Concreteman - TriathlonOlympic


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Springfield, Missouri
United States
Ozark Racing Systems
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 35m 39s
Overall Rank = 13/26
Age Group = 20-24 women
Age Group Rank = 1/5
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30, got some breakfast, and talked with some of the other triathletes at the hotel. They informed me that this course is rather challenging, with lots of hills n'stuff. So that didn't help with the morning-of butterflies. Packed up the car and headed toward the event. We got there and still had to pick up our packets. Got our cool guy body markings and race caps.
It was kind weird being one of the few females at the event. They were doing a 5k before the tri so there was a whole bunch of non-triathletes around. I felt like all of the non-tri women were staring at me like I had 3 heads. I guess I did look funny walking around in a spandex suit with numbers written on my arms and legs. They were probably staring at everyone else the same way, but I just noticed them staring at me and wondering what was going through their head.

Found a good spot in the transition area, set up the perfect transition, got some more water, went pee, etc. I really wanted some Starbucks coffee, but I didn't think that was a good pre-race thing to do since it was almost 90F outside.
Event warmup:

Walked down to lakeside with Zac and got in the water. Looking at the race course, it looked really long, but whatever. We swam out to the first buoy (150 yrds?) and back. I had to have a little conversation with myself to keep from panicking and to keep my stroke under control. It seemed to work ok...I didn't panic.
Swim
  • 27m 2s
  • 1000 meters
  • 02m 42s / 100 meters
Comments:

They had the volunteer fire department (ie 20-y-o guys with a complex) out on jet skiis to keep an eye on the swimmers. We first started and they just putted around doing their job. Sometime half-way through the race, they must have thought that watching us swim was boring, so they decided to ride the skiis in the middle of the course (middle of the triangle). During the rest of the swim, there was so many waves and current, it really made it hard to swim. It kept knocking me off course. I would take a few strokes then look up to sight and be headed in a direction not even close to where I needed to go. Every time I looked up, I was way off course. I was pissed.
What would you do differently?:

I really just need to practice. More time in the pool. I did ok for it being my first OWS in a race.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

They didn't record time during transitions! WTF?
What would you do differently?:

T1 went smoothly.
Bike
  • 1h 22m 10s
  • 23.5 miles
  • 17.16 mile/hr
Comments:

I think I left my attention in the water. About half way through the first lap I had to lecture myself. My head wasn't in it (I don't know where it went). I finally snapped out of it, pulled my concentration back together and raced my race. I need to make sure that doesn't happen again.

During a hill climb, I made a bad gear change and lost my chain. I had to stop and fix it - AGAIN!

I also had to pee for most of the bike ride.
What would you do differently?:

CONCENTRATE!
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Again, no time recorded...I think it was added to my run time.
Run
  • 46m 27s
  • 5 miles
  • 09m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a slow run for me. It was amazing how many people I saw walking on the run. I guess this distance of race is a little harder on the body.

I ended up catching Zac on the run. His shins were hurting pretty bad. He had about a mile and a half left. He was not doing well.

I still had to pee.
What would you do differently?:

Run at the beginning. Not jog. I must have still been in conservation mode.
Post race
Warm down:

I went and grabbed some water, then headed toward the bathroom. I spent most of the race having to pee.

As I walked out, I saw Zac cross the finish line. I didn't get to cheer him on (when you gotta go, you gotta go?!?) as he crossed, but I could tell he was really glad to be done. We went and got some water and fruit then walked around for a little while til the HR came down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Jet skiis on swim
La-La-Land on bike
Over-pacing myself on run

Event comments:

I was a little dissappointed in my time. I wanted to be a few minutes faster, but I am happy with how I did. Most importantly, I had fun.




Last updated: 2006-07-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:02 | 1000 meters | 02m 42s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/26
Performance: Average
This time included T1. Their chip timing system was really goofy. It wasn't champion chip timed, so it didn't take the transition times out.
Suit: LG Shark Tri-suit
Course: Triangular: Straight out from shore, straight across parallel to shore, then back to shore.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:22:10 | 23.5 miles | 17.16 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/26
Performance: Below average
Wind: Headwind
Course: 2 loops around the lake. One big hill climb, and the rest was just rolling hills.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:46:27 | 05 miles | 09m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/26
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back - out of the park.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3