West Point Lake Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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West Point, Georgia
United States
Georgia Multisports Productions
72F / 22C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 23m 2s
Overall Rank = 56/245
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 6/24
Pre-race routine:

Flew in from Amsterdam the day before and had been up 21hrs. Went to sleep the night before the race at 7pm after 2 glasses of red wine and an ambien. Slept like a baby til 3:45 when alarm went off.
Got to site around 5:30, set up, warm up run, then saw I had a flat on the rear wheel, took bike over to Bill from Goldens Bikes and they swapped out tune in about 5mins, good to roll.
Event warmup:

Little run around parking lot next to transision, then the excitment of having a pre-race flat 45mins before the start.
Swim
  • 23m 25s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 26s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim, just took it at a nice pace as this was the first race of the year and not excepting much. breathing and HR felt fine the whole time and seemed to spot well and hit all the buoys dead-on.
What would you do differently?:

Pick up the pace just a tad.
Transition 1
  • 01m 32s
Comments:

Ran to bike and had wetsuit down around waist already, as I bent over to pull it off ankles I started getting dizzy. Almost had to hold onto rack for a few seconds. Got suit off and was on my way.
What would you do differently?:

Stop getting dizzy.
Bike
  • 1h 11m 8s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.96 mile/hr
Comments:

Saw esley just ahead of me on the bike, maybe 100-150 yards. Suprised he beat me out of the water. Tried to real him in a few times, got to within 20-40 yards but he pulled away again. Made for a fun ride.
What would you do differently?:

Catch Wesley
Transition 2
  • 00m 38s
Comments:

Flew into T2, racked bike, dropped helmet, slid on shoes, grabed visor and run belt and took off. Put on visor and run belt as I was running out of T2.
What would you do differently?:

nada, steller
Run
  • 46m 22s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 07m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Saw Wesley was pulling away by mile 2 and thought HR was maxed so if he was faster then good for him. Turns out he ran 6:50s, crazy fast for him at an Oly race. Thats Sprint race pace. He just ran away from me and took me by 4 mins overall.
Saw Capt about 1/4 mi from the finsh and slapped him on the ass.
What would you do differently?:

run faster with lower HR...lol
Post race
Warm down:

walked around after talking shist with Wesley at finishline. Saw Capt, Dale, got some free stuff, pizza, shirt, etc.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

First race of the season. Always tough starting off with an Oly. Run just didnt feel good but times/splits are dead-on and a 1sec per mile PR. So cant be to disappointed.

Event comments:

Always do WPL, kinda miss the Hot weather as I like HARD races. But did enjoy the fast course in April.




Last updated: 2012-05-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:23:25 | 1640 yards | 01m 26s / 100yards
Age Group: 7/24
Overall: 0/245
Performance: Good
Suit: wetsuit
Course: Course seemed short, started almost at the back as I was bulls@#ting with my buddy Wesley and we dont care were we start as long as its together so we can talk shist on the course.
Start type: Run Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:32
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
01:11:08 | 24.85 miles | 20.96 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/24
Overall: 0/245
Performance: Good
Was cranking the HR the whole time, racing it much like a sprint. Im a humming bird so HR's in the 170s are very normal for me.
Wind: Little
Course: Maybe it was the low humidity, but the hills didnt take it out of me like in years past. Course seems easier every year.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 92
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:38
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
00:46:22 | 06.2 miles | 07m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/24
Overall: 0/245
Performance: Good
Hit the run hard with quick turnover and little steps. Saw Wesley again just ahead about 100 yards so knew it would come down to the run. Last year he blew up on the run so I told meself: "self, just keep your pace and see what happens" HR was cruisin in the mid-upper 170s. Felt like the legs just wouldnt "open up" and were tight all run til about mile 4.5 when they seemed to open. Run pace was a PR but felt like about 7:45s
Course: same, mostly flat. People were running on the wrong side heading over the dam. That bothered me for some reason, im just anal.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5