Tri Port Stephens - Olympic Course - Triathlon


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Port Stephens, New South Wales
Australia
Elite Energy
17C / 63F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 22m 44s
Overall Rank = 60/393
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 5/21
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast at the motel, arrive at the venue nice and early for registration and transition. Spent 30 min fiddling around in transition before warm up.
Event warmup:

2km jog with some pick ups then 200m swim.
Swim
  • 25m 59s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 44s / 100 meters
Comments:

Good swim, bit of a rough start got knocked about a bit. Once we got past the sand bar things got easier and the group got a little more spread out.

Found some feet after the first buoy, which was handy! Swam mostly in a pack of 4.

The tide was pulling out which made the last 200m very, very slow.
What would you do differently?:

Relax at the start, it took me 200m to get into a rhythm.

Swim harder!
Transition 1
  • 00m 57s
Bike
  • 1h 11m 33s
  • 41 kms
  • 34.38 km/hr
Comments:

Really, really good bike, I was fast, comfortable even with the number of bloody U-turns on the course. Nutrition and hydration were perfect. I pushed just hard enough to hit my time goal without overdoing it.
What would you do differently?:

I want a tri-bike!
Transition 2
  • 01m 18s
Comments:

Shoes were hard to get on, took me longer than it should have.
Run
  • 42m 54s
  • 10 kms
  • 13m 59s  min/km
Comments:

Great run, ran my faster ever 5km and 10km in the process. Extremely pleased with the run.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Lots of drink and some free ice cream!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The swim, not enough time in the pool recently.

Event comments:

Excellent race, beautiful location and very well organised. I will definitely be back next year.




Last updated: 2013-05-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:59 | 1500 meters | 01m 44s / 100meters
Age Group: 12/21
Overall: 0/393
Performance: Average
Suit: Orca S4
Course: M-shaped course, out 600m, back 200m, out 200m, back 500m.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 20C / 68F Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:57
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:11:33 | 41 kms | 34.38 km/hr
Age Group: 4/21
Overall: 0/393
Performance: Good
Very high heart rate for first lap, settled down after 15km.
Wind: Little
Course: Three laps with one easy hill. Course got quite crowded by third lap. Saw lots of punctures. Lots of tight turns, 3 U-turns and 2 90-degree turns PER LAP!!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:18
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:42:54 | 10 kms | 13m 59s  min/km
Age Group: 5/21
Overall: 0/393
Performance: Good
Stayed on target for HR bouncing between 165-170 for the whole run.
Course: Three laps around suburban streets, easy and flat course with SIX aid stations!!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5