Webster Lake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Webster, Massachusetts
United States
Firm Racing
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 46m 11s
Overall Rank = 244/276
Age Group = M(60-64)
Age Group Rank = 9/10
Pre-race routine:

I had packed the night before so I had little to do but eat my usual breakfast of oats, banana, strawberries, with orange juice. I was out the door by 5:15. Since Rte 298 has no rest areas, (sorry, but I'm 61) had to run into the woods once. I arrived around 6:30 and quickly set up, and more or less wandered around for about an hour. I feel better arriving at these things early. I have no sense of direction and getting lost is nothing new.
Event warmup:

I took a swim to get the heart rate up, and then just waited for my wave.
Swim
  • 14m 11s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 37s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was delighted with my swim. I swam as straight as possible and don't recall making any alignment adjustments. I'm used to laying back and letting the field thin out so I can swim with no one around. However, there were too many people in the wave to ever get any real separation, but strangely enough this didn't bother me this swim. It usually does. I never felt fatigued during the swim. Clearly the best tri swim I've had. To be honest though, no way the distance was 880 yards. A time of 14:11 is way too fast for me.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Transition 1
  • 06m 25s
Comments:

The time is not as bad as it appears. After the swim, there was a run of about 1/3 mile to the bike area. I left some slippers near the swim exit. Every time I saw a bare footed person do a little jump after stepping on a pebble, I was glad I was wearing something. Still, the transition time was slow, as I noticed people near me that got in the transition area after me, leave before me.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure, I just know I'm slow.
Bike
  • 50m 50s
  • 12 miles
  • 14.16 mile/hr
Comments:

My biking is terrible. I had done a lot of riding around the neighborhood in preparation, but it didn't help much. I was hoping to at least get in the 15 MPH range (48 min), but came up short. The big hill sucked the life right out of me. I was going so slow at one point, that when I glanced behind me, I realized I was slowing down traffic more than an accident off the side of the road on a highway. I pulled over to let people pass before starting up again. For safety reasons, they didn't want people going too fast down the hill as there was a sharp right hand turn at the bottom. This part didn't bother me as I'm sort of gutless when it comes to bombing down hills anyway. The rest of the ride was uneventful, but not very fast.
What would you do differently?:

Just keep practicing.
Transition 2
  • 02m 5s
Comments:

Could have been better, but I didn't care. I was gassed.
Run
  • 32m 38s
  • 3 miles
  • 10m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

Okay, I was hoping the bike wouldn't do the double whammy it usually does, that is a slow ride and then have nothing left to do a decent run. Unfortunately, it was the double whammy. I had nothing left for the run. My mind said, "Let's go". My body said, "Might be a good idea to read the Sports section on the Lazy Boy". Since the formula says my maximum heart rate is 159, and it was in the 170's when I started out, I had little choice but to walk for a while. This is the way it went for most of the run. I would run until my heart rate got too high, then walk.(very frustrating) As a "back of the pack" guy, the water station is my barometer. If by the time I get there, the water is no longer cold, I'm not doing good. Took a drink, --- warm water, not even cool, just warm. Confirmation that I was doing crappy. If I ever write a book about my tri experiences, it will be titled "Warm Water". The only encouraging thing was with about a half mile to go, the "bicycle fatigue" seemed to go away, and I was able to run the entire last half mile. Not bad considering the way I felt at the beginning of the run.
What would you do differently?:

I can run okay, it's the bike's that draining my energy.
Post race
Warm down:

Found a shady tree and lied down for about 10 minutes. I had nothing left.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Ability in the bike.

Event comments:

I was impressed with the safety in place for the race. Post race refreshments of bananas and supermarket mini muffins was not impressive.




Last updated: 2010-06-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:11 | 880 yards | 01m 37s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/276
Performance: Good
Suit: sleevless wetsuit
Course: The course was triangular in shape. Swam at a 45 degree angle to the first buoy, took a left, swam to the second buoy, took a left, and swam at a 45 degree angle back to the beach.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 06:25
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:50:50 | 12 miles | 14.16 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/276
Performance: Bad
Wind:
Course: Except for a very rough hill around mile 4, not that bad.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:05
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:32:38 | 03 miles | 10m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/276
Performance:
Course: An easy 3 mile loop.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]