San Diego Triathlon Classic - TriathlonOlympic


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San Diego, California
United States
Moment Sporting Events
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 19m 53s
Overall Rank = 28/726
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 4/65
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 3:45 ate breakfast and headed to transition. This is an early race so there was not much time to get set up, marked and warm-up.
Event warmup:

Quick run with some strides and accelerations to get the body warm.
Swim
  • 25m
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 31s / 100 yards
Comments:

The swim is still a mystery to me as far as why I perform some days and not others. Compared to the last Olympic (1,000m swim only) this was 12 sec/100yds slower but I felt a similar exertion level. Some contact as we caught some earlier waves, especially rounding buoys but overall little or no contact.
What would you do differently?:

Go harder I guess. Effort felt right but it turned out to be not good eough.
Transition 1
  • 02m 4s
Comments:

I finally got the hang of removing the wetsuit in an efficient manner and now I forgot where my bike was. Stumbled around for 30 sec or so until I recognized another competitor from the pre-race racking and finally found my bike.
What would you do differently?:

REMEMBER WHERE MY BIKE IS AND GO THERE!!
Bike
  • 1h 06m 21s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 22.47 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike felt ok. Felt good on the climb and there was plenty of time to recover on the downhill. I guess you can always go harder but that was all my legs had today.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure, perhaps meter out power more evenly.
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Comments:

Today was NOT a transition day. As I put my shoes on I noticed my chip was gone. As I saw it as I took my feet out of the shoes approaching T2 I knew it was close. Spent 10-20 seconds looking for it and finally spotted it stuck to the velcro of my right bike shoe on the pedal. Put it back on and went
What would you do differently?:

Not remove the chip.
Run
  • 45m 3s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 15s  min/mile
Comments:

Definitely not he run I was looking for. Last Oly in June went 6:50 pace and was hoping to improve but instead fell apart. Just kept chugging to the finish line.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure, my legs just were not there.
Post race
Warm down:

drink/food tent and rehydrate.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I think being 10 weeks out from Ironman and the accompanying volume of training at slower pace had an impact on my ability to hit Olympic distance speed, especially on the run. Was happy with the performance in spite of all that.

Event comments:

I like this race a lot. Looking forward to next year already




Last updated: 2011-12-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:00 | 1640 yards | 01m 31s / 100yards
Age Group: 10/65
Overall: 68/726
Performance: Average
Suit: BlueSeventy Helix
Course:
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:04
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:06:21 | 24.85 miles | 22.47 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/65
Overall: 19/726
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course:
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 92
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:45:03 | 06.21 miles | 07m 15s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/65
Overall: 49/726
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4