Fort Ritchie Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Fort Ritchie, Maryland
United States
Racine Multisports
88F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 59m 20s
Overall Rank = 65/156
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 6/13
Pre-race routine:

Drove to event, ate a bagel and some water. Set up transistion, talked with Melissa. No warm-up.
Event warmup:

None.
Swim
  • 39m 59s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 40s / 100 meters
Comments:

Absolutly terrible start. Thought I was going to have to quit. Heart rate skyrocketed and couldn't get into a rhythem until about 300 meters in. After that, not bad.

Had major screw up with goggles on 2nd lap that cost me a couple minutes.
What would you do differently?:

STAY BACK!!! I'm not a fast swimmer and always get caught up in the start.
Transition 1
  • 02m 11s
Comments:

Exhausted from the swim, I needed to catch some air, but not as bad as my last olympic T1. Had a little trouble finding my bike, but overall the baby powder helped with the shoes.

Shirt got caught up again...need to fix that.
What would you do differently?:

Need to find a better way to get shirt on. Find a better marker for transisition area.
Bike
  • 1h 23m 19s
  • 24.8 miles
  • 17.86 mile/hr
Comments:

chain fell off twice causing delays and frustration. Lost bike computer about 10 miles in. Probably could've pushed more, but was afraid of burning out on the hills.
What would you do differently?:

Need to get chain situation under control. Stay more aero on downhills.
Transition 2
  • 01m 17s
Comments:

Couldn't get feet out of shoes because of high speeds and braking coming into transistion.
What would you do differently?:

couldn't find my transistion area. Need a marker.
Run
  • 52m 36s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt great moving into the run. Just enough energy left. Very happy with my performance.
What would you do differently?:

Give it all I have the last mile. Waited a little too long to turn on the juice.
Post race
Warm down:

Hung out with Melissa

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Terrible swim, bike chain coming loose. Tough course

Event comments:

Race was well organized and affordable, but the course was very difficult. Not the kind of race you'd want for your first olympic ever or even of the season. A tough course for seasoned competitors.




Last updated: 2010-08-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:39:59 | 1500 meters | 02m 40s / 100meters
Age Group: 11/13
Overall: 128/156
Performance: Bad
Suit: None
Course: 2 lap with dock run
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:11
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:23:19 | 24.8 miles | 17.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/13
Overall: 58/156
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Mostly downhill the first 5 miles. Rolling country roads to mile 10. Flat to mile 15, but uphill last 10 miles.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:17
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:52:36 | 06.21 miles | 08m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/13
Overall: 40/156
Performance: Good
Course: 2 lap mostly flat with 3 small hills.
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 Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3