Cayuga Lake Triathlon - Intermediate Course - Triathlon


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Taughannock Falls State Park, New York
United States
Ithaca Triathlon Club
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 57m 22s
Overall Rank = 122/237
Age Group = M 45-49
Age Group Rank = 14/23
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at hotel and ate breakfast (bagel with PB b/c I couldn't get waffles); drove to race; parked and set up my transition area. Then I just wandered around until it was time to do a swim warm up.
Event warmup:

Did a bit of a swim; maybe 10 minutes.
Swim
  • 30m 15s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 50s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not sure why my swim was so much slower than normal for this distance. I guess I just wasn't really pushing it.
What would you do differently?:

Push the pace more.
Transition 1
  • 02m 37s
Comments:

I dropped my new (prescription) goggles coming in to transition, so once I realized this happened, I walked back toward the water looking for them; then, I realized I couldn't cross the timing mat, so I just sort of looked down the chute area before giving up and getting ready for the bike. As I was leaving on the bike, resigned to having lost my new goggles after one use, I saw Jenn and told her to look for them. All this is background for why my T1 time is so slow.
What would you do differently?:

Keep hold of my goggles until I get to my transition area.
Bike
  • 1h 20m 43s
  • 24.3 miles
  • 18.06 mile/hr
Comments:

Okay ride, I guess. A bit slower than I would have liked, but I wasn't really prepared for the hills. At least, I should have been more prepared than I was.
What would you do differently?:

Better prepare for the hills.
Transition 2
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

Better T2 than T1.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 1h 02m 44s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

This has just been a slow year. The run felt fine, but my pace was just not what I was able to do last year. For next year, I need to do more speed work.
What would you do differently?:

More speed work.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and cheered Jenn and Jess across the line. Ate some food.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not sure.

Event comments:

This was a fun race, and it's great that it's a family event. I took the race somewhat easy to ensure I could enjoy the experience, but I was still a bit disappointed with my times. At least my overall time was under 3 hours.




Last updated: 2013-02-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:30:15 | 1640 yards | 01m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/23
Overall: 0/237
Performance: Below average
Suit: Full
Course: Out and back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:37
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:20:43 | 24.3 miles | 18.06 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/23
Overall: 0/237
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Lollipop
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:03
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:02:44 | 06.21 miles | 10m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 17/23
Overall: 0/237
Performance: Below average
Course: Two laps of an out and back course up to the waterfall.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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