Lake Montclair Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Montclair, Virginia
United States
Fins Wheel Feet Racing
73F / 23C
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 43m 31s
Overall Rank = 74/411
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/27
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:40 and quickly ate oats and egg whites like normal. We were going to leave at 5:30, but decided to stay until 6ish because it was STORMING outside. Showed up at the transition area and got set-up.
Event warmup:

I waded into the water to check the temp and decided to NOT wear my wetsuit. The water temp was 78 degrees and I think I would have burned up if I wore my wetsuit.
Swim
  • 29m 40s
  • 1750 yards
  • 01m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

Pretty happy with my swim... I may have gone a bit too fast. I am not sure if the wetsuit would have helped or not... I swallowed a bunch of water. Some of my friends said afterward that they recognized people during the swim. I couldn't see a thing.
I was in the first wave of five. The next four started every 3 minutes afterwards.
What would you do differently?:

Wear a wetsuit?
Transition 1
  • 02m 12s
Comments:

Not too bad of a transition. Though they organized the transition area by swim speed so the bike rack was pretty crowded as we were all similar in swim speed. Its hard to move really fast in the mud :)
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 1h 16m 31s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.49 mile/hr
Comments:

The bike started out with a hill of mud to leave the transition area. I was honestly thinking about how dirty my brand new bike was getting :)

Once on the bike there was a hill leaving the transition area that was pretty steep. After maybe .5 miles, the 4x6 mile loops started. A nice part about being in the first loop was that the course was pretty empty at this point. For the entire bike it was misting and the road remained wet.

I was feeling good in my new Elite bike so I pushed the first loop too hard. My HR was way too high. The second loop started with my husband of 2 weeks, Patrick, screaming my name which was nice... As each loop went on my HR got more in check, but unfortunately the damage of going out too hard was already done. I had two gels during the ride. I stayed 95% of the time in the aerobars because I was super comfortable... :)
What would you do differently?:

DONT GO OUT SO HARD!!
Transition 2
  • 02m 19s
Comments:

Forgot my race belt until I almost left transition area! OOPS
What would you do differently?:

Remember my race belt :)
Run
  • 52m 46s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

This run was really hard. Every step was painful. I didnt bonk but I surely was worn out from the swim/bike. I need to work on pacing.
What would you do differently?:

Enjoy the pain :)
Post race
Warm down:

Stretching and whining... :) Should have warmed down more. I did see another woman swimming in the lake. Next time I may have to try this. It looked nice.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not wearing a wetsuit?
Not pacing well. This was only my first olympic distance tri and my second tri ever.

Event comments:

THis was a great race, except for the weather. It is really nice to have such a great triathlon less than 5 miles from home. Many people I know were racing and that was fun!




Last updated: 2006-03-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:40 | 1750 yards | 01m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/27
Overall: 32/411
Performance: Good
Avg hr 154, Max 165
Suit: Zoot tri shorts and top
Course: Supposedly 1500 meters but everybody said it was closer to 2000 meters. The buoys were a bit small so hard to sight.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:12
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:16:31 | 24.85 miles | 19.49 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/27
Overall: 0/411
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course: 4 Loops of just over 6 miles. Slightly hilly but fast.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: ~90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:19
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:52:46 | 06.21 miles | 08m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/27
Overall: 153/411
Performance: Good
Avg HR 168 Max 178
Course: Hilly neighborhood course!! Very challenging. The first part of the run was up a muddy trail hill with a photographer at the top. Aid stations every mile with water Hammer Heed and gels.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5