XTERRA Vashon Island Off-Road Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Vashon Island, Washington
United States
XTERRA
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 12m 8s
Overall Rank = 26/99
Age Group = 35=39
Age Group Rank = 11/18
Pre-race routine:

Drove up to Vashio Island the day before. Went for a swim in the bay, checked into the hostel and got the van ready for sleep. Quite a few other racers were camping near me so I talked to them while I got the bike tuned up and ready to race.
Event warmup:

Woke up early so I could stop on the way to get coffee. This island is a ghost town on a Sunday morning...so no coffee for Jake. Got set up in transition early, drank my breakfast shake, and walked the first hill of the bike course. Swam about 150 yards prior to the swim.
Swim
  • 19m 58s
  • 800 meters
  • 02m 30s / 100 meters
Comments:

It is so much easier to sight a big sail boat than it is to sight off a little triangle bouy.

I saw a hand-full of HUGE jelly fish and over 20 little ones. I was a little scared the entire swim...you'd think that would make me swim faster but it didn't. I also saw a big starfish in the water about 100yds off the beach. My buddies wife said if I concentrated on swimming more, and less on sight seeing, maybe I'd swim faster. HAHA! Point taken.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I swam as fast as I know how.
Transition 1
  • 01m 32s
Comments:

First time putting socks and shoes on in T1. Other than that I was in and out quick.
What would you do differently?:

I need to buy different mt bike shoes for xterra races.
Bike
  • 1h 17m 35s
  • 14 miles
  • 10.83 mile/hr
Comments:

I feel like I rocked the bike! I passed all but 5 of the fastest guys on the course. I don't feel like I could have gone much faster.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 00m 34s
Comments:

In and out quickly.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 32m 28s
  • 3.6 miles
  • 09m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a fun course!
What would you do differently?:

Run faster...keep my head in the game...my mind wandered quite a bit during this run.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, ate some free food, chatted with some of the other athletes. The guy that won was on the podium at the US national Xterra last year...There were some fast guys out there!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My swimming.

I'm pretty sure I have listed this on every race report since I started doing triathlons. Maybe it's time to do something about it.

Event comments:

I'm not sure I'll do this one again. Any race that has multiple loops should have a timing mat at the start of every loop to keep people honest; they did not.




Last updated: 2011-07-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:58 | 800 meters | 02m 30s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/99
Performance: Average
Suit: full
Course: it went like this, "ummm...you're going to swim out to that boat...ummm...with the blue top...ummm...not the blue boat, the white boat with the blue top...then...ummm...you'll swim back to the shore...ummm...next to that pilon...not that pilon, the other one...then you'll run up the steps where the lady in the purple jacket is sitting". No joke!
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:32
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:17:35 | 14 miles | 10.83 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/99
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: 3 laps of a hilly single track route, a little stretch of asphalt and gravel roads connected the laps. There was a steep sandy hill at the start of every lap that I chose to run up...felt faster that way.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:34
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:32:28 | 03.6 miles | 09m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/99
Performance: Average
Course: Long up hill to get to the 2 laps of hilly single track.
Keeping cool Good 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? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3