Tri Latta Triathlon - Triathlon


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Huntersville, North Carolina
United States
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81F / 27C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 32m 15s
Overall Rank = 89/318
Age Group = 47
Age Group Rank = 10/44
Pre-race routine:

This race is both my earliest in the day and the largest I do. It means getting up early because the parking can be an issue. I was up at 4:15 and out the door at 4:50. Ate my traditional oatmeal breakfast. I was on site at 5:10 - much earlier than last year. I was glad to be early given the size. Got my chip and marked, and setup my transition area.
Event warmup:

I did my new but quickly becoming a tradition of a half mile run with activation i the middle. This is turning into a new good thing. I needed to hit the bathroom but it was just too long. I did go down and get a brief swim in; first non-wetsuit swim of the year.
Swim
  • 15m 43s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 06s / 100 meters
Comments:

Swim was very good - I started way right and angled toward the turn buoy. I got kicked pretty good about 200 meters in that was a wake up. I sighted well and felt strong. My swim time was 1:52 faster than last year. Great time drop and consistent with this year's efforts
Transition 1
  • 03m 7s
Comments:

What happened here? Terrible - yes it was very muddy and I was being careful but this was not good. Took me more than 20 seconds more than last year assuming like to like.
Bike
  • 45m 34s
  • 17 miles
  • 22.38 mile/hr
Comments:

This was fun - about 5 miles in found a group of 5 including me who would jockey the next 12 miles. We road hard but respective of each other. Really helped push the pace but we did not draft either. Fastest I have been on a bike mph for a triathlon. 2 and half minutes faster than last year.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing - I rode very well. I took a gel this year and it was a good plan.
Transition 2
  • 02m 13s
Comments:

Again slower than last year. The mud made me do two things:

1. Not leave my shoes on the bike did not want all that mud on my feet
2. Be careful coming into TA

Run
  • 25m 58s
  • 5 kms
  • 05m 11s  min/km
Comments:

My first two miles split were right at 8:45 but my HR data puts me at 155 - race pace HR. SO this is what I had this day. The course was muddy; I commented later coming down one hill very cautiously because I envisioned blowing out a hamstring if I slipped. It poured the night before and the race course had some true mud pits. I was faster by 34 seconds than last year
Post race
Warm down:

I grabbed some water and a banana; the results were on a big screen but not working. I looked at my watch and was not happy. I wanted to break 1:30 thinking I had done a 1:32 last year.

It was not until I got to my car that I realized that I had dropped over 4 minutes and this was a course PR. And then I was really happy

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I ran my A olympic race six days before; I did very well at that race and gave an absolute amazing effort.My oldest daughter was graduating that night from high school so we had a party and family in town. At one point this morning I seriously considering going back to bed.

Given I was tired, recovering from the race last weekend and dealing with a graduation weekend, the race was good.

Event comments:

Every year I asked myself why I run this race - yes its close to home. But I never trail run. But I do it. Pleased with the effort and results - the transition times were terrible but some of that is the conditions. I was purposely being careful.




Last updated: 2014-06-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:43 | 750 meters | 02m 06s / 100meters
Age Group: 13/44
Overall: 97/318
Performance: Good
Suit: no
Course: It was suppose to be a counter clock wise rectangle but turned into an out and back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:07
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:45:34 | 17 miles | 22.38 mile/hr
Age Group: 8/44
Overall: 52/318
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:13
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:58 | 05 kms | 05m 11s  min/km
Age Group: 22/44
Overall: 169/318
Performance: Below average
155 average HR and 8:45 pace
Course: Trail run - and quite muddy
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3