North East Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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North East, Maryland
United States
CGI Racing
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 58m 41s
Overall Rank = 130/162
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 16/21
Pre-race routine:

About an hour drive to race, had PB&J sandwich and powerade on the way.
Event warmup:

Some light stretching, heavy rain didn't really leave an opportunity for warm-up.
Swim
  • 18m 33s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 28s / 100 meters
Comments:

Water felt really warm after being in the rain all morning. I tried to increase my pace since I was only swimming the 750 rather than 1500, felt that I should have been quicker. last year I swam this in a little under 18 minutes...not sure why I was slower this year.
What would you do differently?:

I need to work on techinque and breathing. Swimming is my weak point and as soon as I get tired I start sighting every other stroke to get larger breaths in.
Transition 1
  • 02m 58s
Comments:

I haven't upgraded to clipless pedals yet, so I put my running shoes on in T1 and jumped on the bike. Everything was soaked so it was tough to dry off and get shoes on.
Bike
  • 40m 11s
  • 11 miles
  • 16.42 mile/hr
Comments:

Roads were wet but I didn't have any problems flying down the downhills. I had a little bit of trouble with some of the uphills due to lack of training.
What would you do differently?:

I need to upgrade to clipless pedals and aero bars. I also need to work on hills more to build strength.
Transition 2
  • 00m 38s
Comments:

T2 is always quick for me since I do not have bike shoes, I only have to rack the bike and take off my helmet.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 56m 21s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt like I was going very slow on the run and had to walk through two of the water stations. I was surprised to see my finishing time under an hour. My run should have been closer to 8:30/mile but I think the heavy shoes and socks slowed me down. It also started pouring after the turn around all the way until the finish.
What would you do differently?:

Train more, running is my strong point and I should be faster regardless of the conditions.
Post race
Warm down:

hung out in the pavilion for 15-20 minutes with family waiting for rain to slow down. Skipped post race food due to weather.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weather was horrible and I could have trained harder.

Event comments:

I like this race (I did the sprint last year and olympic this year), but I couldn't agree more with other people about the cost. They either need to increase the post-race events/swag/pre-race expo or they need to lower the cost.




Last updated: 2011-08-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:33 | 750 meters | 02m 28s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 121/162
Performance: Average
Suit: Skin
Course: point to point Rectangle, shortened due to debri in water
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:58
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:40:11 | 11 miles | 16.42 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 134/162
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back along state highway. Some gravel and wet grass in road but not bad.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:38
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:56:21 | 06.2 miles | 09m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 121/162
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back on State Highway
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4