Gateway to the Bay Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Kemah, Texas
United States
Onurleft Event Management, LLC
80F / 27C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 07m 41s
Overall Rank = 371/500
Age Group = 20-24 Male
Age Group Rank = 13/14
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4 Am. no trouble sleeping which was surprising. Felt relaxed, ready to go. Went downstairs to the hotel lobby for breakfast and they werent serving any because no one showed up the day before! I was a little nervous because I didnt have any food in the room, so I went to my car got an apple and ate that.
Event warmup:

Set up transition area, had my girlfriend there which was an amazing boost of morale. Had a Gu, but figured since there was 2 hours till race time I would just stretch and not warm up to much.
Swim
  • 34m 20s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 05s / 100 yards
Comments:

Had trouble catching my breath at first. First time swimming in my wetsuit which I had to adjust to a little bit. The salt water didnt bother me as much as I thought it would. I got off line a little bit and swam the first "500" in 15 minutes, the last 1000 in 20 minutes. I felt good in the water, at least staying within reasonable distance of most of my ag's.
What would you do differently?:

OWS more, practice in salt water. Practice sighting.
Transition 1
  • 05m 30s
Comments:

Here was my roughtest part of the whole race. If you saw someone yacking up his lungs on the side of the transition area, that was me. For some reason, motion sickness? salt water? overheating? I just lost it and though I was going to have to pull out of the race. Knowing my parents had flown out and my GF was there kept me motivated and after I grabbed some water I was OK.
What would you do differently?:

Practice standing and running out of the water to get my bearings.
Bike
  • 1h 17m 10s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.32 mile/hr
Comments:

Took it out maybe a little bit slower due to my condition in T1. Felt really comfortable the whole ride, however, and made up some time on what I thought I would get. The headwind between miles 14-21 was not as bad for me as for some people, I guess living in Oklahoma does have its advantages! Came back in a little bit slower than some as I knew the run would be a struggle for me.
What would you do differently?:

Have a bottle of water instead of just gatorade.
Transition 2
  • 02m 28s
Comments:

Went a little faster than my last race, felt good at this point in time. Took a whiz.
What would you do differently?:

Practice taking my feet out of my shoes so that I can run faster through Transition.

Get Yankz.
Run
  • 1h 08m 11s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 10m  min/mile
Comments:

Went out a little too fast, first mile was 9:00 second mile 9:45 third mile 10:30 and from there I walked/jogged the remainder. I felt bad walking but I knew I didnt have anything left. The accumulation of salt water, yacking, not good hydration, and hot conditions (for me) just zapped me. I finished 7 minutes behind my goal, but for my first Olympic I'll take this as a success.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more water, practice more bricks, start off slower, hammer hard towards the end.
Post race
Warm down:

Pizza, soda, honey milk, banana, powerade, stretch and repeat.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not training in hot conditions, not enough bricks, limited OWS practice.

Event comments:

Great production, loved the start with jumping into the ocean.




Last updated: 2011-02-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:20 | 1640 yards | 02m 05s / 100yards
Age Group: 13/14
Overall: 0/500
Performance: Below average
Suit: Synergy Adrenaline
Course: Straight in, dropped to the left of the buoys and swam to the buoy line.
Start type: Dive Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 05:30
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:17:10 | 24.85 miles | 19.32 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 0/500
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Loop with 3 out and backs.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:28
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:08:11 | 06.2 miles | 10m  min/mile
Age Group: 14/14
Overall: 0/500
Performance: Below average
Course: Loop with out and back over Kemah bridge.
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Not enough
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? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5