Over The Mountain Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Kings Mountain, North Carolina
United States
Set-Up, Inc.
78F / 26C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 04m 44s
Overall Rank = 178/267
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 29/41
Pre-race routine:

set transtions, relax
Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 38m 38s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 22s / 100 yards
Comments:

swam way off course. Foggy goggles and poor sighting led me way off course. Confident in the water just terrible navigation
What would you do differently?:

Must solve fog problem, spit not getting. More open water swim time. prictice sight in stroke in pool.
Transition 1
  • 01m 34s
Comments:

first race with shoes on bike. very pleased with speed. 8th fastest t1
Bike
  • 1h 29m
  • 27.96 miles
  • 18.85 mile/hr
Comments:

About as good as I could do at this point. Need faster bike. time in the weight room. Really wanted to focus on max effort on this course
Transition 2
  • 00m 57s
Comments:

need to get out of shoes on the bike. Less practice so I did not pull it off.
What would you do differently?:

Get out of shoes early coming into t approch
Run
  • 53m 46s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

slow runner any way but made my expected pace
What would you do differently?:

just need additional run training
Post race
Warm down:

Stretch and fruit, iced towel and waterx2

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Navigation in water, right pull stroke, bike weight, run speed ability.

Event comments:

set up events just kicks ass. flawless execution of multi point, multi t area, multi state race. They just make it easy for everyone to race their race and enjoy the event. every time




Last updated: 2010-05-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:38:38 | 1640 yards | 02m 22s / 100yards
Age Group: 37/41
Overall: 247/267
Performance: Bad
Suit: none
Course: point to point with one right turn
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:34
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:29:00 | 27.96 miles | 18.85 mile/hr
Age Group: 23/41
Overall: 135/267
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: point to point with several small climbs. additional rolling
Road: Rough  Cadence: 95
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:57
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:53:46 | 06.21 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 32/41
Overall: 187/267
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5