Castle Cholmondeley - TriathlonOlympic


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Malpas, Cheshire
United Kingdom
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 14m 43s
Overall Rank = 70/87
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 10/
Pre-race routine:

We camped the night before on the castle grounds so just woke up, ate some bagel and PB and went to start.
Swim
  • 34m 3s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 05s / 100 yards
Comments:

Just swam down one side and back, twice. Lake was muddy and had tentacles poking into mah bellay!
Transition 1
  • 01m 49s
Comments:

Not a bad tranny.
Bike
  • 1h 41m 18s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 14.72 mile/hr
Comments:

Holy hills!!! I hadn't trained on the bike much prior to this race and this course was hilly! And not the rolling hills, either. No no -- it was those short, steep little that your up. You know what I mean. And it wasn't just a couple, it was NON-STOP! I think I peed a little a couple times between sobs.
What would you do differently?:

Train on some hills occasionally.
Transition 2
  • 01m 57s
Comments:

Not bad. I just was happy to be off those hills.
Run
  • 55m 23s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

Oh my god are you SERIOUS!? MORE HILLS!? OK so this course was like a mean joke you'd play on someone. Or something you make people run as a punishment. It was two 5K loops. The first 3K is all peaches and puppies breath. The last 2K is like rotten peaches and getting your face bit off by a Rottie. And it was muddy! MUDDY! What the ? No, seriously, WTF is that???
Post race
Warm down:

Curled into a ball and lay just past the finish line in the fetal position, sucking my thumb.

Event comments:

This was a humbling race and showed me that I need to do some training before tackling hills of this caliber. OK of any caliber.




Last updated: 2011-08-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:03 | 1640 yards | 02m 05s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 66/87
Performance: Average
Suit: Full sleeve wetsuit
Course: Down one side of the lake and back along the other.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 60F / 16C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:49
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:41:18 | 24.85 miles | 14.72 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 64/87
Performance: Bad
Wind: Some
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Bad
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:57
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:55:23 | 06.21 miles | 08m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 65/87
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3