Inside Out Sports OlympicTriathlon at Washington Park - TriathlonOlympic


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Washington, North Carolina
United States
FS Series
80F / 27C
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 19m 48s
Overall Rank = 4/129
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 1/24
Pre-race routine:

woke up at 3:40am.
ate bowl (2 packets) oatmeal and drank a cup of coffee. Also drank a 20oz bottle of Heed on the drive over.
Packed car and headed out at 4:20am
Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 27m 56s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

Started way to the left to avoid contact and to see if I could get swimming a little quicker than normal. I usually am so concerned with getting beat up the first half of the race is bad. It worked. I had a good swim for me. I never go the chance to get on any feet because I was out on my own for most of the race.
What would you do differently?:

I need to get back to swim training. I was a slacker and only swam twice in the 2 weeks prior to race.
Transition 1
  • 01m 19s
Comments:

nothing special. I wanted to just b erelaxed an try catch my breath after the swim.
What would you do differently?:

not much.
Bike
  • 1h 12m 40s
  • 28 miles
  • 23.12 mile/hr
Comments:

Straight off the bat my legs did not feel good. I thought it was because I had a harder/faster swim for me. I just kept plugging away hoping they would come around. My legs never got much worse, feeling wise, but I did not have great sensations today.
I ended up riding at about 90% of FTP which is a little low, but that required a lot of effort to do it. I would want to be at about 93-95% for thi sdistance. Maybe the lower numbers were a result of not having great feeling legs.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I kept riding hard even when not feeling 100%
Transition 2
  • 00m 45s
Comments:

I was a little shaky getting my feet out of my shoes coming up to dismount. I also struggled for 1 or 2 secs to get my helmet unclipped.
What would you do differently?:

nuttin
Run
  • 37m 9s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 05m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

So I wanted to go a touch harder off the bike instead of waiting to get my legs under me. I started well and got going. I had to work the whole way. I think the extra effort on the bike took a bit out of me.
Went well and even though the last 2mi were pretty dammn tough I was still able to finish it up pretty strong.
What would you do differently?:

get faster
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

not having great legs on the bike and still having a suspect swim.

Event comments:

Justin park (professional) was 1st across the line, a couple of days ahead of everyone. I was awarded the prize for 3rd overall, they took Justin out of AG awards. They do not double dip, so I was not awarded 1st OA Master




Last updated: 2010-05-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:56 | 1640 yards | 01m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 7/24
Overall: 30/129
Performance: Good
Suit: none
Course: Rectangle, clockwise, in Pamlico river
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 83F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:19
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:12:40 | 28 miles | 23.12 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/24
Overall: 4/129
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back with some rough sections of road. Flat course.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:45
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:37:09 | 06.2 miles | 05m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/24
Overall: 2/129
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back 2x flat.
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4