is a bit of a problem...maybe the solution to this is to become pro at jumping on the bike and getting feet into shoes when already riding and instead of trying to balance on one leg?
Bike
  • 1h 20m 20s
  • 38 kms
  • 28.38 km/hr
Comments:

Ouch. Brutal ride. Cold, rainy, windy. I had long pants on and I was still cold. My feet were numb...legs were numb...

I had quite a bit of difficulty with shifting and the undulations. I don't think I was ever comfortable on this ride--a good portion of the loop was gradual uphill with a few larger, steep climbs and then a massive downhill section with turns at the bottom. Very technical course to ride--adding the wet road on top of it.
What would you do differently?:

Work on gear changes and undulations.
Transition 2
  • 01m 59s
Comments:

Again...numb feet...fumbling to get feet in shoes...you know the drill.
What would you do differently?:

Feet + shoes = smooth motion...
Run
  • 58m
  • 10 kms
  • 05m 48s  min/km
Comments:

Brutal. Could not get a rhythm for 5-6kms...numb from the knee down off the bike and it felt like my heels and the soles of my feet were frozen. Tried to get cadence up, but it was a bit of a trudge along for the first loop anyways. Once I warmed up I got into a bit of a groove. Most likely negatively split this 10km. Sprint finish and I almost chicked this guy at the end...didn't feel so hot after that effort. Haha.
What would you do differently?:

Need to experiment with how to protect my feet especially in cold weather. My Reynaud's doesn't help the equation, but it is severely limiting my ability to run off of the bike when cold.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around to find my brother and parents.

Even though it seems like the race was brutal (well..it was brutal...) I still managed to pull off a 3RD PLACE AG FINISH!!! WOOHOO! First non-finisher's medal ever at a tri!! PODIUM PODIUM PODIUM!!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Well everyone had to deal with the elements...but basically the elements...the altitude...Everyone was a bit slow...just the way it is when the weather is that bad. Just suck it up and get er done I guess?

Event comments:

First year of this race. Some minor logistical things to work out, but overall I was pleased with how the race was run and the course.




Last updated: 2010-05-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:08 | 750 meters | 01m 20s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/11
Overall: 22/343
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Vortex 3
Course: Single loop course--swim was cut due to low water temp
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 10C / 50F Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 06:38
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:20:20 | 38 kms | 28.38 km/hr
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 194/343
Performance: Average
Wind: Headwind with gusts
Course: 2.5 loops of a winding and undulating course and then a more or less flat ride to T2 into Banff
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:59
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:58:00 | 10 kms | 05m 48s  min/km
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 224/343
Performance: Below average
Course: Relatively flat loop course with some out and backs on paved and non paved trail.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4