Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon - TriathlonOther


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San Francisco, California
United States
IMG
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 58m 6s
Overall Rank = 1584/1725
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 209/219
Pre-race routine:

Long wait because you get transition set up and then get on buses over to the dock. Once at the dock you get body marked and get your timing strap. Then you load on to the boat and wait for almost 2000 people to get on board. Then you need to sail out to the start spot. It's a long wait but SO worth it.
Swim
  • 42m 33s
  • 2640 yards
  • 01m 37s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not sure what the hell my problem was? I felt panicky for the first 10-15 minutes of the swim before I finally settled down. After that my navigation was poor. I guess I didn't really understand how strong the current really was. It was at least 100 yards past the swim exit and still 100 yards out. My poor navigation cost me big on this one. I'm guessing 10 minutes. The swim was supposed to be my strength, I was top third at Ironman. DAMMIT!!!

What would you do differently?:

Relax dummy.
Transition 1
  • 11m 57s
Comments:

What, a 12 minute transition? Yup, that is because you also need to get up the beach, strip your suit without help, find your bag in the transition, put on your shoes, pack your transition bag, run a half mile to your bike, find your bike, change your shoes, grab your bike and go. Not complaining because it's the same for everyone, just explaining this seemingly ridiculous time :)
What would you do differently?:

Notta, this went very well and I ran the entire time.
Bike
  • 1h 18m 34s
  • 18 miles
  • 13.75 mile/hr
Comments:

I was SO happy with my performance on this course. I powered past some skinny folks on some uphills and was able to corner and brake really well. Tough course but I nailed it.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 05m 10s
Comments:

Went good, a little slow because I made sure my feet were totally clean so no blisters would pop up but found everything and got on my horse right away.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 1h 39m 55s
  • 8 miles
  • 12m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt really good about my run until I checked the results. I know I'm a poor runner but THAT bad. Meh, I like what I did anyway. At the end I pushed the last 2 miles and had gas left in the tank so I know I could have gone harder, lesson learned I suppose but I had to walk the entire mile that was on the beach.
What would you do differently?:

Push it real good!!!
Post race
Warm down:

Free massage anyone? Hell Yeah

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of confidence.

Event comments:

Body marking was almost non existent. I was surprised that a race with 30 years experience would be shocked that body marking was a neccessity. Everything else was great though.




Last updated: 2010-09-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:42:33 | 2640 yards | 01m 37s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/219
Overall: 1518/1725
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: Swim from Alcatraz across the bay to marina green
Start type: Dive Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Bad
Rounding:
T1
Time: 11:57
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:18:34 | 18 miles | 13.75 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/219
Overall: 1518/1725
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: The first and last 1.5 miles were flat, other than that you are going straight up or straight down. The kicker was that at the bottom of every downhill was a fairly significant turn so I couldn't utilize my fatness and gain monster speed! SO hard but SO rewarding to go past people that were walking on the hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 05:10
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:39:55 | 08 miles | 12m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/219
Overall: 1710/1725
Performance: Average
Course: This course is flat for the first and last 2 miles. The 4 miles in the middle are weird. There are stairs, dirt trails, tunnels you have to duck through, a loose sand beach and the dreaded sand ladder. This sand ladder is a 400 step hill of sand with logs for some traction, not nice.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4