Motor City Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Detroit, Michigan
United States
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Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 26m 44s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim! Almost 10 1/2 min faster than last year. Good coaching, more swims and less current to fight in this year's course.
What would you do differently?:

Increase pace. Did not start agressively enough, nor did I 'hit the hammer' like I should have.

Did not drink much hour before race, but 20ozs 1.5 hrs before of accelerade...maybe paid for it during the last 5k of the run.
Transition 1
  • 01m 47s
Comments:

good transition.
What would you do differently?:

pull off suit while putting on helmet...maybe try without socks
Bike
  • 1h 09m 43s
  • 23 miles
  • 19.79 mile/hr
Comments:

Need to work on bike, avg. MPH should be 21 for 08!
What would you do differently?:

go faster, drink more liquids earlier.

Ate two hammer gels...maybe should have had a third at the end and ate every 1/2 hour instead of 40-45min
Transition 2
  • 00m 53s
Run
  • 1h 06m 25s
  • 6.8 miles
  • 09m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Run was by far my worst. Dead legs with dehydration, really struggled last 4 miles. Cramps most of run portion.
What would you do differently?:

drink more right before swim, early bike and more than one gel.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

dehydration, need more bike and run work. More bike/run bricks

Event comments:

Good, fun race. Beautiful Detroit/Windsor location, clean, clear water and flat & fast bike. Run is made more challenging by 3/4 mile (X2 for OLY distance) paved trail run that is VERY uneven and somewhat treacherous.




Last updated: 2007-05-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:26:44 | 1640 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/
Overall: 35/
Performance: Good
Suit: wetsuit
Course: Belle Isle Marina (North, no current) 500 m with current of 1-2 mph FAST 200 m against current
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:47
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:09:43 | 23 miles | 19.79 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/
Overall: 80/
Performance: Good
Wind: Strong
Course: strong wind around the island from the West, so only a small portion was tailwind most head or cross. .2 MPH better than last year, with the headwind, I am happy. Legs a little slow to get going.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:53
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:06:25 | 06.8 miles | 09m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/
Overall: 112/
Performance: Bad
Course: course .7miles longer due to course change. Hot, was dehydrated last 4 miles, uneven trail portion.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
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: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 4