Clear Lake International Triathlon - Olympic Course - Triathlon


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League City, Texas
United States
Outloud! Productions
87F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 45m 25s
Overall Rank = 41/234
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 5/28
Pre-race routine:

Woke at 4:15. Two pop tarts and 8 oz of perform.
Arrived at 5:30 and set up.
Drank 8 ounces of water with one serving of hammer gel mixed in around 6:30
Event warmup:

Met up with the guys from my tri team and ran about 10 minutes and them swam about 50-100 yards.

Swim
  • 27m 28s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 50s / 100 meters
Comments:

I have been doing masters swimming for about 3 months and it payed off. I beat my previous PR, which was in colder water with a wet-suit! I felt great the entire time. Everything clicked for me from start to finish. I had a hard time getting to the front of the wave, which was annoying because I ended up swimming over most of them.
What would you do differently?:

Force myself to the front.
Transition 1
  • 01m 36s
Comments:

Seeing my watch and knowing I beat my goal and PR set the tone of the day for me. Then, when I saw my teammate and training partner leaving T1 right when I got there was another vote of confidence!

I forgot the rubber band, but things still went well.
What would you do differently?:

Remember a rubber band for my bike shoes
Bike
  • 1h 19m 25s
  • 46 kms
  • 34.80 km/hr
Comments:

This was a good bike for me. I felt good coming out of T1 and was able to quickly get into a rhythm. I drank 4-5 ounces every 3 miles which is how i have been training.

Felt like I had a good bike. No issues going uphill, and got up to 40 mph going down hill. I didn't get passed by anyone until mile 9.

Had 3 scoops of perpetuem mixed in 32 ounces of water and had 12 ounces of plain water. I froze 12 oz of the perpetuem and all of the water. Could have frozen more, as it started cold and ended warm.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Transition 2
  • 01m 37s
Comments:

Easy transition. Not much to comment on.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 55m 21s
  • 10 kms
  • 05m 35s  min/km
Comments:

I felt really good coming out of T2 so I just ran, for an extended period of time (Anchorman reference). I felt pretty good and quickly had my legs underneath me. I knew that I was going to push my HR to its limit and I would fall off of pace at some point, but I held longer than planned. The website said hammer gels would be on the course, but I never found them. This threw my nutrition off a bit but it didn't kill me.

At mile 5 I walked through 2 aid stations and then pushed it again. Managed to run the last little portion with a pace of 6:00 min/mile and a HR of 187 bpm
What would you do differently?:

Bring nutrition with me.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank a coke and felt great. First time in a while I didn't have stomach issues

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Honestly, I was thrilled with my performance.

Event comments:

I will do this again. It was a smaller race but well put on.




Last updated: 2013-08-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:28 | 1500 meters | 01m 50s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 0/234
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:36
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:19:25 | 46 kms | 34.80 km/hr
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 0/234
Performance: Good
Watch data: 27 miles, 21.3 pace. AVG HR 162
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:37
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:55:21 | 10 kms | 05m 35s  min/km
Age Group: 0/28
Overall: 0/234
Performance: Good
Per watch, 6 miles, avg pace of 9:17 Average HR was 172 Splits: 8:20, 9:04, 9:12, 9:30, 10:27, 9:10 AVG HR: 170, 169, 172, 173, 173, 178
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3