Las Vegas Triathlon at Storrie Lake - Triathlon


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Las Vegas, NM, New Mexico
United States
Las Vegas Triathlon
71F / 22C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 45m 21s
Overall Rank = 56/128
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 10/15
Pre-race routine:

Drove to NM from AZ on Friday night. I was getting tired so I stopped in Gallup and finished driving to my parents house in Los Alamos on Saturday morning. My parents and I took their camper van up to Las Vegas in the afternoon, picked up my packet and then searched for a place to get pasta.
Event warmup:

After setting up transition, swam about 150 meters.
Swim
  • 36m 22s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 25s / 100 meters
Transition 1
  • 02m 19s
Comments:

Felt a little hazy from the swim but still got my suit off in good time but I had trouble with my race number. When I put my shirt on, 2 pins came undone. I tried to quickly repin the pins and move on but one just wouldn't stay pinned. I left with it unpinned hoping it would not drag in the wind.
What would you do differently?:

Take my own pins just incase I get cheap pins like the ones they gave us.
Bike
  • 1h 14m 6s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.12 mile/hr
Comments:

The bike was more difficult than I expected it to be. I would actually rival it as almost as hard as the Mountain Man bike was. It was partly due to the headwind that slowed down the ride back down the hill.

I shifted well and rode very well on the uphill climb. Even though my shifting was good, my rear derailler must have come out of adjustment during the transport to the race as there was a little slippage in some of the gears and I could not shift into the lowest gear on the big ring. Also there was some rubbing of the derailler on the wheel cover.

Also my toes felt a little numb near the end of the bike.

What would you do differently?:

More hill training and I should have done a little pre-race ride to check the bike. It rode and shifted perfect on Thursday so I didn't check it. (although I wouldn't know exactly what I need to do to adjust the rear derailler)
Transition 2
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

Had trouble racking my bike. Their racks were different and I tried to rack it with my front wheel (partly because the rack pushed on the derailler which may have caused my shifting problems) and it leaned over so I turned it around and reracked it.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe practice racking the bike a couple of times before a race to find the best way, especially when the rack is different.
Run
  • 51m 33s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 18s  min/mile
Comments:

My toes were still numb for about 2 miles. I tried to wiggle them as I slowly slowly moved along and eventually I got the feeling back. After getting the feeling back, I still could not get my running legs going. I finally got them going at around 4 1/2 miles. I think I ran the last mile in 7 minutes.
What would you do differently?:

Get my legs going sooner... sometimes easier said than done.
Post race
Warm down:

My mom had my dogs and the pulled her over to me. Drank some water and got licked. I also talked with Lobo and ABQkid and ziacyclist. It was neat to bump into some others from BT.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Perhaps the altitude got to me at this race. I did not notice it at the Mountain man, but here I did. The long drive with one dog on my shoulders and one on my lap. I also did not sleep the best in the roof part of my parents camper van. Enough with the excuses.

Event comments:

I only put below average for post race activities because all the bananas were gone when I finished.




Last updated: 2006-05-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:22 | 1500 meters | 02m 25s / 100meters
Age Group: 10/15
Overall: 0/128
Performance: Below average
Suit: Zoot Wet Suit
Course: Point to point past 4 buoys then turning back to the boat ramp.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:19
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:14:06 | 24.85 miles | 20.12 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/15
Overall: 0/128
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Out and back along the highway with rolling hills and then a long climb. (bike computer measured the course at 25.6 miles - the race director told me they extended the turnaround to make it safer)
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:03
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:51:33 | 06.21 miles | 08m 18s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/15
Overall: 0/128
Performance: Below average
Course: Balloon loop with 2 decent hills on pavement and gravel.
Keeping cool Good 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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4