Washington Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Washington, North Carolina
United States
FS Series
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 19m 44s
Overall Rank = 16/109
Age Group = 39-39
Age Group Rank = 3/25
Pre-race routine:

Emma up at 12, Luke up at 2, me up at 3:56 and out the door at 4:15. Ate 3 weetabix and 2 bananas and drank some accelerade. This seems to actually work pretty well for me. Drove fast to get there on time and got there with plenty to spare (on site at 6:15 or so, even with parking 0.5 mile away). Saw Linda in transition, then Jennifer and then Scottie and Alan, so it was nice to see some nice friendly faces. Then Brian and Susan were milling about, and Jess and Kasey. Suddenly I feel like I am starting to get to know some people. hahaha Anyway, paid my respects to the big bowl, took some pics, ate a GU, milled about.
Event warmup:

Nothing. Just milling about.
Swim
  • 25m 51s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 35s / 100 yards
Comments:

Nice swim. I actually just took it pretty easy. I haven't been swimming much (1...maybe 2 swims a week and rarely over 2K yards) so am not in great swimming shape but this felt nice. Didn't push and didn't feel dizzy in transition for once.
What would you do differently?:

Train more. Push more on the swim? I had plenty in the tank after this.
Transition 1
  • 01m 12s
Comments:

Kinda slow- fussed around with my Garmin, which took some time. Still, OK transition. Nothing fancy and didn't mess anything up.
What would you do differently?:

Just go faster.
Bike
  • 1h 02m 14s
  • 23.5 miles
  • 22.66 mile/hr
Comments:

Nice ride- nothing too fancy actually. I made sure I had some legs left for the run so I kept a steady pace...not noodling but not sprint pace. I think I paced it well- had something left but biked hard enough. I caught Jess at 20 mins, but then he caught me on the run.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe push harder?
Transition 2
  • 00m 51s
Comments:

Nice methodical transition.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really. Went fine.
Run
  • 49m 37s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m  min/mile
Comments:

Slow and hot. Pretty boring course but I just wanted to be done. Walked the last turnaround water stop to get extra water and an ice-towel. Those were heavenly. It was nice to see so many familiar faces out on the course but everyone looked tired.
What would you do differently?:

Do more running in training. I need some more miles in my legs and more longer runs.
Post race
Warm down:

DRank, drank drank. Milled about. Found out I placed in my AG so decided to stay for the awards. Should not have done that- I can live without a medal and the time would have been better spent elsewhere. Its been a rough 6 weeks with the kids waking up a lot, bad sleep, busy at work etc. so this was a good result for the amount of quality training I could do.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

General fitness and heat, but happy with the result.

Event comments:

Nice race but it would have been nicer if the kids and Becky were there. Good event for kids- lots of room to run around and a nice little beach to swim in.




Last updated: 2011-02-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:51 | 1640 yards | 01m 35s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/25
Overall: 18/109
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Trapezoid/rectangle.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:12
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:02:14 | 23.5 miles | 22.66 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/25
Overall: 19/109
Performance: Good
No HR data
Wind: Little
Course: Flat as a pancake. One annoying bit with ruts in the road and quite a few turns on this new course, but a very fast course!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:51
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:49:37 | 06.2 miles | 08m  min/mile
Age Group: 7/25
Overall: 21/109
Performance: Below average
7:46 7:49 7:54 8:16 8:57 7:58
Course: 2 loops of a flat out and back route. Mostly in the sun but a few shady spots.
Keeping cool Below average 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