HITS Triathlon Series: Napa Valley - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic


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Napa, California
United States
HITS Triathlon Series
63F / 17C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 14m
Overall Rank = 180/310
Age Group = F 20-24
Age Group Rank = 1/3
Swim
  • 38m 11s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 20s / 100 yards
Comments:

Started out very fast in the front. Fell off as stamina did. Ended up mixing in breaststroke with freestyle because my heartbeat was out of control.
What would you do differently?:

It was very obvious to me that having to take the past two weeks off due to my bulging disk flaring up affected my time here. Not much I could have done about that though. I am very happy with my time, I was shooting for under 45 minutes.
Transition 1
  • 03m 4s
Comments:

For my first triathlon I thought it went very well. We had a long run on gravel from the lake to the transition area. Good thing my feet were completely numb. Was dry heaving while running to transition, pushed myself pretty hard on the swim.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, maybe bring cheap flip flops down to the water to help with the gravel.
Bike
  • 1h 23m 8s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 17.94 mile/hr
Comments:

I definitely pushed too hard on the bike trying to make up for the swim time... I also drank too much and should've eaten something solid to give me more calories in transition
Transition 2
  • 01m 18s
Comments:

Thought I had a great transition here, I however didn't take an extra swig of water and as I left transition the table had run out. Had to begin the run with no water.
What would you do differently?:

Not much
Run
  • 1h 08m 12s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

I definitely struggled on the run, my heart rate was running at 180 for too long and my stomach was too full of water from the run yet my mouth was constantly dry. I had to walk a lot between running to try to get my heart rate down.
What would you do differently?:

When I run during training, no more listening to music. It was very hard to get pumped for the run without my jams.
Post race
Warm down:

fell-down, well not immediately. I walked over to my parents then fell down into a chair. The ground was too prickly to fall down on

Event comments:

First race so I am not too sure how to compare it.




Last updated: 2013-04-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:38:11 | 1640 yards | 02m 20s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/3
Overall: 217/310
Performance: Good
Heart Rate was 180 when I exited the water... probably stayed around there the entire race.
Suit:
Course: On the second lap of the swim they actually had just get all the way out of the water then re-enter, thought this was really weird.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 63F / 17C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:04
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
01:23:08 | 24.85 miles | 17.94 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/3
Overall: 119/310
Performance: Good
AVG heart rate 179, the rest of the data can be found on my strava account http://app.strava.com/activities/48843963
Wind: Some
Course: Hills for days
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 95
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Too much
T2
Time: 01:18
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:08:12 | 06.21 miles | 10m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/3
Overall: 264/310
Performance: Below average
Heart rate was out of control
Course: Very hilly
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
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? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4