Island Lake Triathlon Olympic - TriathlonOlympic


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Brighton, Michigan
United States
Element Events
72F / 22C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 37m 15s
Overall Rank = 33/119
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 7/22
Pre-race routine:

Wake up 5:00 AM powerbar, banana. 6:00 AM, drive to event.
Event warmup:

Swam a little once I was in the lake.
Swim
  • 33m 35s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 03s / 100 yards
Comments:

Started swim in the middle a couple rows back from the front , thinking this was an ok place not to get run over too much from everything I have heard. Did I mention this was my 1st tri and 1st OWS with a group of people? After about 20 seconds the panick set in just trying not to get run over or drowned. I'm sure if the was a boat 50 meters out I would of went for it, but no such luck. I was thinking what the hell am I doing... I pushed on trying to find a little open water and not climb up somwbody's back or have somebody climbing on mine. Stooped a couple of times but just got run over, so that did not work. Actually backstroked for a while and was keeping pace with he people around me, so that was OK. It took the entire 1st lap to get my head and HR under somewhat of a stable point, but knew at I was just trying to survive and finish. Did not really feel comfortable in the water until the final stretch on the way back able to finally get into a decent rhythm and pass a few people.
What would you do differently?:

not panick, get a wet suit that fits better (was too tight slightly restricting my breathing), not panick. did I mention not to panick??? Not start in the middle of the pack.
Transition 1
  • 02m 36s
Comments:

Wetsuit got stuck on timing chip. Took a while to get off. Put gels and powerbar in back or shirt before running out of transition, but they fell out before I got to the mount line.
What would you do differently?:

Get different shirt to carry stuff better or have fuel already attached to bike before race.
Bike
  • 1h 08m 30s
  • 24.8 miles
  • 21.72 mile/hr
Comments:

Starting out at a medium pace on the bike. Legs were hurting a little from the start due to not enough recovery the week of the race. I pushed on after 10 or so minutes and picked the pace up starting to pass a few people at decent pace. Reached to get some gel or power bar and could not find anything. At this point I knew the run was going to be tough on me, but pushed on. Felt good to the end with no one having passed me and passed 4 or 5 guys in my age group.
What would you do differently?:

Most tapering before the race... Work out a beter fuel strategy.
Transition 2
  • 01m 40s
Comments:

Should have had shoes tied before race and just slipped them on, cost me a decent amount of time. Saw the gels and power bar entering the transition area that I had dropped the first time. Grabbed a gel and stuck it in shorts pocket (should have added another).
What would you do differently?:

Tie shoes.
Run
  • 50m 56s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Legs were really tight starting the run, especially up the grassy hill directly out of the transition area, but keeping the 7:30/7:45 pace I was hoping for. After the 2 mile mark climbing back into IL legs started to give out and had to slow. Quad was trying to cramp but pushed through it and was ok. Took Gatorade at every aid station and water to dump on my head. Lack of nutrition on the bike was starting to catch up on me. Took the gel after starting the 2nd loop (which was too late at this point) and carried on having slowed not to an 8+ minute mile just trying to finish.
What would you do differently?:

Better Nutrition plan.
Post race
Warm down:

Water, bananna, walk around a little.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of Nutrition on bike, not enough tapering the week of race.

Event comments:

Ok for my 1st tri, goals were top 1/3rd and 2:30:00. Got the top 3rd but missed the time be a good amount. Should be better next time now knowing what to expect.




Last updated: 2010-05-31 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:33:35 | 1640 yards | 02m 03s / 100yards
Age Group: 11/22
Overall: 58/119
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course: Out and back, 2 loops
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:36
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:08:30 | 24.8 miles | 21.72 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/22
Overall: 19/119
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 100
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:40
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:50:56 | 06.2 miles | 08m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/22
Overall: 44/119
Performance:
Course: Out and back 2 times, 2 climbs each lap
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4