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West Point, New York
United States
West Point Triathlon
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 31m 17s
Overall Rank = 232/547
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 26/54
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:00. Small bowl of Cheerios and Bananna. 6oz of water.
Markus arrived at 5:30 and followed me up to WP. about a 50 min drive. Along the way drank about 4-6oz of water.

Transition setup was a pain. Little space for bike left on the assigned spots. Put up the flag about 3 bikes away from mine. Could not get close to the support pole. Saw a bunch of familiar faces...
I was lucky to use the Bath house to do my #2 then they closed the Bath house because of flooding. (broken toliet i guess) 7:30ish used the port-o-john. Many women complaining cause no TP. Luckly I only had to do a #1. Grabbed wetsuit and final check to Transition, and headed up to the beach.
Event warmup:

stretched and listened to Green Day!!!!!
Air temp was still to cool, did not want to be like the other 100+ people freezing, waiting for my wave to get back into the water.
Swim
  • 17m 31s
  • 875 yards
  • 02m / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim. Did not push the opening 200. But on the way in, Sighting was a little difficult, cause of the sun. I used the breast strokers and White caps as a guide, until I picked up the double bouy to swim thru.
What would you do differently?:

I bettered my time from 2005 by 0:01
Swim more drills in the pool. Lake swimming is good for the distance and non stop training, but speed drill will be the off season focus...
Transition 1
  • 02m 48s
Comments:

overall good.
What would you do differently?:

Dry off the feet a little more. Perhaps get some tips on how to do it faster when putting on socks.
Bike
  • 44m 29s
  • 15.53 miles
  • 20.95 mile/hr
Comments:

I like this course. Pushed the first two hills very hard. Though I was done for, but I fell into a good cadence on all the flats, and passed many on the hills. From the second turn around to the end, I was passed only 3 times. I must have passed 10-15.
What would you do differently?:

train a little more on small incline hills. Felt like the last small incline, I got out of Aero too early..
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Comments:

Good transition. Felt faster than, cause I had to take off left sock and put back on....
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 25m 5s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

First two hills, I felt sluggish. But during the flats, I got into a good groove! ended very stong. I think my last mile was under 7:40
What would you do differently?:

nothing,
Post race
Warm down:

talked to Mike and Markus. Watched some other come across the line. I estimate I had 15 black and white with vanilla filling cookies (shop rite scrunchies) bagel, orange, 1/2 bananna. 5 cups of Gatorade mix from the big bins.... Check the posted scores. Initial results had my overall place at 242. I was really excited about that. The gossip was that the 35-39 age group was a very competitive group this year. MOP!!!! Yeah!!!!

Event comments:

will do this race again next year!!!!


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Last updated: 2006-06-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:31 | 875 yards | 02m / 100yards
Age Group: 42/54
Overall: 351/547
Performance: Good
Suit: Yes
Course: counter clock wize rectangle.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:48
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:44:29 | 15.53 miles | 20.95 mile/hr
Age Group: 22/54
Overall: 153/547
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: one road out, pass, and back
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:05 | 03.11 miles | 08m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 29/54
Overall: 280/547
Performance: Good
Course: hilly loops of the main campus road
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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