Pitch Pine - NH CLub Championships - Triathlon


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Tamworth, NH, New Hampshire
United States
55F / 13C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 01m 57s
Overall Rank = 1/186
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/9
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4:20, out the door by 5:00 for the two hour drive, and arrived in Tamworth right around 7:00. Picked up my packet, then helped set up the club tent and do my transition set up.
Event warmup:

Quick 1.15 mile run and then a 5 min swim for a warmup.
Swim
  • 08m 25s
  • 583 yards
  • 01m 26s / 100 yards
Comments:

It began to rain just as the swim was about toe begin - not real hard, but a steady drizzle.

I feel like this was my first decent swim in a race this year. I decided to really push since it was a sprint, and I was able to come out of the water about a minute behind the leaders in my wave.

I maintained contact with the lead group for until the first turn buoy, then lost contact in the middle stretch. I ended up coming out of the water with Chris, one of my teammates.

What would you do differently?:

I'd love to be able to carry this speed over to longer distances for next season!
Transition 1
  • 01m 5s
Comments:

10 seconds off the fastest T1 - maybe lost a few seconds getting off the wetsuit, but overall good.
Bike
  • 32m 41s
  • 13.75 miles
  • 25.24 mile/hr
Comments:

Pretty happy with the bike split. My speed increased by about .5 mph over last year, and it was wet this year, so I took the corners a lot slower.

Heading out of the park, I knew there were three teammates ahead of me who were all faster swimmers. I quickly passed a few other people from my wave, then began looking for orange and white suits. As the bike leg progressed it started to rain harder, so I had to take the turns a little slower than usual.

Around the 3-4 mile point I passed Jim, and in the distance I could see two more riders, who I knew were Brent and Colin. I was able to pass both of them over the next two miles and take the overall lead. It was kind of cool to have a motorcycle for an escort. Another two miles after passing Colin the course took a right hand turn, and there was a steady climb of 250 ft over the next 2 miles. Unfortunately, Colin went straight where the course, and the volunteers didn't initially realize his mistake. One of them had to drive after him, but he ended up biking close to 1.5 miles extra, which was a major bummer!

My average power when I reached the top of the climbing portion was 312 watts, and the next 3/4 of a mile dropped 250 ft. My speed hit 48 mph on the descent, but my watts dropped to 295 by the time I began to pedal again. The last four or so miles of the bike course was a net downhill, and I was able to cruise along at around 27-30 mph, pushing around 310 watts.

As I came back into the park and near the transition area I encountered a car that had somehow gotten into the biking area within the closed off park roads. As I attempted to go around it to the left the driver probably saw me but swerved to the left at the same time, nearly causing me to go into the woods at 20+ mph. I shouted out a few choice words, my HR spiking, and about 30 seconds later dismounted, arriving in transition.
What would you do differently?:

Looking at my HR, I probably could have pushed a bit more, but it still was a pretty solid ride.
Transition 2
  • 00m 57s
Comments:

Gravel transition area led me to brush my feet off a bit, but I still got plenty of rocks and gravel in my shoes - what fun!!!

By the time I got back to the transition area the rain had pretty much subsided.
Run
  • 18m 51s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

I was hoping to be in the low 18 range for this run, but I just couldn't get a good turnover in the first mile. My 2nd and third miles were at a 6:00 pace and I felt a lot better at that point.

I didn't realize how big a lead I had in my wave going into the run, but it was around 4-5 minutes, so I didn't see any other runners until I was around mile 2 on my way back to the finish. It was at that point when I ran by Colin and he shouted out that he had biked 1.5 miles extra that I realized why he wasn't closer to me. It was also a little hard to really push the pace with nobody around, even though I knew I was racing against the clock.

After crossing the finish line I waited a bit over four minutes for Colin to come in, soon followed by Brent and Jim.
What would you do differently?:

Push a little harder right off the bike. I know I can be running sub 6:00 in a 5k off the bike. It was also a bit weird to have nobody else around for the first 2/3 of the run.
Post race
Warm down:

Got some drinks, and hung out with my teammates. Got some food, but the food line was crazy long. They were making waffles and omelets to order for 300+ people - I felt bad for those who weren't near the front of the line.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not much speed training for shorter sprint events.

Event comments:

Nice way to cap of the multisport season. Now on to the NYC marathon in 6 weeks. I'm really looking forward to two weeks of absolutely nothing after NYC. Because I did Beach2Battleship in October, then went right into Boston training, I never had an off season this past year. I think my body will thank me for taking a bit of time off!




Last updated: 2012-03-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:25 | 583 yards | 01m 26s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 27/186
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Vortex 3
Course: Out ~150 yards, left for ~250 yards, in for ~180 yards
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:05
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:32:41 | 13.75 miles | 25.24 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/9
Overall: 1/186
Performance: Average
Avg HR: 165 AP: 297 watts NP: 307 watts
Wind: Little
Course: Pretty much a loop out on 116, then on 113 and back to 116
Road: Rough Wet Cadence: 84
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:57
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:18:51 | 03.11 miles | 06m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 4/186
Performance: Below average
Avg HR: 166
Course: A flat out and back with a little bit of a loop thrown in
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
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