Mighty Hamptons Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Sag Harbor, New York
United States
Event Power
64F / 18C
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 44m 15s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Clyde
Age Group Rank = 10/32
Pre-race routine:

Weather was horrendous on Saturday, the day before the race. Torrential rain, tornado warnings, flooding in some areas. Since the race was over two hours from where I live my brother and I set out to stay at his father in laws house which was about an hour away from the race site. We got there ate a pasta dinner and slept on the floor. I had a solid 7 hours of sleep and woke up had a Shakeology shake and some oatmeal raisin cookies - got dressed and we set out. It was raining riding there - we got there early enough to both grab the first spot on the rack and set up our transition areas - was cold and drizzling with wind guts.
Event warmup:

I was cold - got my chip and body marked then put a sweatshirt on and reclined in the car - ate a clif bar and drank 30 oz of water while I killed an hour and a half waiting for the briefing. My warm up involved stretching my arms as I waited to enter my swim wave. Had an eGel and 6oz of water right before I went in to wade (waves went off every 5 minutes - I was in wave 3)
Swim
  • 31m 20s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

A rectangle that ran out, turned and came back and then up on the beach. The first 725 meters of the out I was jostled some but I felt really good and thought I maintained good sighting and position. By the time we hit the turn somehow there just seemed to be alot of white and yellow caps bobbing around which made it a battle for 20 meters before the return part of the rectangle. Here I had some sighting issues - so much so that I took off my goggles and scissor kicked up to get a better look. Seemed much more aggressive the second part especially when some of the green cap guys overtook me.
What would you do differently?:

Get more OWS practice - I plan 6 or more mile plus OWS race events for next season - sighting and staying on course seem to be my biggest problems - repeatedly.
Transition 1
  • 02m 42s
Comments:

I thought I was pretty fast - my transition was 9th fastest of the clydes, 213th in the field ... first time with a full sleeved suit and I had to take off and put my watch back on as it was on the outside of my sleeve ...
What would you do differently?:

Not care if I get satellite reception on the swim - maybe leave the watch mounted to the bike
Bike
  • 1h 13m 20s
  • 23.8 miles
  • 19.47 mile/hr
Comments:

I think in these conditions on my road bike I could have hammered harder and had a faster result. The roads kept me from going aero until we hit the farms at mile 15. There were numerous turns marked SLOW with flag wavers that forced braking. I saw alot of guys with flats and a few appeared to have wrecked out on turns. I saw 2 guys walking with their bikes. My nutrition was the best I have ever done while biking - consumed all 24oz in my water bottle, ate half of a PR bar at mile 5 and the rest at mile 10 ... took Powerbar Gummies with the caffeine from mile 18 to the end.
What would you do differently?:

If I know the course is windy and the conditions are rainy I will use my road bike. I will bring both bikes with me to Pocono ...
Transition 2
  • 02m 27s
Comments:

11th fastest of the clydes - 377th versus the field. I sat down to put my socks/shoes on put on my hat and belt and went out. I guess I am just slow as molasses. What was awesome was hearing the vent leader was coming in 300 meters, 200 meters - his pace is a blazing 5:30! he is on pace to beat the course record, he is sprinting hard now and he has it (this is all paraphrasing but it got me pumped) ... as I ran out the winners was bent over and vomiting - AWESOME!
What would you do differently?:

HTFU
Run
  • 54m 27s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

I brought my fuel belt with 4 bottles because in the weeks leading up to this race I have failed miserably when it has come to running bricks after the bike. The heat and humidity of July and August just relentlessly kicked my ass. This day however it was cooler, the rain had taken all the humidity away and the run conditions were ideal. The cautiousness on the bike had actually reduced my leg strain and I felt fresh. Only took water/electrolites from my bottles (I had 2 waters and 2 efuels) ... told myself to keep the pace sub 9 and go faster on the second half. This 10k time actually beat my stand alone 10k PR so obviously I was grooving (guess I need to run a 10k and really try to push it)
What would you do differently?:

Weather was ideal - best executed tri run I have had yet.
Post race
Warm down:

I grabbed a water and waited to cheer my brother to the finish. Had a few peices of bagel - chatted up with some Sunrise Tri guys/girls ... and talked to some other tatted up competitors. Stayed for the BBQ and raffles though I won nothing.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The weather on the bike - on the swim it was just confusion and panic I guess on the second half.

Event comments:

Eventpower does all their races awesome but this one was stellar, my favorite one to date ... need to do a few more Oly's but I think this is the distance I prefer.




Last updated: 2012-08-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:31:20 | 1640 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 12/32
Overall: 231/
Performance: Average
Suit: Full sleeve XTerra Vortex 4
Course: Rectangle along the beach in two directions, in a bay though there was some chop due to above average winds due to the stormy weather.
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:42
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:13:20 | 23.8 miles | 19.47 mile/hr
Age Group: 9/32
Overall: 179/
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Windy at times ... wet with puddles. Once we started riding the rain which had been sprinkling stopped! A rolling scenic 23.8 mile bike tour of the Hamptons is how the organizer describes it which is fairly accurate. The course is all rollers and turns - hard to maintain aero.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:27
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:54:27 | 06.21 miles | 08m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 12/32
Overall: 399/
Performance: Good
Course: Flat and fast through neighborhoods ... 10k
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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