Mullet Man Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Perdido Key, Florida
United States
Flora Bama Lounge and Package Store
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 33m 41s
Overall Rank = 108/407
Age Group = M 40-44
Age Group Rank = 25/43
Pre-race routine:

Mullet Man is always a big event for us. We had the house full of guest from Louisiana and Fairhope. Went to packet pick up as a group Friday night then back for prerace dinner. Marcy prepared the standard pasta and chicken and fed 7 of us. We then went out to the garage and got the bikes ready and then came in and packed up bags and worked the checklist. Slept well, cough finally stopped and slept till the alarm went off.

Got to race and parking was a little pain but not bad. Saw fellow BT's, Brandy, Matt, and John before the race. Argued with the gang about wetsuits and helped fix a friends mtn bike then off to the swim. Frank and I went without the wetsuits, everybody else in the group wore them.
Event warmup:

Walked in the cold water and peed.
Swim
  • 06m 31s
  • 400 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was in the sixth wave and we were swimming left to right. I noticed that in the first 2 waves the swimmers were getting sucked to the wrong side of the buoy. I adjusted my start position about 30 feet to the right of the buoy and nailed it, turning precisely on the buoy without having to adjust at all. On the across portion, I had a hard time siting the second buoy. Are wave had orange swim caps and the buoy was orange. I just tried to stay in the middle of the group but swam a little further out than I needed. I corrected well and turned right on the buoy. Swam in and got drug 40 feet to the right of the swim exit. Ran back to the exit and into transition. There were some big waves but it was an easy swim. Glad I skipped the wetsuit. Similiar placing to last year.
What would you do differently?:

Tell the race organizers not to use orange swim caps with orange turn buoys. I have had this happen in both orange and yellow caps and it always makes it more interesting.
Transition 1
  • 01m 42s
Comments:

Ran to bike and didn't get all the rocks off my feet. Had a pebble in one shoe but decided to tough it out. No real issues.
What would you do differently?:

clean my feet b4 putting on shoes and probably run a little harder in and out. I was rusty on transitions
Bike
  • 47m 48s
  • 17.1 miles
  • 21.46 mile/hr
Comments:

The course was supposed to shortened by a mile, but it was the same course as last year. My time was 29 seconds slowwer than last year, but I can't complain as bike training less than 50% of what I was doing at this time last year. I passed 107 bikes on the course and was only passed by 3 bikers. That part was alot of fun. I averaged 25.7 on the way out and 18.6 on the way home. My placing on the bike dropped from top a good bit from last year. I drank aero bottle full of water and a half bottle of gatorade endurance, no gels necessary for this race.
What would you do differently?:

I rode a good race, I probably could have pushed harder with the tail wind but I raced above where I had planned. I just need to get my training back on track. I am going to experiment with the road bike some more, but the engine was what made the difference today.
Transition 2
  • 01m 28s
Comments:

slipped feet out of pedals a little early but no real issues. I ran without socks and without my ankle braces. First run since last June without the ankle braces. I was a little concerned but it held up fine.
Run
  • 35m 57s
  • 4 miles
  • 08m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

I ran a solid race, 2 minutes and 20 seconds faster than last year and my fastest in the 5 mullet mans I have done. I have trained many miles on this course and I was worried about coming back into the headwind. No issues and I was actually stronger on the way back yesterday. Ankle was sore at the end but no worse than normal. Significant improvement in both my AG and overall on the run. Made up for the slower bike.
Post race
Warm down:

No warm down, went back to watch others finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of bike training hurt a little, otherwise a very good race for me. I was 7 minutes faster than last year. The swim was way easy compared to last year, but I still had almost a 2 mimute improvement on the run/bike combined.

Event comments:

Great race, lots of fun with good friends. The girls all rocked, Lindsay was 6th overall female and won her age group. Marcy won her age group, and Susan was Grandmaster Female winner. Hungout with friends till 1 oclock.




Last updated: 2007-01-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:31 | 400 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 30/43
Overall: 218/407
Performance: Good
HR avg was 142
Suit: Ooop Shorts and pearl izumi top
Course: Course looked pretty short today. Alledgedly out 100, across 200 and in 100. Swim is just past the breakers and there was a nice chop to it. Swm was east to west so no sun in the eyes and they always run this race in the direction of the current, which is a nice touch.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: High
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:42
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:47:48 | 17.1 miles | 21.46 mile/hr
Age Group: 14/43
Overall: 43/407
Performance: Average
20.05 out and 27:43 back. Avg HR 157. Watts were 217 both directions. Last year my wattage was 239 but I actually have only been time trialing at 210 in my limited training.
Wind: Strong
Course: Out and back from the flora bama to the state park and back. Great tail out and strong headwind back.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:28
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:35:57 | 04 miles | 08m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 31/43
Overall: 226/407
Performance: Good
9:13 159 8:43 160 9:08 164 8:53 166
Course: Out and back along the beach from the flora bama to the bridge, under the bridge and back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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] 4