Nautica South Beach Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Miami, Florida
United States
Michael Epstein Sports Productions
75F / 24C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 43m 46s
Overall Rank = 288/779
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 42/95
Pre-race routine:

Woke up early because alarm clock was 20 minutes fast. Cliff bar, water, had time to stop and get Starbucks. Went to transition area and set up.
Event warmup:

mile walk to swim start with stretchs
Swim
  • 32h 53m 20s
  • 1640 yards
  • 2h 00m 17s / 100 yards
Comments:

First swim of this type/distance and was happy with the time
What would you do differently?:

Just continue to train and become a better swimmer - next time target a swim time closer to 30 min
Transition 1
  • 02m 36s
Comments:

Could have proceeded slight faster but good effort in/out of T1. Moderately long distance to go from water to rack
170 overall/22 age group
What would you do differently?:

need to learn how to clip shoes in at some point
Bike
  • 1h 10m 22s
  • 25 miles
  • 21.32 mile/hr
Comments:

Fair amount of "hills" going up and down miami causeways. Able to make up ground on the tri-bikes going up.
What would you do differently?:

Very happy with bike time - wanted a time between 1:10 and 1:15. Almost exceeded the best-case goal
Transition 2
  • 02m 24s
Comments:

Run past my bike rack and had to turn-around. Added about 20 seconds
Run
  • 55m 31s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

First three miles started pretty good - probably just under 8 min per mile. Just started to run out of gas at the turn and struggled mightly from 4.5miles until the finish
What would you do differently?:

need to train more on having a stronger run after the other events
Post race
Warm down:

lots of water

What limited your ability to perform faster:

ran out of gas on the run

Event comments:

Great race. My first event in an olympic distance race, set the bar now I need to start working on time improvement. Excellent kids activities during the race (face painting, arts/crafts, air tatoo's, etc)




Last updated: 2012-12-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
32:53:20 | 1640 yards | 2h 00m 17s / 100yards
Age Group: 48/95
Overall: 370/779
Performance: Good
Suit: 3/4 wetsuit
Course: First olynmpic distance tri - good course not much to compare to.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:36
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: Average
Biking
01:10:22 | 25 miles | 21.32 mile/hr
Age Group: 27/95
Overall: 245/779
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Strong head wind heading east which was about half the course. Strong tail wind heading west
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:24
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:55:31 | 06.21 miles | 08m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 59/95
Overall: 429/779
Performance: Average
Course: flat boardwalk course between hotels and beach. a lot of other pedstrians on the route. didnt seem to cause too much of an issue
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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