J hawk latebird - TriathlonSprint


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Whitewater, Wisconsin
United States
50F / 10C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 12m 36s
Overall Rank = 11/106
Age Group = M 40-44
Age Group Rank = 4/14
Pre-race routine:

Got up early, cup of joe and Nutella bagel. Powerbar and water on the hour drive out. Got set up in the rain, moved to the end of a rack. Feeling pretty good about the day .... except the weather.
Event warmup:

Out for a 10 minute jog and some laps in the diving well that was 100+ degrees.
Swim
  • 07m 49s
  • 500 yards
  • 01m 34s / 100 yards
Comments:

Started as swimmer 3 in lane 3. Both the second swimmer and I caught the first swimmer by the 2nd lap. We had a full lap on him by the end of swim. Why do these people insist on lying on their swim times? I just stayed focused on staying within myself, staying long and counting laps.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, easy swim.
Transition 1
  • 00m 43s
Comments:

Shoes clipped in, raining hard. Could not get my shoes tight because of the rain.
What would you do differently?:

Wear more neoprene in an attempt to stay dry?
Bike
  • 38m 10s
  • 14 miles
  • 22.01 mile/hr
Comments:

Decent ride, not my best, but decent. It was cold and I had decided earlier that I was not going with a jacket, arm warmers, nothing. I spiked the HR on the hill coming out of T1 and never let it recover. Wanted to ride at 230 watts and ended at 224 average. Just didn't feel like the legs were with me today. I just kept pushing, every time the LYC would drop I would just keep pushing. I think it actually started hailing a little around mile 10.

Avg = 224
NP = 240
VI = 1.07
TSS = 72.0
IF = 1.054

What would you do differently?:

I don't know what I could have done differently. It was wet and I made sure I wasn't going down but don't think I dialed it back anywhere on the course very much because of the road surfaces.
Transition 2
  • 00m 40s
Comments:

Decent T2. Learned that shoes full of rain water are hard to get on. No socks today.
What would you do differently?:

Cover my running shoes with something?
Run
  • 25m 7s
  • 3.2 miles
  • 07m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

I don't know about my run. I either need to use this race as further motivation to keep my running up all winter, or I just need to start only bike racing. I am so sick of coming off the bike towards the front and then getting passed by these guys running 6:xx minute miles. Frustrating!!! I mean really, I lost over 4 minutes to all three guys that placed ahead of me in my AG in a 5K, 4 minutes in a 20 to 25 minute run?

So, get into T2 and shoes were soaked and so was the course. Lots of mud on course and the 1/4 miles wood bridge was like a skating rink. Anyway, everybody got to run on the same course and it was tough. I ran the first mile right on planned pace and then tried to pick it up and found I had nothing left to push.

Couple of very tricky downhill wet grassy corners on the way home. Tried to push the last 1/4 mile with everything I had.
What would you do differently?:

Run, Run, Run.......

Hire some Angry Kenyan dude in an attempt to make me faster?

Take any suggestion that anybody makes about running abilities?

Just realize that a 7:xx minute mile is my overall max speed?
Post race
Warm down:

Got some food and went to get my stuff out of the rain. Got packed up and took a warm shower. Changed and went to check results. Saw my results, realized that my run killed me again and tucked my tail between my legs and drove home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hmmmmmm ... maybe my run pace?

Event comments:

This is always a good race to test your year end fitness.

New Sprint PR and I improved my splits in this race in all three disciplines plus both transitions over last fall. Plan going into this race was 8 - 37 - 24. I went 7 - 38 -25. I think I am ready to Age up, maybe M45-49 will be easier on the ego .....




Last updated: 2011-02-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:49 | 500 yards | 01m 34s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/14
Overall: 11/106
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Pool Swim
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:43
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:38:10 | 14 miles | 22.01 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/14
Overall: 11/106
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Out through the rolling farmland hills of Whitewater.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:40
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:07 | 03.2 miles | 07m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/14
Overall: 18/106
Performance: Below average
Course: Cross Country course for UW-Whitewater. Hilly off road course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4