Swim
Comments: Really cold. Single men's wave with over 175 starters...way too many for narrow shallow course. Worse scrum than IMSG. Definitely lost time there. Course is definitely long--time last year and this year, combined with readout from Garmin 310XT both years, put it at more like a mile (which would fit more with my usual pace--1:33-1:36/100 yds--plus delay due to the ridiculous scrum). What would you do differently?: Seed all the way at the front. Transition 1
Comments: Spent extra time drying feet due to very cold temps (water and air). Most T1 times were very slow for the field...lots of jackets on the bike course, even on very fast athletes. Placement (excl. missing/invalid times): 52 of 253 (20.6%) Bike
Comments: Rode to cadence. Avoided hammering last 8 miles or so...otherwise was mostly above 20 mph. What would you do differently?: Maybe pushed bigger gear more in last section. Transition 2
Comments: Good. Switched shoes first, then helmet/hat, rather than the reverse, which confused me for a couple seconds, but this was way above average for the field. Placement (excl missing/invalid times): 32 of 238 (13.4%) Run
Comments: Killed this, even though I haven't done much training for speed. Course was short, but this was probably my 3rd fastest Oly run by mile pace (Garmin had it as 7:14/mile). Fastest run in AG by a full 2 minutes. Post race
Warm down: Picked up 2nd place AG plaque (finished 3rd in AG at this distance last year...guess I have to come back next year and win the AG before I move up to 55-59 in 2015.). Event comments: This multi-race event continues to improve year to year, but still a little under-resourced in some respects. Little spectator support, esp. for the iron distance race on Saturday. Really great individual bike stands and stools in transition, though. Nice plaques for overall and AG awards. Last updated: 2013-12-06 12:00 AM
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United States
HITS Triathlon Series
45F / 7C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 38/254
Age Group = M 50-54
Age Group Rank = 2/12
Really cold at venue (upper 30s on arrival)...water temps apparently in mid-50s. Swim and T1 times were pretty brutal across the field as a result.
Got some practice swim time in. Coldest swim since IMSG in 2010...lots of relatively freaked out peeps.