Silicon Valley International Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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San Jose, California
United States
USA Productions LLC.
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 49m 8s
Overall Rank = 210/469
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 10/14
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4am, 3 hours before the starting time. Had a clif bar and banana for breakfast, which is my standard pre-race food for rowing as well.
Got there with myfriends 1.5 hours early.
Event warmup:

None really. Treaded water for a few minutes and took a couple strokes before the start.
Swim
  • 33m 21s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

I took the swim very easy because I didn't want to wear myself out for the bike and run. I tried focusing more on technique.

I was alone for the middle 50% of the race. I think my sighting was good, and the main pack took a slightly more outside route. They were still faster though.

First 100m my sighting was bad. Got back in the pack afterwards.
What would you do differently?:

Put in more effort to keep pace during the swim. Wasn't trying to go hard this time, so I'm still happy with it.
Transition 1
  • 02m 44s
Comments:

Wetsuit got stuck on me for a little while. It was my first time taking one off in a hurry, so I wasn't surprised at all.
Stuffing the wetsuit and other stuff into a bag for them to take to the finish took a little time though. I had a huge towel, and it barely fit in with my wetsuit.
What would you do differently?:

Practice taking off the wetsuit more!
Bike
  • 1h 25m 27s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 17.45 mile/hr
Comments:

Mountain Bike! I don't have a road bike, so I used my mountain bike for the race (one of two in the entire race!)
Thought I had a good race and was able to keep up with a few of those fancy tri bikes. I went a little easy through some parts of it and ran out of gears a few times on the downhills.
Pulled my left hamstring with about 4 mi to go and I had to slow way down. I probably could have been a minute or two faster otherwise.
What would you do differently?:

Use a road bike. My life would have been much easier (although I would have missed all the encouraging words of the guys zipping past on TT bikes)
Mash a bit less. Not sure what happened with my hamstring, but a higher cadence with less force probably would have helped.
Transition 2
  • 00m 44s
Comments:

Fastest T2 time out of all the Age Groupers! At least I won something...
Probably facilitated by the fact I was already wearing my running shoes (remember: mountain bike) and I completely ignored my T2 bag when I didn't immediately find it.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe not even bother looking for my bag. Use something to make it more visible.
Run
  • 46m 52s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 33s  min/mile
Comments:

Whew! Saw my friend catching up to me about 2 miles in and I started booking it! I was running near my max HR for the whole run.
Managed to keep just in front of him :)
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Cold towel and water provided right at the finish line. Burritos, fruit, and clif products after. Got my free massage about an hour later that really helped me loosen up.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Inexperience

Event comments:

A great first triathlon for me and my friend. Looking forward to the next one!




Last updated: 2012-07-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:33:21 | 1640 yards | 02m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 11/14
Overall: 283/469
Performance: Good
HR 135 - 145.
Suit: Xterra Vortex Sleeveless
Course: Beautiful lake with fairly clear
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current:
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:44
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:25:27 | 24.85 miles | 17.45 mile/hr
Age Group: 13/14
Overall: 360/469
Performance: Good
HR 135 - 170
Wind: Little
Course: Rolling hills with overall elevation drop. Again, a gorgeous course. Out and back in the middle that was all down hill, and then up the hill again.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 60?
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:44
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:46:52 | 06.21 miles | 07m 33s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/14
Overall: 158/469
Performance: Good
HR 170 - 185 HR 85%+ the whole time
Course: Flat, paved path around a lake with two out and backs.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4