Surf and Turf Series #2 - Long Course - Biathlon (swim/run)


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Littleton, Colorado
United States
Surf & Turf Aquathon USA
100F / 38C
Sunny
Total Time = 54m 37s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Picked up my timing chip and race number, set up my transition spot.
Event warmup:

15 minute run with some high knees and pickups. It was about 100 degrees, so my HR was way too high almost immediately. Put on the wetsuit and did about a 300 meter warmup in the water.
Swim
  • 26m 35s
  • 1504 meters
  • 01m 46s / 100 meters
Comments:

Unlike the last race, I tried to move myself closer to the front of the swim start so I wouldn't get stuck behind so many people and have to battle it out. This worked much better. I ended up getting beat up less at the start and found clean, open water much sooner. The wind was blowing pretty hard, so there were waves crashing over my head on the way out to the bouy, but I've swam in worse conditions. For some reason, I never seemed to get entirely away from people. I seemed to always have someone next to me, in front of me, touching my feet, etc. I must have gotten stuck in a group of swimmers going my exact speed and we stayed together for the entire swim. I got a massive, foot-deforming toe cramp on the first trip out to the buoy. Then, on the second lap, some guy swimming behind me basically punched me in the foot and jammed one of my toes so hard I thought he broke it. That was odd and I'm still trying to figure how that happened. Then he proceeded to swim over me. Apparently, I was the shortest distance between him and the buoy.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Transition 1
  • 00m 50s
Comments:

Having the sleeveless wetsuit made transition much faster since I didn't have to battle getting the sleeves of my full suit over my elbows. Adam's and Matt's wetsuits were in a pile right in front of my transition stuff, so I kind of had to step on their suits while I was taking mine off. They were a little slippery and I almost fell over. Being dizzy and disoriented didn't help much either. I never feel completely THERE after a swim. I wore my race belt under my wetsuit so that made things quicker too. Grabbed my glasses and visor and started the run.
What would you do differently?:

It's hard getting your feet into running shoes when your feet are really really wet, so I had to fidget with the tounge of my shoes for a little while to get them straight and comfortable. Not sure what I can do about that except dry my feet, but that would take just as long and with water running down your legs from your soaking wet tri shorts, I doubt it would do any good anyway.
Run
  • 27m 12s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 45s  min/mile
Comments:

I've never felt so bad starting a run in my life. I felt like I couldn't move my legs and both calves were on the verge of cramping. It took about a mile for them to start feeling normal. When I saw the split for the first mile was around 9:17, I can't say I was surprised, but I was pretty disappointed. But I guess that's what happens when your legs won't move. Eventually things started to feel better, and focused more on my form and picked up the pace. In the back of my mind I kept thinking that I didn't want to kill myself because I have a tri on Sunday, so I'm sure that I held back some, which in my mind was fine. I'd rather perform better on Sunday than at some mid-week training race.
What would you do differently?:

Move my legs? Not feel like total crap going out on the run?
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, drank water, ate some bananas, then hung out with the BT crew and drank alcoholic beverages.

Event comments:

These races are better organized and more on time than last year.




Last updated: 2006-06-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:26:35 | 1504 meters | 01m 46s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: ProMotion Sleeveless
Course: Two laps of an out and back course. The wind was so high that they basically had to anchor the bouys to the shore or they'd blow away. Since the bouys were in about a foot of water, you had to pretty much stand up and run around them.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 69F / 21C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time:  00:50
Overall: Average
Removing cap, goggles and wetsuit: Average
Getting into shoes: Average
Running
00:27:12 | 03.11 miles | 08m 45s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
HR Avg: 174. Max: 180
Course: Out and back gravel trail.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3