Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon - Triathlon


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Rockwall, Texas
United States
45F / 7C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 39m 52s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 3/13
Pre-race routine:

Got up early, drove to the race site with Jonny. It was really cold, and transition wasn't open yet when we arrived. So I hung out in the hotel until it opened up.
Event warmup:

I wish I could have been warm! Ha! Drank some hot chocolate before heading out to the dock to wait to start.
Swim
  • 16m 29s
  • 875 yards
  • 01m 53s / 100 yards
Comments:

Overall a good swim. Closest gal to me on the swim was 3:30 behind me. I started at the back of the pack because I didn't want to get in the water, but I quickly moved through the crowd (never getting hit or hitting anyone) and passed them all up.
Transition 1
  • 06m 49s
Comments:

In my defense it is a LONG run to transition. Last year my T1 was 4 minutes. This year, I had to put on pants, a jacket, and a hat under my helmet. Hey, it was really cold!
Bike
  • 42m 58s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 17.36 mile/hr
Comments:

New course from last year. Less terrifying in that there was less cracks to dodge. I was cold on the bike, and my hands were frozen. I rode as hard as I could. This is a hilly course. Seeing how I only rode 8 total hours in September and I didn't do hill training, I'll take a 17.3 mph average and 2nd in my AG on the bike. Last year I did around a 16 mph average, and the course wasn't any harder.
Transition 2
  • 02m 49s
Comments:

While this transition looks slow, I had the same time as most of the competitors. The gal who was in 1st did it in 2:18.
Run
  • 30m 45s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

Ah yes, the run. Where I lose all my time. At least in a sprint it isn't as demoralizing as it is in an Ironman! Ha!

1st on the swim, 2nd on the bike, 8th on the run. Yep.

I just ran, with my goal being to push it, and not breathe. No breathing in sprints is my motto. This course is hilly. VERY HILLY. Luckily I run hills, kind of, but not hills like this.

Now, it didn't help that I had to pee. AND I screwed up the multisport on my Garmin (as Jonny said later, "Karen, you do know that even people who are IQ challenged can work the multisport.") so I had no clue what was time was. I would look down and see my pace (which always seemed to be a 11 mm) and then my HR (which I tried to ignore as I was 175+ the whole time). Basically I was running blind.

After 2 miles I decided I had to stop to pee. Which I hated doing in a sprint, and I really thought hard about it. I was only allowed to stop if the port-o-john was free. I also figured that my pace was so slow, there was no way I was placing in my AG, so I might as well pee.

After I peed I felt MUCH BETTER. Pretty sure I picked up the pace after that.

Finished the run, running fast and hard.
Post race
Warm down:

Hung out and chilled with my Triple Threat team members. Went to eat at Gloria's after I got my award for 3rd.

Event comments:

Overall it is a good race. I think the bike and run courses this year were better. Still a very hilly race though. The shirts were nice. The food after the race was only one option, a sandwich. Being vegetarian I couldn't eat it, so there was nothing for me. Seeing how this isn't a cheap sprint ($125), they could get pizza for the racers. I'll probably go back to race this course again. I seem to have a lot of luck placing in my AG on this one!




Last updated: 2012-07-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:29 | 875 yards | 01m 53s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/13
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 06:49
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:42:58 | 12.43 miles | 17.36 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/13
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:49
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:30:45 | 03.11 miles | 09m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/13
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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