HITS Triathlon Series: Napa Valley - Half Iron Course - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Napa, California
United States
HITS Triathlon Series
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 5h 10m 54s
Overall Rank = 6/97
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 1/10
Pre-race routine:

Try not to freak out about the 53F water temperature
Event warmup:

Got in the water and was able to get in about 5 minutes of swimming and 'acclimating"
Swim
  • 40m 21s
  • 2112 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was able to swim very Straight and keep on course but the first few minutes were heads up and alternating back/free due to my inability to cope with the cold. After that things went pretty well.
What would you do differently?:

Harder effort for warmup so I hyperventilate then not while racing.
Transition 1
  • 03m 27s
Comments:

Fine compared to others I guess. I got dizzy and had to sit down to keep from falling over while putting on shoes. Course was too rough at start to risk flying mount.
What would you do differently?:

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Bike
  • 2h 50m 37s
  • 56 miles
  • 19.69 mile/hr
Comments:

Had an awesome bike. Still unsure on climbing amount because various sources quote it so differently (my Garmin's raw data shows 7800' which is rediculous but the MapMyRide course is 3400' which is also rediculous) The most accurate correction of the data I could get came out to 4900' which seems plausable.
What would you do differently?:

Drink and eat more. Cold hands resulted in me taking in only roughly 400 calories on the bike, that is not enough.
Transition 2
  • 01m 11s
Comments:

Third fastest on the day!
Run
  • 1h 35m 19s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Running on empty due to poor bike nutrition but luckily I am too stubborn to stop.
Post race
Warm down:

Can you say donut holes and of course a little stretching

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nutrition and conservative bike pacing in hindsight.

Event comments:

Great venue and an awesome group of racers (stacked field for the size) and volunters but like anything new manpower was lacking. I will say though for the amount of help there was the event went astoundingly smooth.




Last updated: 2012-04-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:40:21 | 2112 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 33/97
Performance: Below average
Suit: De Soto T1
Course: The GPS Showed it a bit long at 1.26 Miles
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 53F / 12C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:27
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
02:50:37 | 56 miles | 19.69 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/10
Overall: 4/97
Performance: Good
Managed to keep the avg HR low at 148 while still making decent power (228 Watts). Very happy with my NP being only 240 Watts as well (VI of 1.05) considering just how hilly the course was and the 10-15% 2 mile decent in there.
Wind: None
Course: Very scenic and fun.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 80
Turns: Below average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:11
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:35:19 | 13.1 miles | 07m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/10
Overall: 6/97
Performance: Good
Average pace out was 7:15 and obviously more like 7:40 on the return
Course: Very Hilly with approximately 1300' of climbing and those hills were long and sometimes steep. Like the .5 mile one at about mile 10.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %?
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4