Pat Griskus Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Middlebury, Connecticut
United States
Pat Griskus Triathlon
68F / 20C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 17m 23s
Overall Rank = 470/495
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 27/35
Pre-race routine:

got up at 4 to drink my drink and get ready
Event warmup:

some jogging
Swim
  • 19m 27s
  • 800 yards
  • 02m 26s / 100 yards
Comments:

i have not been able to get to the pool or open water swim and boy does it show. not my best swim. foggy and possible cancellation of swim meant my nutrition was a bit early.
What would you do differently?:

swim more
Transition 1
  • 01m 34s
Comments:

pretty uneventful T1
Bike
  • 1h 50m 45s
  • 22.74 miles
  • 12.32 mile/hr
Comments:

ugh, my biking sucks right now. if you think about it, i only finished in front of two people who finished the race since there was only 485 people who finished the rest were dnf's or dq. not my best bike day. i will say that i didn't have to get off my bike and walk the gigantic hill, so yea!!
just looked at the elevation and we did 1,819 ft of climbing so yea me for not dying.
What would you do differently?:

bike more and lose 15 pounds
Transition 2
  • 01m 16s
Comments:

i always make up a little time in transition. yea
Run
  • 1h 04m 23s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 10m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

well i stayed relaxed and i didn't finish last, so yea for me. it is a super hard course and it was the national qualifier so i will chalk this up to a hard training day.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around and had some food and water

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of training and excess weight

Event comments:

nice race and i raced with the iron nun, so all is good.




Last updated: 2011-06-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:27 | 800 yards | 02m 26s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/35
Overall: 460/495
Performance: Below average
Suit: quintanaroo super full
Course: rectangular course
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 01:34
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:50:45 | 22.74 miles | 12.32 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/35
Overall: 483/495
Performance: Bad
Avg HR: 132 bpm Max HR: 171 bpm
Wind: Little
Course: hilly!!!
Road: Rough  Cadence: 62
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:16
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
01:04:23 | 06.2 miles | 10m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/35
Overall: 458/495
Performance: Average
Avg HR: 145 bpm Max HR: 158 bpm
Course: two out and backs.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4