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 56m 35s
Overall Rank = 19/61
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/6
Pre-race routine:

Showered, ate and drove to race site.
Introduced myself to my bike...we haven't spent any time together lately.

Don't have the training in, but I need to do this distance....it's my first Olympic.
Event warmup:

Nothing...haven't trained so I didn't want to wear myself out
(sad, but true)
Swim
  • 25m 40s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 34s / 100 yards
Comments:

Started off feeling sluggish. Decided to relax and just build it.
Picking off the guys in the waves before mine the last 1/2.

The river was nasty. They put the port-o-lets near the swim start...I think that was to disguise the water smell...not so nice
What would you do differently?:

train
Transition 1
  • 01m 41s
Comments:

Took it a little easy here. Never done this distance and not sure how hard to push this early
Bike
  • 1h 31m 49s
  • 28 miles
  • 18.30 mile/hr
Comments:

Took off feeling ok, looked down and my bike computer wasn't working. Stopped twice during the first mile...no luck. F'it....just rode with no clue what my pace was. Mileage was only marked in two places so I was really riding blind.

Liked the course. There were some sections that were not great (needed paving), but overall a nice course.
What would you do differently?:

train
Transition 2
  • 01m 27s
Run
  • 55m 57s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

Grabbed my watch...not working - obviously not my day for electronics.
Got the watch booted up and working just before the first water stop.

Run felt ok. Kept a steady pace. Did not know what to expect with the lack of training..but I ran this whole thing only walking the water stops (can not run and drink - it's a coordination thing)

This is the first race I have ever done where I felt the water stops were exactly where I needed them. awesome!
What would you do differently?:

train
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, drank, sat in the shade and enjoyed the river view.


What limited your ability to perform faster:

training = 0

Event comments:

Loved this race - my first Olympic. I would love to come back next year with training and rock this course.




Last updated: 2010-07-31 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:40 | 1640 yards | 01m 34s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/6
Overall: 6/61
Performance: Below average
Suit: tri top & tri shorts
Course: river
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 83F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:41
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:31:49 | 28 miles | 18.30 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/6
Overall: 34/61
Performance:
Wind: None
Course: Course was nice..out into country roads. Got stuck behind an 18 wheeler for a little while.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:27
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:55:57 | 06.2 miles | 09m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/6
Overall: 29/61
Performance:
Course: two laps out and back
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5]
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4