Pat Griskus Triathlon Series - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Middlebury, Connecticut
United States
Pat Griskus Triathlon Series
70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 43m 9s
Overall Rank = 136/279
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 31/46
Pre-race routine:

Drove up at 5am eating dry Cheerios and drinking Gatorade. Had a big cup of coffee and granola bar before I left.
Event warmup:

Warmup? Hmmm. Would have been a good idea. Had plenty of time but just didn't do any warmup.

Swim
  • 35m 2s
  • 1609 meters
  • 02m 11s / 100 meters
Comments:

Absoultely terrible. I had to pee and couldn't find a way to do it while swimming. I have no trouble peeing in a wetsuit but for some reason I couldn't while swimming. Way to preoccupied with my bladder and not concentrating on my swimming. Didn't get into a grove until the final 1/4 mile.
What would you do differently?:

Pee during warmup. Of course, I didn't warm up so that was also part of the problem.
Transition 1
  • 02m 30s
Comments:

Pretty good transition. There is a 150m run to bike and the heels got stuck but the bodyglide helped and eventually I stepped out of them. Didn't put on biking gloves and that helped.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Getting better.
Bike
  • 1h 17m 21s
  • 23.4 miles
  • 18.15 mile/hr
Comments:

Very pleased. Course was not 25 miles (odomoter showed closer to 23 but I rounded up) but it was the same course as last year. Good news is that last year I was 1:26 on the bike (including transition) so I was at least 5 minutes faster. Had to pee the entire ride.

***just got an email saying the course was 23.4 bummer. So my improvement was not 7 minutes, but more like 3***
What would you do differently?:

There is still room to push on the bike. Double check top of water bottle before I start to prevent it from falling off. Riding without gloves was a good idea.
Transition 2
  • 01m 22s
Comments:

Not bad. Need quick-tie laces for my Nike's. I had to stop and retie during the run which also sucked.
What would you do differently?:

Buy quick tie laces. Running without hat was fine.
Run
  • 46m 56s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 07m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

Not bad. Time inlcudes a bathroom break as I was about to burst. The bathrooms are outside transition so my 30 seconds was added to my run time. Didn't push enough on first lap but picked it up on second lap. However, my pace (even factoring in the bathroom break) was a personal best even for a 10k non-tri event and the course was not particularly fast given the repeat of the long hill.

What would you do differently?:

Need to start pushing as soon as I get my legs back under myself. However, I was pleased with my downhill running.
Post race
Warm down:

Oops.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mental. Still don't push enough. But, I was 7 minutes faster than last year so I won't complain too much.

Event comments:

Second time doing this race and it's very well done. Will most likely remain an annual event for me.




Last updated: 2006-05-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:35:02 | 1609 meters | 02m 11s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/46
Overall: 189/279
Performance: Below average
Suit: QR Overall
Course: Counterclockwise diamond.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Bad Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:30
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:17:21 | 23.4 miles | 18.15 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/46
Overall: 113/279
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course: Hilly but fun course.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:22
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:46:56 | 06.2 miles | 07m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/46
Overall: 133/279
Performance: Good
Course: 2 Loop out an back. Down a long hill and back up again; twice. Boring
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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