Stumpy Creek International Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Mooresville, North Carolina
United States
Set Up Events
70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 42m 38s
Overall Rank = 123/334
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 26/60
Pre-race routine:

"Awake" at 4:15. Coffee, oatmeal, PB toast and banana spaced out for breakfast. On the road at 5:10am. Sleepy as hell. Got to race site at 6am.
Event warmup:

Warm-up? I guess stretching in line for the porta potties counts. Check in was looooooooooong (maybe 20-25 minutes)! Finially got my stuff, marked and setup with about 10 minutes to go. Got in the water for a last minute pee.
Swim
  • 36m 41s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 14s / 100 yards
Comments:

Ahhhhhh. WTF happened here? Had slowest swim of my life. Never felt comfortable the entire race. I don't know what it was. Didn't panic, just couldn't swim for shit. I am not a good swimmer but this was just a f*^king disaster. 7 minutes slower than same distance in May. Got out of the water, looked at my watch, and took a giant mental blow.
What would you do differently?:

hell if I know. Swim faster? Did learn post race that the swim was 2-3 minutes long (two of the top open guys are regular 19:xx swimmers on a legit 1500m both did around 22:xx).
Transition 1
  • 01m 10s
Comments:

Good transition for the most part. I had ideal racking spot (one rack behind the open folks) since I got one of the $5 entries before spots even went on sale.
What would you do differently?:

I would have run a bit faster if I wasn't so mad at my swim time.
Bike
  • 1h 17m 12s
  • 27.1 miles
  • 21.06 mile/hr
Comments:

Other than being extremelly frustrated from the swim, the bike went well until the last 3-4 miles. Pacing was pretty good. Right around 3-4 miles to go, my left knee really started hurting. The over-compensating for my sprained ankle caught up with my knee. Was uncomfortable on the last few climbs. Still had my fastest avg speed in a race which is at least an improvement. The knee pain worried me since I was gonna have to run with a sprained ankle and sore knee.
What would you do differently?:

HTFU and push harder on the bike from the get go. Leave the bad swim at the lake.
Transition 2
  • 02m 48s
Comments:

Forgot to get out of my shoes before dismount (loooong downhill to the dismount line). Whoops. I knew this wasn't going to a fast transition because I had to put on my ankle brace. Oh yeah, I had to piss like a race horse! Got my crap together and took a nice long pee before leaving T2.
What would you do differently?:

I guess with the cooler weather I didn't sweat out as much as I normally do because I really didn't drink that much, and definately not more than normal. In 3 years of racing, I have never had to go to the bathroom in the middle of a race.
Run
  • 44m 49s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Knee/ankle had me worried so I took it relatively easy the first lap. The steep hill at mile 2/5 was a bigtime pace buster but managed fine. First lap done and while my ankle was a little sore, it wasn't shooting pain like earlier in the week. Deceided to pick up the pace for the 2nd lap. Lot of folks slowing down on the second loop. On the final half mile, I picked some guy pretty far ahead of me and set a goal to beat him to the finish. Dropped a gear started going at 6:30 pace with half mile to go. Caught him with about 100ft to go. Second lap was a :30 neg split.
What would you do differently?:

Not hurt my ankle 3 days before a race.
Post race
Warm down:

Not much. Was here by myself so I just grabbed some food and drink, cooled down a little and hit the road so I could ice my knee/ankle.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Terrible swim had me mentally down the moment I hit T1. That had some effect on the rest of the day. Ankle issue was known beforehand and knew the run might suffer. Why did the swim go so bad? Who knows. The only thing I can think of is that was a "B" race for me (I got a $5 entry) but I still planned on racing and doing well.

Event comments:

Had issues with the long check in time. Shouldn't take 20+ minutes for 600 people. Only course complaint was the water bottle handoff was on a stretch of road I was doing 30mph on! Move that to a slight incline, not at the bottom of a hill.

One complaint, not really against anyone in particular but there was so serious drafting going on, especially by some groups of 40-44 AG. I'm talking 5 in a line 6" from each other's wheel. None of those guys got caught. Come on people.

Competition at this event was the best top to bottom that I have seen. This was a double points event for the Setup Events NC series and a lot of big guns from all over the state were here.

As they say, you have good days and you have bad days. This wasn't a good day.




Last updated: 2011-02-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:41 | 1640 yards | 02m 14s / 100yards
Age Group: 40/60
Overall: 197/334
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course: Rectangle
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 88F / 31C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:10
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:17:12 | 27.1 miles | 21.06 mile/hr
Age Group: 28/60
Overall: 119/334
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Rolling hills with some moderate climbs in the beginning / middle / end.
Road: Smooth  Cadence: 88
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Too much
T2
Time: 02:48
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:44:49 | 06.21 miles | 07m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 17/60
Overall: 81/334
Performance: Average
Course: Hilly two lap lap through neighborhood.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3