Mayor's Triathlon - Triathlon


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Papillion, Nebraska
United States
City of Papillion Parks and Recreation
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 39m 57s
Overall Rank = 66/210
Age Group = F40-49
Age Group Rank = 1/17
Pre-race routine:

Nervous as heck. My heart rate was in the 110-130 bpm range. Never had nerves like this before. I think it was because this would be my first OWS with NO wetsuit and I was nervous piled on top of wanting to beat last year's time despite my considerable lack of training.
Event warmup:

I racked my bike and set up my transition area. BAM. Warmed up.
Swim
  • 13m 30s
  • 500 meters
  • 02m 42s / 100 meters
Comments:

1:50 seconds slower than last year. Two reasons, very little swim training this year, and I did NOT wear a wetsuit this year as I did last year. Lesson learned, wear the suit if it's legal, as it would have shaved some time off, I'm sure of it.

Got swam over several times as I made the stupid mistake of starting in the middle of everyone. One guy next to me was really bad, constantly doing 90° turns onto me. Finally I just back floated for a while, calmed down, and let the two guys pass me.

Really narrow swim for the number of people going through it. Would be nice to widen it, but the lake size may hinder this option.

Also orange swim caps, orange buoy. Need I say more? Otherwise I did swim pretty dang straight. Just followed all the other orange caps in front of me.
What would you do differently?:

Line up on the outside. Wear a wet suit.
Transition 1
  • 01m 45s
Comments:

Not allowed to run in TA. Obviously some people did as I looked at their times and there is no way you could walk through the TA in the the time they had for Transition. As a result of walking my TA time was even slower than last year when I removed my wetsuit. Have to rate as below average as I took longer this year than last year. Not sure what went wrong for me.
What would you do differently?:

Run and break the rules? No, I wouldn't. Not sure what to do differently here. I was distracted by the guy next to me (who was even slower) and this may have slowed me down. Otherwise it seems to go well.
Bike
  • 53m 44s
  • 15.8 miles
  • 17.64 mile/hr
Comments:

The bike went really well. I shaved 3 minutes off last year's time on the bike leg. But this year I was on the tri bike - which probably helped. My retainer didn't pop off the back of my teeth this year, and I was able to drink while on the bike. All pluses for this year's race.

Cornering got tricky as the other participants started to enter the bike leg. Had to wait in line to turn and pass, which resulted in extra breaking than I would have liked.

I was having so much fun on the downhills, uphills always suck, but I can cruise on the downs. Still need to download my Garmin and see just how fast and slow I went.
What would you do differently?:

Only road the tri bike one time off the trainer before the race. Perhaps next time I'll ride it a couple more times off the trainer before the race.
Transition 2
  • 00m 59s
Comments:

Can't run with bike in the TA. I tried to get my feet out of my shoes before entering the dismount area, but my shoes snapped off the pedals, so I just left my shoes on and unsnapped them.

2 seconds faster than previous year.
What would you do differently?:

Tighten the pedals so my shoes don't unsnap so easily next time.
Run
  • 30m 1s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

Ok, I didn't think I would run slower than last year. But I did. I.Was.Slow. I was so slow. I got passed by one gal, who I recognized as doing really well the previous year - she might have won, or at least top 3 last year. Knew there was no way I could keep up with her, so I kind of plodded along. Saw no other women on the course to push me. Kept looking behind me and there was no one, so I just kept plodding. I did pass one gal. We exchanged words on how much we hate running.

I forgot about the later wave when running. Had I thought about that I might have been pushed to run faster, but I really slacked off thinking I had it in the bag.
What would you do differently?:

Remember there is another wave and even though there are no other women around me, they can still beat me.
Post race
Warm down:

I drank a big ol' bottle of Gatorade and put an ice towel around my neck/head.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough people in front of my to push me to try and beat/pass them. I can't motivate myself very well. I need others to stay fully motivated.

Event comments:

I enjoyed this course more than the previous year, but it was cooler this year and that probably played a big role in my enjoyment. Plus the hills didn't seem nearly as bad this year - mostly because I was expecting them this time around.

So many snacks available post race, more than the participants could eat.




Last updated: 2014-04-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:30 | 500 meters | 02m 42s / 100meters
Age Group: 6/17
Overall: 98/210
Performance: Average
Suit: two piece tri kit
Course: Rectangular swim.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:45
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:53:44 | 15.8 miles | 17.64 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/17
Overall: 52/210
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: 3 loops of hills and turns
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 80
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:59
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:30:01 | 03.1 miles | 09m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/17
Overall: 116/210
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4