Capital of Texas Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Austin, Texas
United States
Capital of Texas Triathlon
Total Time = 2h 16m 8s
Overall Rank = 36/2000
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 3/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30 and had some breakfast. Forgot to get Starbucks before the race so had to have a coke for my pick up. Bike was already in transition so just drove down and got everything set up.
Event warmup:

The usual warmup from a short run perspective. They don't let us in the water for a pre-race swim so I couldn't do the usual swim warmup. I hate it when they don't let us in. Usually they let the Open Wave into the water early but since the Pro's were off first they wouldn't let us in.
Swim
  • 23m 25s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 26s / 100 yards
Comments:

I knew I couldn't keep up with the fast swimmers in the Open Division so I just started on a good pace and then grabbed on to some good feed after the first turn. I didn't really get into a good rhythm until the turn when my strokes were strong and steady. Not a bad swim and it was pretty uneventful.
Transition 1
  • 02m 23s
Comments:

I was completely surprised by the wetsuit strippers because they don't usually have them for the race. I took full advantage. I had a little problem getting my helmet strap done up but not a bad transition when I look at other times.
Bike
  • 1h 06m 19s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 22.48 mile/hr
Comments:

What an absolutely horrible bike. It was windy and I'm sure that slowed everybody down. I went 1:00:58 last year with a 24.4mph average and that was on dead legs 3 weeks after IMSG.

This was just a pothetic ride and I just could not get going. On the first lap I was about 45 seconds behind Maggie and I was hoping to pick up the pace after the first lap. I just couldn't get anything going and my legs just wouldn't turn over. By lap 2 the gap had gone to over a minute and I knew I wouldn't catch her on the bike or on the run with the way my legs were feeling.

The crosswinds downtown were fun and some thought they were really tough but those were NOTHING compared to the crosswinds at Kona. I swore I'd never complain about wind again and while there was a 20mph wind it was still nowhere near Kona wind.

I knew after the bike I wouldn't have much for the run. Really disappointed in this peformance and need to work on speed. Time to get more intense intervals into the program.
Transition 2
  • 01m 29s
Comments:

Uneventful transition as I put on my shoes and hat and grabbed my belt and I was gone.
Run
  • 42m 33s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 06m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

Well, if my bike was pathetic the run was pathetically horendous. I felt cramps coming on in my quads almost immediately and I just couldn't push the pace at all. I had to stop 4 times on the run just to grind on my quads to work out the twinges. I never completely cramped up but I knew they were right there the whole time. If I didn't stop to work on my quads I'm sure I would've completely locked up.

I poured water on my head at every station trying to cool my core down. It was hot but not crazy hot. Again the wind was nasty as there were a couple times coming back across the bridge I'd get blown a couple yards to the right as gusts of winds blew.

I guess a 6:51 pace isn't too bad considering I stopped 4 times to work out cramps but I just couldn't push the way I am capable of pushing. I had maybe 1 mile at around mile 4 where I felt like I really pushed the pace as I came down Congress the last time but I had to stop at the bottom of the bridge againtow work on the legs.

As I came into the final stretch my wife was there and I told her I was done. She thought I meant DNF as she didn't realize I was on my 2nd lap. I guess she thought that because I'm usually pushing hard to the finish with a much higher heart rate but because I couldn't push it I was just cruising into the finishers shoot.

What a crappy run!
Post race
Warm down:

Just hung out and grabbed pizza and muscle milk. Hung out for a while and then just headed home disgusted with this performance.

Event comments:

This race has gone downhill every year. Registration was a mess. Body marking was a mess in the morning. They never closed transition and people were in transition when the pro's started. Timing was completely screwed up. The Open Wave was supposed to start at 7:14 and we all got in the water and they told us we wouldn't start until 7:28 so we all went for another short warmup and then sat on the dock as we tried to figure out why they were waiting so long. At least I got a warmup swim in.




Last updated: 2011-04-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:23:25 | 1640 yards | 01m 26s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/2000
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:23
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:06:19 | 24.85 miles | 22.48 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/2000
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:29
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:42:33 | 06.21 miles | 06m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/2000
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]