HITS Triathlon Series: Naples - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic


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Naples, Florida
United States
HITS Triathlon Series
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 22m 50s
Overall Rank = 35/206
Age Group = 40 -44
Age Group Rank = 3/16
Pre-race routine:

Drive to race site. set up Transition about 6:20. Race start 7:40. Took some time to just relax in car after set up. Put on Wetsuit at about 7:05 and headed to beach.
Event warmup:

Did a 5 min swim to check the water. Did a few race pace intervals. Took 1 gel 15 min. before start.
Swim
  • 25m 48s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 34s / 100 yards
Comments:

Happy with swim. Two loops gives you an idea where you stand during the swim. Water was good. Flat water low chop. Did a bit of drafting the first lap but this did pull me off course alittle. Happy with swim time .
What would you do differently?:

Overall happy with swim. Need to find a draft early and stick with it.
Transition 1
  • 01m 37s
Comments:

Good Transition for me. Kept it very simple. Only had to put on socks shoes, helmet, sun glasses.
What would you do differently?:

None. Some day I need to do a race with now socks. It would save some time.
Bike
  • 1h 08m 21s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 21.81 mile/hr
Comments:

After sitting down with the numbers for the race I am happy with the performance. For the first 5 miles or so the body was not happy about all the salt water I drank during the swim. I felt a little off balance.so just tried o get in a grove in the first 10 min. After about 15 min I felt ok so started to push the pace. This is when I stared to get passed by a few guys so I picked up the pace a bit more to try and stay with them. After about the 4th person passed me I was able to say with one guy. For the next 15 miles we just kept going back and forth. This did help me push the pace to stay with him and when he came around me I was able to focus and just keep the pace and not get dropped. At about mile 18 I did get dropped by him. Next time I need t just push the pace and stay with him. PR for the bike.
Nutrition: Had one bottle of Gatorade on bike. 2 gels on bike.
What would you do differently?:

Late in the ride I need to push more. I also need to put some water on my bike to rinse mouth out after swim. Gatorade was not good for the first 5 miles.
Transition 2
  • 00m 46s
Comments:

Great T2 for me. Under 1 min. happy.
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on dismount so i can get going quicker.
Run
  • 45m 25s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 07m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

Looking to run 7:15 per mile. Did not workout this time. Just did not feel i had the leg speed today. I was 1st in Age Group run so happy with that.
What would you do differently?:

Work on fitness. Need to be able to run a sub 44 min 10k to be in the mix to win age group.
Post race
Warm down:

Just walked around and talk to a few friends. Unhappy after the race with run but found out later I did finish 3rd in age group.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Need more speed work both on the bike and run. Need to do more longer bike TT to improve the ability to push harder during race. Also need to work on more leg speed to improve run.

Event comments:

Great race. I will be back next year.




Last updated: 2014-11-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:48 | 1640 yards | 01m 34s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/16
Overall: 28/206
Performance: Good
Swim time includes short run up the beach.
Suit: X terra Wetsuit
Course: Two loop beach start.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:37
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:08:21 | 24.85 miles | 21.81 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/16
Overall: 49/206
Performance: Good
5 mile lap. 1 - 14:14 = 21.06 2 - 13:49 = 21.70 3 - 13:42 = 21.88 4 - 13:33 = 22.14 5 - 4.59 miles - 12:55 = 21.32
Wind: Some
Course: Out and Back Into wind on way out and help on the way back.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:46
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:45:25 | 06.2 miles | 07m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/16
Overall: 38/206
Performance: Average
1 - 7:16 2 - 7:43 3 - 7:38 4 - 7:34 5 - 7:54 6 - 7:18
Course: Flat out and back
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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] 5