HITS Triathlon Series: Napa Valley - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic


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Napa, California
United States
HITS Triathlon Series
Sunny
Total Time = 4h 15m 3s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 50-55
Age Group Rank = 11/11
Pre-race routine:

No sleep the night before, fret and worry about hills
Event warmup:

stretch
Swim
  • 48m 26s
  • 1500 meters
  • 03m 14s / 100 meters
Comments:

At first I started swimming and did not put my face in the water for some unknown reason. I reminded myself I would be ok and when I did swim it felt good...actually good. I didn't feel like I pushed really hard but kept a steady pace. Just swam.
What would you do differently?:

trust what little training I did and my previous experience and know that I could do this.
Transition 1
  • 04m 31s
Comments:

My legs cramped when I first tried to stand up to go up the boat ramp to transition. This caused me to fall back into the water. Gravel all the way to the bike ramp and I had pebbles on my feet. This would be a good time to have a bucket of water.
What would you do differently?:

I liked hat this transition had a stool to sit un...maybe bring a stool for siting too.
Bike
  • 1h 52m 17s
  • 40 kms
  • 21.37 km/hr
Comments:

I ended up stopping and walking up one hill. Wish I hadn't. I also dropped fuel twice and had to stop to get it...It was all I had and couldn't spare to lose it. Should have taken more fuel on the bike to help with the run. I was worried about the hills when I started. Too worried.
What would you do differently?:

Take my bike to Reno and ride more hills.Just ride more.
Transition 2
  • 04m 15s
Comments:

I always take a few steps with my helmet still on my head.
What would you do differently?:

Practice at least once .
Run
  • 1h 25m 32s
  • 10 kms
  • 08m 33s  min/km
Comments:

The auto calc is not working; more like 13 mins an hour. I had to walk at first. I applied the same bike ride theory. Walked up hill ran down and the last mile I felt much better and ran!
Post race
Warm down:

Lay down

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Slacked off in the Fall; then had pneumonia then another type of infection in my chest. I lost 10lbs of muscle during my illness and it took a long time to come back from that. Lost a lot of training time.

I was freaked about the entire course and starting with anOLY distance for my first race of the season. It did go to my head.
Yoga made a world of difference as I started to get yoga strong before the race. Now i need to find balance between training and doing yoga.

Event comments:

No food left and not a lot of options for recovery.




Last updated: 2013-12-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:48:26 | 1500 meters | 03m 14s / 100meters
Age Group: 10/11
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: two laps, buoys were a little hard to see...I was just out and out slow.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:31
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:52:17 | 40 kms | 21.37 km/hr
Age Group: 8/11
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Hilly; I read an article a the day before the race that said to pedal hard down hill instead of resting my legs. I tried that and it seemed to work out for me.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 04:15
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
01:25:32 | 10 kms | 08m 33s  min/km
Age Group: 8/11
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: Hilly
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 4