Pittsburgh Triathlon - International Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
Piranha Sports, LLC
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 39m 39s
Overall Rank = 87/306
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 9/26
Pre-race routine:

Drank an Ensure and ate a banana.
Event warmup:

Waited in ridiculously long line for my timing chip. Walked around.
Swim
  • 29m 12s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 47s / 100 yards
Comments:

Very poorly organized swim course. Not well marked by bouys in the water. None of the participants seemed to know where we were supposed to swim. Due to fact that many people were still picking up packets and timing chips very close to start of swim, people were scrambling to get in the water with their wave. Wet suits were not allowed, and I was kind of nervous since I have never done a race without one. Somehow I got a swim PR for this distance despite the fact that i swam off course and never really knew where to go.
Transition 1
  • 03m 51s
Comments:

Very slow
What would you do differently?:

Go faster
Bike
  • 1h 16m 20s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.53 mile/hr
Comments:

Pretty easy bike course. Downhills were nice and long and the uphills were pretty easy. The bike course was short though.
Transition 2
  • 02m 20s
Comments:

Slow
What would you do differently?:

Go faster
Run
  • 47m 54s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

Nice running trail. Only complaint about the run is the lack of volunteers giving out water. They need more.
Post race
Warm down:

Gatorade and Water. Walked around

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I had a 23 minute PR for this distance, so I'm pretty happy with performance.

Event comments:

Poorly organized overall. In the future they should hand out the timing chips with the packets the day before to minimize long lines the morning of. The volunteers were great, but there were too few. Swim course was poorly explained and poorly marked. Crowds were good at places where there was room for crowds, but most of the course is not conducive to crowds.




Last updated: 2011-08-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:12 | 1640 yards | 01m 47s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 82/306
Performance: Good
Suit: Too warm for wetsuit
Course: Allegheny River. Against the current on the way out and with the current on the way back.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 03:51
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:16:20 | 24.85 miles | 19.53 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 113/306
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Two laps up and down the HOV lane. Roads not in greatest condition - lots of debris. Lots of slower bikers on mountain bikes riding on the far left, making it difficult to pass at times. Per my Garmin and odometer, the course was about 2 miles short.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:20
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:47:54 | 06.21 miles | 07m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 55/306
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back along nice riverfront trail. Flat and fast.
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? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3