Leon's World's Fastest Triathlon - Triathlon


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Hammond, Indiana
United States
Leon’s World’s Fastest Traithlon
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 08m 15s
Overall Rank = 325/437
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 33/45
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast of waffle and egg sandwich. 2 waffles, 2 eggs, 1 tsp maple syrup. Ate before we left Chi, so probably around 4:45am. Had a coffee on the way, took a pre-race poop, all was good. All in all, for my first tri I think my pre-race went fairly well, just need to budget a little more time for warm up.
Event warmup:

10 min of running, didn't get a chance to swim, wish I would have.
Swim
  • 36m 51s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 28s / 100 meters
Comments:

Obviously slow, but probably wasn't an idea situation for my first OWS ever. Started fine, sighting was shit, but I hung in. I think by the time September comes around this will have straightened out to be a more manageable time. Just need to put the practice in.
What would you do differently?:

Not suck.
Transition 1
  • 04m 34s
Comments:

Went fine, putting my shirt on was a bitch.
Bike
  • 1h 21m 14s
  • 40 kms
  • 29.54 km/hr
Comments:

First 20 min of the bike was just bringing my HR back down after the dumpster fire of a swim. After that I felt pretty solid, passed a bunch of people which helped the moral.
What would you do differently?:

Bring more water, started to get thirsty.
Transition 2
  • 02m 37s
Comments:

Seemed to go well.
What would you do differently?:

Need somthing to keep sweat out of my eyes that isn't a dorkey visor.
Run
  • 1h 02m 29s
  • 10 kms
  • 06m 15s  min/km
Comments:

Run was decent, my legs felt fine and again, passing numerous people helped me not be pissed about the swim. Really wanted to keep the run under an hour but whatever.
What would you do differently?:

Have something to keep sweat out of my eyes, eat some sort of food in T2.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank a water, Gatorade, and a PBR. Felt good.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swim

Event comments:

I think for my first tri, and as a warm up to the half Ironman and full Ironman later this summer it was a good start. I know what I need to improve, and it is within the realm of possibility to improve in the time I have left.




Last updated: 2014-06-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:51 | 1500 meters | 02m 28s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/45
Overall: 0/437
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:34
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:21:14 | 40 kms | 29.54 km/hr
Age Group: 0/45
Overall: 0/437
Performance:
Wind: Some with gusts
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:37
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:02:29 | 10 kms | 06m 15s  min/km
Age Group: 0/45
Overall: 0/437
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]