Washington D.C. Triathlon - International Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
United States
5150 Triathlon Series
80F / 27C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 48m
Overall Rank = 644/1332
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 52/88
Pre-race routine:

Wake up at 2am. Coffee and breakfast. Banana, energy bar and OJ. Head to race at 3am and get there at 3:30. Very concerned about parking but there was no problem because it was really early. Walk to the transition area about 4am. Get everything set up. No problems. Didn't forget anything. Very uneventful which is good.
Event warmup:

Warmup consisted of light walk/run around transition area to familiarize my self with the layout. Lots of time. Go to corral area and get wetsuit on at 5:45.
Swim
  • 32m 24s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 59s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim was okay especially the last half. Sighting could have been better and I drank a lot of water the first part which caused problems later.
What would you do differently?:

Need to practice open water swims
Transition 1
  • 04m 10s
Comments:

I was exhausted coming out of the swim and it took some time to gather myself. Very long run to transition area from the River. Everything went about as well as expected. Wetsuit came off with some difficulty. I put my shoes on before and that slowed me down coming out of transition but I made up the time after I mounted the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Probably nothing
Bike
  • 1h 14m 29s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.02 mile/hr
Comments:

Good bike. It seemed slow but based on the results, it was pretty good. I sustained 20mph which is good for me with all the traffic. Very happy with this. The dismount point caught me by surprise. i thought I had more time and didn't take my feet out of the shoes before I dismount.
What would you do differently?:

take feet out of shoes.
Transition 2
  • 01m 56s
Comments:

I should have been out of there in about a minute but i couldn't get myself moving through transition. I was having some stomach problems and that was slowing me down. Seemed to lessen quite a bit in the first mile.
Run
  • 55m 3s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

Run went about as well as could be expected. I was having some stomach problems and I was really tired. I was thankful for the light rain and clouds. It made the run a lot easier.
What would you do differently?:

Trained more.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training

Event comments:

Great race. The only downside to it is having to deal with the DC traffic and parking. But even that was not a bad as thought it was going to be. The race folks did a good job of informing everyone about the parking and traffic situation.




Last updated: 2011-06-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:32:24 | 1640 yards | 01m 59s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/88
Overall: 828/1332
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra
Course: Very nicely done. Swim course has huge buoys every 100m. Easy to sight.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 77F / 25C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 04:10
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:14:29 | 24.85 miles | 20.02 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/88
Overall: 0/1332
Performance:
Wind: Some
Course: I liked the course. It was crowded just after we came out of transition and then it seem to thin out some the last part of the lap. As we came around the for the second lap, we caught the Sprint racers coming out for their lap and it was extremely crowded. Lots of blocking and drafting especially in the first half.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:56
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:55:03 | 06.21 miles | 08m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/88
Overall: 654/1332
Performance: Average
Course: Very nicely done. I loved the run through DC and around the capital.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5