Chattanooga Waterfront Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Chatanooga, Tennessee
United States
Team Magic, Inc.
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 18m 25s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = F40-44
Age Group Rank = 50/75
Pre-race routine:

got up earlier than the dawn of time to drive to Chattanooga. Yesh, i may not do that again. next time consider staying there the night before.
Event warmup:

rushing around trying to get setup before the last bus left for the swim start got my heart rate up enough.
Swim
  • 28m
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 43s / 100 yards
Comments:

good swim for me. didn't feel much current, but that time is about 2 minutes faster than i would normally be at that distance. the time trial start did allow me to swim pretty straight and without obstacles or turns it was pretty easy. early swim start (#544) was essential to minimizing heat later.
Transition 1
  • 04m
Bike
  • 1h 29m
  • 26.1 miles
  • 17.60 mile/hr
Comments:

very fast pace for me with the number of hills on this course. i probably went to fast for my fitness and that's what caused the impending run meltdown. well, that along with the heat.
What would you do differently?:

need to learn to keep my bike pace a little lower than i think i can go. i'm not used to the longer races and i used up my legs and had nothing left for the run.
Transition 2
  • 03m
Run
  • 1h 14m
  • 6.21 miles
  • 11m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

and now we get to the meltdown. first off - it was hot, face of the sun hot. the first quarter mile was uphill in full sun. i got off to a bad start and never really recovered. alternated walk and slow run. tried to run at least 75% of the time, but even my run was really more of a jog.
What would you do differently?:

must train more to run off the bike in hot conditions.
Post race
Warm down:

laid down in the first shady, grassy area i could find and tried to cool down. only moved after smell of pizza called out to me. gobbled a few slices down, laid in the grass some more. finally convinced myself to head over to the car to start the drive home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

heat, heat and more heat

Event comments:

i enjoyed the race overall. the heat wasn't the races fault. i might be back if i can convinve myself to ever do a tri in july again.




Last updated: 2011-07-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:00 | 1640 yards | 01m 43s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/75
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: None
Course: straight down river swim
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:29:00 | 26.1 miles | 17.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/75
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: rolling out and back along a major highway
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 03:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:14:00 | 06.21 miles | 11m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/75
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Course: mostly flat run along the river bosrdwalk. some hills and stairs at the beginning. probably 50/50 sun vs shade ratio
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]