Rev3 Knoxville - Olympic Rev - TriathlonOlympic


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Knoxville, Tennessee
United States
REVOLUTION3 Triathlon
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 37m 22s
Overall Rank = 110/410
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 18/40
Pre-race routine:

The ususal. Had some breakfast, setup transition.
Event warmup:

Not much for this race. The swim start was a good walk from transition, so I had to head down there early with just my swim stuff.
Swim
  • 27m 17s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 49s / 100 meters
Comments:

I really wanted this to be a good swim. It wasn't to be. I started in a bad position. Pretty much in the middle of everything. The gun went off and within about 1 min, i got kicked square between the eyes. That leg to by goggles leaking, which led to my HR going up, which led to my wetsuit feeling tight, which tried to lead to a full on freak out. I was able to calm myself down and started swimming. Once I made the turn I was feeling good again and started to pick up the pace. Problem was that now I was with some slower people and didn't have anyone to draft off of, so I just had to pick my way through the crowd. I probably lost 2-3 minutes on the swim.
What would you do differently?:

Get in an OWS with the wetsuit before the race. I hadn't swam in open water or with the suit since Augusta.
Transition 1
  • 04m 28s
Comments:

Nothing really special here. Long run from the swim exit to T1.
Bike
  • 1h 12m 7s
  • 24 miles
  • 19.97 mile/hr
Comments:

I was kinda angry coming out of the swim. Knew it was going to be a hard ride so from the start I just pushed and never really let up. I passed a lot of people at the beginning. At about the 10 mile mark it was a group of about 5 of us all going the same speed. We all leap frogged each other for most of the way back into town. It was a hard ride, but a good one for me.

Np: 219
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. This was probably my best ride to date.
Transition 2
  • 01m 40s
Comments:

Nothing much here either. I was pretty smooth. I took a little extra time and put socks on b/c my feet were feeling it after the bike. Probably a good move.
Run
  • 51m 49s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

I knew the run was going to suck after biking that hard, but that was the point of the day. I came out of T2 and there is a small uphill. On the downhill I tried to lengthen my stride but every time I tried to, my right hamstring started to cramp so I just stayed with the shorter strides. Finally getting onto the greenway, I was able to open my stride up a litte. After about 3 miles I was hurting. I got a pick me up making the turn around seeing some people I knew. Mile 4-5 was a struggle. It was back up a long hill. I just focused on keeping my legs moving even though I was really thinking about taking a break. Never did though. Once I saw the finish I started "sprinting" I don't think I went much faster. It was sad.
What would you do differently?:

I think I put together about as strong as a run as I could.
Post race
Warm down:

Collapsed under a tent. Right hamstring finally cramped after about 30 mins. I was spent.

Event comments:

First Rev3 event and it was a very well organized race. I would definitely come back again.




Last updated: 2012-04-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:17 | 1500 meters | 01m 49s / 100meters
Age Group: 24/40
Overall: 0/410
Performance: Below average
Suit: TYR Cat5
Course: Upstream for 500m then 180 turn back down river for 1000m.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 66F / 19C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:28
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:12:07 | 24 miles | 19.97 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/40
Overall: 0/410
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Rolling hills with 2 larger climbs and some fun technical descents.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:40
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
00:51:49 | 06.2 miles | 08m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/40
Overall: 0/410
Performance: Good
Course: Rolling out and back. Along the river then along a greenway. Uphill finish
Keeping cool Average 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