Memorial Herman Houston Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Cypress, Texas
United States
On Ur Left
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 45m 25s
Overall Rank = 153/900
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 22/58
Pre-race routine:

2 slices of peanut butter toast for breakfast with a bottle of water. Prep transistion and wait to start.
Event warmup:

Easy swim prior to the start.
Swim
  • 36m 51s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 15s / 100 yards
Comments:

Worried to much about sighting instead of just swimming.
What would you do differently?:

Relax more and focus on swiming
Transition 1
  • 03m 53s
Comments:

Long transition from swim exit to transition.
What would you do differently?:

practice flying mount onto bike and get up to speed to get into shoes faster.
Bike
  • 1h 12m 4s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.69 mile/hr
Comments:

Headwinds going out, nice tailwind on the way back in.
What would you do differently?:

Push more on the first loop and recover with the tailwind like I did on the second loop.
Transition 2
  • 01m 10s
Comments:

Not bad for T2. Forgot my watch so I didn't have it on the run.
What would you do differently?:

Don't sit down to put shoes and socks on. Grab watch from bike right after racking, shoes / socks, grab race belt and hat and put them on while exiting transition.
Run
  • 51m 25s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run course. Felt comfortable for the majority of the run. Had a good kick at the end.
What would you do differently?:

Incorporate more hill training. Continue to do bricks and focus on getting up to race pace quickly and maintaining.
Post race
Warm down:

Water bottle and gatorade. Walked to the crapper to cool down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swimming.

Event comments:

OUL puts on excellent races. For a first time Oly, this was great. I know it will only get better next year. Will do it again for sure.




Last updated: 2010-09-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:51 | 1640 yards | 02m 15s / 100yards
Age Group: 36/58
Overall: 0/900
Performance: Average
Suit: None
Course: Two loop course with brief exit / re-entry for loop 2
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 03:53
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:12:04 | 24.85 miles | 20.69 mile/hr
Age Group: 16/58
Overall: 0/900
Performance: Good
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Modified out and back with two loops.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:10
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:51:25 | 06.21 miles | 08m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 25/58
Overall: 0/900
Performance: Good
Course: Single loop course
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 Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5