Heritage Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Jefferson, Texas
United States
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 19m 37s
Overall Rank = 5/145
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/9
Pre-race routine:

Drove up morning of. Slept until 5:30, which was awesome. Got to the race a bit later than normal, but I didn't care because I wanted sleep. Said hello to all the people I knew there.
Event warmup:

Rode a minute or so just to make sure the bikewas shifting good. Swam about a minute to loosen up.
Swim
  • 15m 36s
  • 805 meters
  • 01m 56s / 100 meters
Comments:

Felt like I got off to a decent start. I could see I was in the back of the leadpack. But after a couple minutes, I could see them drifting away. It was like a breakaway forming in road racing, and I couldn't close the gap. And even worse, I was leading the chase group. Just before the second turn, som guy passed me. So I drafted off him to the finish. I thought he was somebody on our tri team, but his jersey just looked similar.
What would you do differently?:

Start swimming more than once a week! I was swimming 3 times per week before Four States, and I got out of the water fairly close to the leaders. Today, they already had 3 minutes on me...
Transition 1
  • 01m 11s
Comments:

I don't have my shoes with velcro anymore since I bought some new shoes with the ratchet. And I can't get in them on the bike. So I sat down and put my shoes on, ratcheting them tight. Lost a TON of time here. And it's always tough to speculate, but this is where I lost a podium spot in my opinion. If I had 30" off this time, I catch Elliot on the bike and start the run before him. Then it's a completely different race I think.
What would you do differently?:

Take the cleats off my current shoes and put them on my old tri shoes when racing sprints. I can't give 45 seconds up in transition to the leaders like this. Embarassing...
Bike
  • 39m 45s
  • 15.53 miles
  • 23.44 mile/hr
Comments:

Hooray, I'm on the bike! I was thinking about it the whole swim. Started off sluggish. Hammering at LT without warming up the legs just feels like poo. Made several passes early, and I was kind of upset at how far back I was coming out of transition. This bike leg is so much different than Four States. Four States you just find the gear that I can roll a cadence of 90 at a HR around 170 and go with it. You just can't do that on hills. I found myself pushing 175 uphill, and recovering down into the low 160's on the downhill. Felt comfortably hard, so I felt pretty good about it.

At the turnaround, I knew that the leader and second were too far away to be caught. But I thought I could reel in Elliot in 3rd. Passed 4th place as we flew down the dam. I saw Elliot climbing the dam hill in the distance, and didn't think I could get him. But I must've made up some ground on the dam hill, because he was right there when I got up it. I was on his heels when we turned downhill into transition. I thought about passing him, but I let up because everything was kind of tight and I didn't want to cause choas right in front of transition. So I strolled in to T2 a couple seconds behind him.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Nobody has broken 40 minutes on this course since 2006. So to go under 40 minutes with the 2nd fastest split about 90 seconds behind makes me very happy.
Transition 2
  • 00m 43s
Comments:

Another bad transition. Couldn't get out of my shoes. Not sure why I didn't get out of them on the bike. I like to give away free time apparently!
What would you do differently?:

Get out of my shoes on the bike. Embarassing...
Run
  • 22m 21s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Started the run in 4th, and I had probably 20 seconds on the guy in 5th. I looked back at the first turnaround, and he was still there about the same distance. Elliot was also maintaining about the same distance (probably 45"), which in my head was too far to catch. So I tried to just keep the guy behind me away. I was hurting pretty bad, and I don't like throwing water on me but it was just too hot that I didn't care. All I could think about was how much I would rather be racing my bike than running. Right before the 3 mile mark the guy behind me passed me. I couldn't hang on to him, and he beat me by less than 10 seconds. Pleased with 5th overall.
What would you do differently?:

Actually train for running. I haven't run more than 10 miles in a week in probably 6 weeks now.
Post race
Warm down:

Took awhile to catch my breath. Watched everybody come in. Awesome to see Steve and Nancy. Chatted it up while waiting for awards. Then I had a 90 minute base ride back to the house from the race site with Townsend.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I train for road racing. I don't train for triathlon. Pretty simple. Also, I'm about 5 pounds heavier than I was at Four States.

Event comments:

Another 1st in my AG at Jefferson! I've never received anything else! But for these local races I think I should be getting top 3. Jefferson is always fun, especially with so many people I know racing. I hope it continues on.




Last updated: 2011-07-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:36 | 805 meters | 01m 56s / 100meters
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 26/145
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:11
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:39:45 | 15.53 miles | 23.44 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 1/145
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:43
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:22:21 | 03.11 miles | 07m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/9
Overall: 28/145
Performance: Average
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]