West Plains WunderWoman Triathlon - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic


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Medical Lake, Washington
United States
Emde Sports Inc.
60F / 16C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 3h 30m 9s
Overall Rank = 37/49
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 3/4
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 3:30 a.m. and drove two hours to the event site.
Event warmup:

Set up transition, went for a warm-up swim, and then thunder and lightning and the race was delayed 45 minutes.
Swim
  • 32m 40s
  • 1300 meters
  • 02m 31s / 100 meters
Comments:

Swim went well. Started on the outside of the group and stayed there, for the most part. Not too many issues with other swimmers. Took a good frog kick to the heart monitor, however.
What would you do differently?:

Swim faster.
Transition 1
  • 02m 21s
Comments:

Rocked it.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Bike
  • 1h 39m 27s
  • 25 miles
  • 15.08 mile/hr
Comments:

Some rain, some sun, some wind, some not wind, some lightning, some not, some thunder, some not, some overcast, some not. Fought some wind when riding out through the wheat fields, but no wind on the way back. Very crazy weather! Time also includes a stop at the porta potty before crossing the timing mat in front of transition.
What would you do differently?:

Ride faster. I'm just too slow. Everybody was passing me like I wasn't even pedaling. Hate getting passed by overweight people on beach cruisers and mountain bikes!
Transition 2
  • 01m 4s
Comments:

Great T2.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 1h 14m 36s
  • 6 miles
  • 12m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

My Garmin wasn't working. I tried fiddling with it at the beginning of my run, but it wouldn't work. I don't know what's up with it. So I stuck it in my back pocket and ignored it. It was completely useless and got no data from any part of the race. I have no idea why. So, I just pushed myself as hard as I could. I really hurt! I hurt bad. But I kept pushing myself as hard as I could. This sure beats last year's time, but it's still pretty bad.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed some pizza from the pizza truck, and then a soda from my truck. I hurt really bad. I wish my Garmin would work. They gave out awards for the top five places in each age group, so I got a medal.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My body.

Event comments:

Really well organized. Great race for women of all ages and abilities. (Women only race.) There were lots of women with beach cruisers, mountain bikes, road bikes, and tri bikes.




Last updated: 2016-07-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:32:40 | 1300 meters | 02m 31s / 100meters
Age Group: 5/4
Overall: 30/49
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Counter clockwise U from the beach.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:21
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:39:27 | 25 miles | 15.08 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/4
Overall: 32/49
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some with gusts
Course:
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:04
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:14:36 | 06 miles | 12m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/4
Overall: 41/49
Performance: Good
Course: Twice clockwise around Medical Lake.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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