Gateway to the Bay Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Kemah, Texas
United States
Onurleft Event Management, LLC
72F / 22C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 40m 16s
Overall Rank = 155/503
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 34/83
Pre-race routine:

Early start with coffee and regular race breakfast.
Event warmup:

No real warm up due to boat ride to start. Did some stretching on the boat.
Swim
  • 31m 20s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 05s / 100 meters
Comments:

Never found rythm. Goggle were foggy and it was hard to sight. Poor breathing. Tried bi-lateral and uni-lateral.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe push harder in training and push through the race swim to get it over with.
Transition 1
  • 02m 34s
Comments:

Pretty long jog from waters edge to transition.
Bike
  • 1h 14m 14s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.09 mile/hr
Comments:

Pretty good bike 14/83.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe could have pushed just a bit more.
Transition 2
  • 00m 58s
Comments:

Put socks on for run just to make sure I did not get blisters.
Run
  • 51m 8s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 15s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran with 20oz. bottle. Seemed to work well for hydration. Dumped cold water on head to stay cool.
What would you do differently?:

Try and push a little harder pace throughout.
Post race
Event comments:

Well organized and set up as expected from this event. Tons of communication from race director via emails. Overall very high quality event. Delayed race start was the only downfall.




Last updated: 2011-02-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:31:20 | 1500 meters | 02m 05s / 100meters
Age Group: 29/83
Overall: 0/503
Performance: Below average
Suit: Sleeveless Xterra
Course: Straight in from boat jump 1,500 from shore. Slightly choppy and murky water.
Start type: Dive Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:34
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:14:14 | 24.85 miles | 20.09 mile/hr
Age Group: 14/83
Overall: 0/503
Performance: Good
Average HR was 163 and avg. cadence was 87 rpm.
Wind: Little
Course: Flat with 3 "U" turns on course. Wind was variable depending on course direction.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 87
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:58
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:51:08 | 06.2 miles | 08m 15s  min/mile
Age Group: 35/83
Overall: 0/503
Performance: Average
8:15 pace. Was trying for 8ish but did not push hard enough. Had some energy left at the end.
Course: Generally flat until the end when we went up and over the large bridge...twice. Pretty tough but did well.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5