Oshkosh Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Winneconne, Wisconsin
United States
Midwest Sports Events
70sF / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 13m 20s
Overall Rank = 153/199
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 20/23
Pre-race routine:

Woke up after 2 hours of sleep and drove to the event. Set up transition and mellowed out
Event warmup:

Quick swim- hard to walk on bare feet since I sliced them on the Zebra Mussles the day before.
Swim
  • 29m 37s
  • 1444 yards
  • 02m 03s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

More practice with the new wetsuit. This was the first OWS with the suit
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

T1 was slow. I needed to put on socks and bandaids to the cut up toes and I did not want to put these on until after the swim and the sandy run. Needed to make sure feet were dry, which took a while.
What would you do differently?:

Not slice feet the day prior to the race
Bike
  • 1h 38m 44s
  • 28 miles
  • 17.02 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike ride felt good except I needed to pee at mile 15 and there was no place to go and I'm not hard core enough to pee on the bike.
I slowed my H2O intake the last half of the ride--- bad idea that hurt me on the run.
What would you do differently?:

Make sure the new computer worked in the AM- it worked Saturday, but not during the race
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Changed bloody socks for the run. This took a few minutes
What would you do differently?:

Not cut feet the day before the race.
Run
  • 1h 01m 41s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 57s  min/mile
Comments:

COuld not get HR les than 170. Lower quads hurt first mile.
Surprixed, but the feet held up- for the most part.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

My 38 year old body. Over all it felt good for my first OLY

Event comments:

As has been mentioned. Sara was there the night before and gave a great talk.
Also, Thanks to the young lady that is starting medical school next week. The chattting during the run allowed me to finish the run without walking.




Last updated: 2006-08-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:37 | 1444 yards | 02m 03s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 0/199
Performance:
I wanted to keep HR < 160 and was unsuccessful. I did not know you can hear the HRM beeping underwater..
Suit:
Course: Out and Back- Shallow for most of it
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:38:44 | 28 miles | 17.02 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 0/199
Performance: Good
HR>170 for much of the ride
Wind: Some
Course: Long loop, mostly flat with a few small hills
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:01:41 | 06.2 miles | 09m 57s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/23
Overall: 0/199
Performance:
HR off the chart 170-180s, but I was dry
Course: Flat, nice run
Keeping cool Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4