Rancho Seco International - TriathlonOlympic


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Herald, California
United States
TBF Racing
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 50m 1s
Overall Rank = 77/173
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 10/18
Pre-race routine:

Woke up early and ate some steel-cut oatmeal. Finishing load up the truck with mine and my wife's gear and then headed out around 6AM for the 45 minute drive to the race.
Event warmup:

Walked around the transition area and talked with friends. Did a little swimming before my wave started.
Swim
  • 29m 46s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 49s / 100 yards
Comments:

Had issues early on in the swim with the guy to my left pushing me right, finally stopped and let him go pass me so that I could swim straight. According to the GPS on my watch, I swam pretty straight lines after. I swam far left to give myself open water.
What would you do differently?:

I need more time in the water to improve my times.
Transition 1
  • 03m 4s
Comments:

This was my first race with wearing my 910XT for the swim, so transition was slowed by having to remove the watch before removing the wetsuit from my left arm.
What would you do differently?:

I can be faster, but there's a decent run up from the water so not much time to gain.
Bike
  • 1h 13m 1s
  • 23.91 miles
  • 19.65 mile/hr
Comments:

My watch had the course being almost a mile short. I kept a good steady pace and passed a few, but was only passed by a couple of people. Stayed in aero as much as possible
Transition 2
  • 01m 2s
Comments:

A nice quick T2 for me
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 1h 02m 58s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

This run sucks! There in next to no shade on the run and the temperature was already up to the low 90s. I started out fine, but my heart rate never stabilized so I started taking walk breaks to try and get my HR down. There are only 3 aid stations on the run, so I ran with a bottle - but my stomach told me to stop drinking after the first couple of miles. By mile 5 I dumped the contents of the bottle.
What would you do differently?:

Carry water in the bottle instead of Nuun, so I could use it to cool me off.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked back out on the course to cheer for my wife and friends.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat

Event comments:

They really need to have more aid stations out on the run when it's as hot as it was.




Last updated: 2012-06-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:46 | 1640 yards | 01m 49s / 100yards
Age Group: 9/18
Overall: 760/173
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Vortex 3 Full
Course: U shape course starting on the west side of the swim beach and ending on the east side of the beach.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:04
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:13:01 | 23.91 miles | 19.65 mile/hr
Age Group: 10/18
Overall: 61/173
Performance: Good
Lap Time Distance Pace/Speed AHR MHR 1 14m 58s 5.00 miles 20.04 mph 156 165 2 15m 14s 5.00 miles 19.69 mph 156 168 3 14m 36s 5.00 miles 20.55 mph 155 164 4 15m 14s 5.00 miles 19.69 mph 152 165 5 12m 57s 3.91 miles 18.10 mph 155 168
Wind: Some
Course: Out and back from Rancho Seco park onto State Route 104. SR 104 is relatively flat with a couple of rollers thrown in. The roads are open during the race, so we had to deal with drivers coming from both direction.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:02
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:02:58 | 06.21 miles | 10m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 9/18
Overall: 94/173
Performance: Average
Lap Time Distance Pace/Speed AHR MHR 1 09m 03s 1.00 miles 09m 03s /mile 166 173 2 09m 26s 1.00 miles 09m 26s /mile 170 175 3 10m 10s 1.00 miles 10m 10s /mile 168 177 4 10m 28s 1.00 miles 10m 28s /mile 173 178 5 11m 18s 1.00 miles 11m 18s /mile 166 175 6 10m 55s 1.00 miles 10m 55s /mile 166 179 7 01m 37s 0.20 miles 08m 14s /mile 179 181
Course: Grass exit from the transition area and then an out and back on a dirt fire road. The fire road was a series of rollers, nothing to high. The road is very rough in sections and you have to watch your footing (lots of rocks). You run on about a half mile of asphalt at the turnaround and then come back on single track trail for 2 miles.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4