Ice Breaker Triathlon - Triathlon


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Granite Bay, California
United States
Total Body Fitness
65F / 18C
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 21m 4s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up early and drove to Sac. Got set up, met up with a couple of online friends (couldn't find Brad, though). Tried not to think about the race much.
Event warmup:

Just swam a bit, but nothing else.
Swim
  • 29m 1s
  • 880 yards
  • 03m 18s / 100 yards
Comments:

Ugg! The water was sooooo cold. But, not as cold as it could have been. Near the beach, it wasn't very choppy, but as I got closer to the first buoy, it felt like trying to swim in the washing machine. Not fun.

I managed to stick with it, slow as I was, and just finish. But, I swear, the last leg is in some kind of space/time continuum... no matter how much I swam, the shore never got any closer.
What would you do differently?:

Oh, I don't know... maybe do some swim workouts?
Transition 1
  • 05m 3s
Comments:

I'm actually really happy with my T1 time, considering this is my first T1 with bike shoes!

My wetsuit came off beautifully! I credit the thick, slippery Costco hair conditioner I slathered on my legs. Note to self: use that again.

I even managed to run up the beach and into the transition area.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Just be faster at each item.
Bike
  • 55m 23s
  • 13 miles
  • 14.08 mile/hr
Comments:

I had hoped to be faster than this. I even lost about two minutes trying to help two women with a flat, but even then I wouldn't have been fast enough to break the 15 mph avg barrier. Oh well.

I was just happy to be out there with my new pedals and not be scared to death. So, that alone makes it a great success!

There were points on the course that were a bit scary, to tell the truth. Esp the long straight-away where the wind was coming from a slight angle. I nearly lost it at least once along there.

And other places along the course, when I got to the top of little hills, the wind would catch me off guard.

I'm happy that I was able to unclip at each of the turnarounds, and the one time I stopped on the course.
What would you do differently?:

Feel more comfortable with my pedals and ride harder.
Transition 2
  • 02m 44s
Comments:

First time using Yankz, and it seemed to work fine. I forgot to lap my watch as I was coming in, so this is a guess for time.
What would you do differently?:

Run out faster with my race belt, rather than stand there talking to Eric while putting it on.
Run
  • 48m 51s
  • 4 miles
  • 12m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Uggg! This run sucked. Fortunately, much of it was in the shade, as the sun was out. But, since they changed the course, it was much harder than it usually is. Lots of very steep uphills, followed by steep downhills. I wound up walking the uphills to save my HR, and then walking the downhills to save my ankles.

Maybe it's because of my hard workouts late in the week, but I couldn't seem to push harder than about 174 bpm on the run.

And there was lots and lots of poison oak to be avoided.
What would you do differently?:

Train more on hills? Be less chicken?
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around looking for Eric, chatting with friends. Gathered my stuff, hung out to hear I didn't place (oh well), and then headed off for yummy Mexican food!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I was treating this like a training race, so I let myself off the hook a couple of times when I could have pushed a bit harder.

Event comments:

Everyone knows I love the TBF folks.




Last updated: 2007-04-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:01 | 880 yards | 03m 18s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
151 avg HR
Suit: My QR wetsuit
Course: Just a big square, around 2 buoys.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 63F / 17C Current: High
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 05:03
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:55:23 | 13 miles | 14.08 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
170 avg HR
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: A technical course with lots of turns, hills, curves, loops and turn-arounds. Not an easy course. And the sudden gusts of wind didn't help at all.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:44
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:48:51 | 04 miles | 12m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
mile 1: 11:54 - 172 avg HR mile 2: 12:42 - 171 avg HR mile 3: 13:06 - 173 avg HR mile 4: 11:09 - 177 avg HR
Course: they changed the course because of the rain and mud - hilly! very very very hilly!
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