Rev3 Quassy - Olympic Rev - TriathlonOlympic


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Middlebury, Connecticut
United States
REVOLUTION3 Triathlon
58F / 14C
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 45m 1s
Overall Rank = 127/656
Age Group = M 40-44
Age Group Rank = 21/84
Pre-race routine:

Quazzy! The 4th Quazzy weekend and my 3rd time doing the Revolution. Was feeling pretty good about my preps and then Monday afternoon my left knee just starts hurting out of nowhere in thw afternoon, kept hurting all the next day but faded until my run and then it was gone on Tuesday night. The whole thing just managed to total freak me out! Packed up Thursday night and then headed out Friday morning after letting the traffic clear from the morning rush. Survived to major traffic jams at the 87/287/17 split and on 84 for no good reason to just make it to the Park at 3:00pm when my stint in the Powerbar tent was scheduled to start. Fortunately, things were set up yet so I wasn't late. Manned the tent from 3-6pm handed out gel Blasts, Protein Bars, and Harvest Bars, talked to Tim Deboom and several other pros who came by the tent and then got my self checked in check in for the race. Was also able to swap out my PI Iso Transitions for the right size at the expo which was very cool. CHeck my bike in and then headed off meet up with my Teammated for dinner. Had a great Seafood Pizza and caught up with Sam, Jammie, Anthony, Ryan, Ryan, and Jordan, and finally Elane. After dinner, found the hotel, watched the Celtic-Heat game and called home as it started raining. Put on my tats and pack up my stuff for the race. Set the alarms (or so I thought) and went to bed. THe hotel clock radio sound was off and my Iphone was set to 4:50PM vice AM.

Ever have one of those dreams, where you wake up late and your race is starting, well it true suck when it comes true. My streak nearly came to an end when I woke up to light coming through the shades. 6:20!! AHHHHH
Event warmup:

Steady rain when I got outside, Warm up was race to the car, drive 80-85 mph from Meridian to Quazzy, just get in before they closed the park entrance at 6:53 am and raced to transition to drop off my stuff. The wetsuit in hand with goggles to the beach. Got in my wetsuit then found I was give a reprive since they delayed the start due to PA issues thanks to the weather. So I got to visit the Porta potties and then get back in my wetsuit with the help of the Team Fight coordinator who zipped me up. 4th wave. Plenty of time.
Swim
  • 28m 38s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 45s / 100 yards
Comments:

Rained picked up but no lighting and water was the place to be. Started middle and about 6 rows back so right in the middle of the washing machine. Wadded in and got wet and proceeded to try and find a little space to swim in. Not a ton of contact but no where to go for a bit. Finally things spread out and I got some open water as I drifted inside. Took the first guide buoy on the left (which was legal)then go back to the right. Got in a nice easy rhythm and had plenty of hats to guide off and each time I looked up I was right on the buoys. Good steady swim. Not the fastest but didn't see too many from the wave behind blowing past me.
What would you do differently?:

Started to the far inside and stay out of the mess at the start, and swim faster, never felt I was pushing it. Probably was because I was still not in the race mindset after my near miss.
Transition 1
  • 03m 24s
Comments:

Lost a few spots in my AG 37th to 40th but gain a spot OA to 234th. Had a easy to find rack and my new shoes and swiftwick sock slide on. Easy time with my wetsuit despite no trislide only stuck on my heels a bit as the rain actually helped in this case.
What would you do differently?:

Good transition for me.
Bike
  • 1h 22m 46s
  • 25.68 miles
  • 18.62 mile/hr
Comments:

Did I mention it was still raining and quite hard. This is a tough enough course when conditions are dry but with the wet road and steady rain, I decided it was a day to dial it back a bit. Right off the bat I got hit with another issue, mounting my pedal get caught on something and it is my front bottle holder one screw missing and roted down, so me and a spectator had to figure out what to do so we pulled the holder off the other screw and he took it back to transition for me so I wasn't abandoning any gear.

Great what else could go wrong. Down to one bottle holder, which was OK for today, so I put it out of my head and rode. Started off nice and steady going up and around the lake. Started moving forward steady and got the feel of the wet pavement. Don't know why but everyone seemed to be riding the yellow line. This got really squirrly when you are flying downhill and can't make ant sudden movements. Got forced over the line a couple times but I wasn't hitting my brakes in this weather coasting downhill. Climbed really well. Dropped to the small ring on the back country hill after the turn and the steep hill up to route 48?. Rest of the time was in the big gear and just grinding away. Took the turns vey cautiously and basically coasted downhill if there were any turns to navigate. Had my glasses fog up on the route 48 hill and again on the big time hill on the way back. I hit 45 mph and it started raining hard at that point so the raindrops stungs, I couldn't see and I was gaining on the person in front of me fast. Man than was scarry, but I stuck with it and then sucessfully braked for the hard left at the bottom on the second tier of that hill. About half way through I passed a guy with a 57 on his leg saying you know I used to love playing in the rain as a kid but my mom never let me, this is a blast!. Loved that attitide and I stopped worrying about the things that had gone wrong this morning and focused on the fun and adventure of playing in the rain like a kid. So soaked to the bone I showed up in T2 with a big grin on my face and picked up 20 spots in my AG and 109 spots overall. Not a bad ride!
What would you do differently?:

Not have my bottle holder issue at the start which cost me a minute before I even mounted, but given the conditions I was a good ride.
Transition 2
  • 01m 36s
Comments:

Good quick transition unlike Knoxville maintained my spot in AG and only lost 2 spots over all.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Run
  • 48m 37s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out smooth right out of transition and wearing my new PI IsoTransistions right out of the box, but they felt great. Being in a late wave you got the opportunity to pass alot of people so it was hard to tell how I was doing. Got up to 19th and 121 by mile 2 turnaround, and was feeling good. The hills through the next two miles were tough and slowed me down but I still felt good. Was still raining but I hardly noticed it at that point. Had a below the knee amputee pass me slapping loud thru the puddles at about mile 3, great job by him as he was in my wave. Got the pace back together on mile 5 and pushed the tempo to the big long hill after mile 5. Got to the topp of that hill and really seemed to relax as I had about 4-5 people pass me on that last flat to the corner and around to the finish. Good run but I ended up losing 1 spot in my AG and gaining 1 spot overall from beginning to end but gave back all the spots I gained by mile 2.
What would you do differently?:

Lost focus and could have gone harder from miles 2-4.5. Still best run on this course by over 90 secs.
Post race
Warm down:

Got my towel, space blanket, and medal. Held onto my chips for tomorrow and got my finisher's shirt. Grabed a water and Muscule Mike and then visited the Norma Tek tent for 20 min in the boots.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Rain, slop, wet roads, and bad alarm clocks.

Event comments:

COuldn't do anything about the rain which turned the finish line and expo into a muddy mess, but great volunteers toughing it out in the rain and the rain tapered off once we finished.




Last updated: 2012-03-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:38 | 1640 yards | 01m 45s / 100yards
Age Group: 37/84
Overall: 235/656
Performance: Average
Suit: TYR Hurrican Cat 5 Full
Course: Basically a inverted triangle in Lake Quazzy with the nose chopped off as we finished about 50 yards up the beach from where we started. The cross leg was straight into the sun.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:24
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:22:46 | 25.68 miles | 18.62 mile/hr
Age Group: 20/84
Overall: 126/656
Performance: Good
Wind: Cross-winds with gusts
Course: Sort of a ballon shaped course with an out and back to and from a loop. Lots of rolling hills and 2 or 3 steep climbs, but mostly constant hills although on the back of the loop there was one monster decent where I hit 45 mph.
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:36
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:48:37 | 06.21 miles | 07m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/84
Overall: 127/656
Performance: Average
First 2 miles in 15:11 (7:36) Flat Next 4.21 miles in 33:26 (7:58) Two big long hills at miles 3.5 and 5.
Course: Out of the park and across into the neighborhood streets. Started off mostly downhill and shaded for the first 1.25 miles or so thne a flat mile to the turn around. Then the course turned to the left and went up for a over a mile, then another long hill most of the next mile. Mile 5 was a nice reprevive downhill but the final mile contained another .6 mile hile back up to the park then flat to the line. Very tough course
Keeping cool Good 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? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4