Rotary's Max Muscle Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Vancouver, Washington
United States
Max Muscle/UAT
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 8h 30m
Overall Rank = 6/20
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/4
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast with cerial, fruit, juice, coffee. A bit of stretching.
Event warmup:

5 minutes in water
Swim
  • 27m 23s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 40s / 100 yards
Comments:

One of my best swims. Totally calm water and felt calm and strong. The only dificulty was one leg had a lot of glare which made it difficult to sight the boey.
Transition 1
  • 01m 24s
Comments:

Very smooth. I wear socks and they rolled on well.
Bike
  • 1h 39m 37s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 14.97 mile/hr
Comments:

I missed a key turn and added 3 miles and 10 minutes to my bike. It was mostly my fault but I recommend really watching for signs and realize this is a popular route for other cyclists so the course monitors may get confused.
What would you do differently?:

I drove the course with a friend before the race but should have ridden on the bike to really cement the key turn I missed.
Transition 2
  • 00m 45s
Comments:

Had a good transition.
Run
  • 46m 11s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 26s  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

Liquid and shade. Felt like going in the water but didn't.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Taking a wrong turn.

Event comments:

I liked this race because the swim was very plesant and the bike was really fun. It isn't an easy race in terms of biking because rollers and several long climbs. But that is fun. The race could use a bit more post race food and raffel prizes because it felt kind of anti-climactic. There was no awards cerimony.




Last updated: 2010-09-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:23 | 1640 yards | 01m 40s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/4
Overall: 4/20
Performance: Good
Suit: Full
Course: Two laps with an additional quarter lap to the beach.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:24
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:39:37 | 24.85 miles | 14.97 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/4
Overall: 14/20
Performance: Below average
Wind: None with gusts
Course: Very challenging with many rollers and turns. It was also a beautiful course and very enjoyable to run.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:45
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:46:11 | 06.21 miles | 07m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/4
Overall: 4/20
Performance: Good
Course: Nice fast course with quite a bit of shade except the start and finish. Well supported with water and gels. It is a bike trail with some additional recreational trafic which didn't seem to understand that a race was going on.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4