Three Rivers Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Three Rivers, Michigan
United States
75F / 24C
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 21m 53s
Overall Rank = 15/119
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 2/13
Pre-race routine:

Woke up to near torrential rains. Got dressed. Had clif bar and trader joes green goodness juice. Loaded bikes onto car. Grabbed a coffee ( two sugars ) to go.

Got totally lost trying to get to the race site. I gave up following the other people I was with and found a sign for the race. Got there with about an hour before race time.

Setup transition area. Put plastic bags over my running shoes so they would stay dry.
Event warmup:

Due to getting lost, rain, etc, didn't get much of a warmup.

8' of biking, quick out and back, spinning, making sure every gear worked well. Had to adjust brakes as the rear was rubbing a little.

Got back to transition, found people trying to steal my spot despite my transition bag, towel, and wetsuit consicuously placed in front of the rack. Had about 20' to go so I slammed an espresso hammer gel. Mmmmmm, gooood.

Got wetsuit on. I think wetsuit has finally had it. A couple more tears in the sleeve catch panel now. It's almost more patchwork than actual wetsuit. I paid $100 for it 3 years ago, so I think I've got my money's worth from it.

Got in the water for a quick swim warmup and wetsuit warmup ( hehehe ). Did a couple out easy, back in hard laps. Water was great!
Swim
  • 22m 4s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 28s / 100 meters
Comments:

I hung with the lead group until the first turn buoy. I was a little bit back so not getting a draft of them anymore. I also noticed they were way off course. I hung with 2 other guys who navigated properly. They took turns trying to pass eachother, and I just hung behind both and latched onto their draft like a lamprey. Between the lead group and these two guys I drafted probably 80% of the whole course.
What would you do differently?:

Nuttin' honey.
Transition 1
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

Run uphill a bit from the exit to transition, and out the other side to start the bike. When I upended my helmet to put it on, water poured on my head. Yay. It was definitely rainy.
What would you do differently?:

Problems again with wetsuit. I just need to practice more. It always gets stuck on my heels.
Bike
  • 1h 13m 22s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.32 mile/hr
Comments:

Due to the rain it was quite technical, and I took it very easy through some of the turns. This was a C race so last thing I needed was to slideout and hurt myself or wreck the bike.

I dropped my chain to the inside on one climb. I also got stung by a mother(*$%&#$ing bee on my foot at about mile 21. It got inside my shoe by the ankle and stung me. I almost wrecked when it happened as I had to reach down and fish it out.

I also had my rear brake rubbing, so I had to reach back during the race and raise the cam to disengage it so I wouldn't rub. Rain, hills, no rear brake. Wheeeeee! :)

One big shot of gel from my flask at 55 min. Aerobottle with 3 scoops Gu2O, plus 1/2 bottle of water.
What would you do differently?:

I would do my anti-rain dance.
Transition 2
  • 01m
Comments:

Blazed this T. Everything went smooth. Everything went fast.
What would you do differently?:

Nuttin' honey.
Run
  • 43m 45s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Run was good.

Mile 1: 6:58, ahr 162, mhr 226?
Mile 2: 7:27, ahr 162, mhr 166
Mile 3: 7:22, ahr 160, mhr 163
Mile 4: 7:37, ahr 160, mhr 164
Mile 5: 7:27, ahr 161, mhr 164
Mile 6.2: 6:48, ahr 163, mhr 170

The last stretch from mile 5'ish to the finish was downhill. I had someone on my heels, so I pushed it really hard. He ended up passing me, but he wasn't in my AG so I let him go.

I felt really strong on the run. I was running hard, but I wasn't going all out. I definitely had a bit more speed in me, but I didn't have it in me today to make it hurt all out. Still pulled off a new PR on a nicely rolling course.

Took water at every stop, plus gatorade at two. Didn't use my gel.
What would you do differently?:

Make it hurt more. I know I can run faster. I need to keep up the mental focus in miles 2-4, that's where I slowed.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, stretched a bit. Cheered the rest of my club as they came in.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Rain on the bike. Treated it as a C race, so I didn't bring my mental A game.

Event comments:

Great race. Beautiful location. Super friendly and helpful volunteers. It's a smaller race, so there's a lot more attention to detail. Definitely a race to do again ( and hope that it doesn't rain! ).




Last updated: 2006-08-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:04 | 1500 meters | 01m 28s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/119
Performance: Good
162 AHR, 177 MHR
Suit: Full suit
Course: Circular route, clockwise.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:30
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:13:22 | 24.85 miles | 20.32 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/119
Performance: Average
AHR 157, MHR 185, Avg Power 215 Watts
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Out and back. Hilly. Wet. Gravel in a few spots. Lots of turns.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:43:45 | 06.21 miles | 07m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 0/119
Performance: Good
Course: One loop, around the lake.
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?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]