Cultus Lake Tri (Olympic) - TriathlonOlympic


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Cultus Lake, British Columbia
Canada
Outback Events
10C / 50F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 51m 18s
Overall Rank = 3/~200
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 1/~20
Pre-race routine:

Had about an hour drive to the race site. Had plenty of time to get organized. I had Oatmeal and Flax seed with raisins for breakfast. About 2hrs before I had an Ensure. Then had a bite or two of a power bar when I felt some hunger before the start.
Event warmup:

5-10 min jog to get the heart pumping and body warm. Stayed out of the water.
Swim
  • 16m 58s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 08s / 100 meters
Comments:

Very cold water. Got used to it after 500m but it was a shock to the face when I first jumped in.
The course was definitely short. No way I averaged 1:08/100m
Transition 1
  • 02m 20s
Comments:

Horrible transition. I decided to wear arm warmers that took soooo long to get on. I should have just ditched them as it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. All well.
Bike
  • 1h 00m 18s
  • 40 kms
  • 39.80 km/hr
Comments:

I rode hard but the legs felt great. No burning at all. Flew up the climbs. Made sure to drink as much as I could... HEED and Sustained Energy mix.
Transition 2
  • 00m 50s
Comments:

Quick second tranistion. Nothing wrong.
Run
  • 31m 21s
  • 10 kms
  • 03m 08s  min/km
Comments:

Felt solid. Ran hard, pushing it the whole way. Had a gel in hand and tried to eat it but my mouth gets so dry I couldn't swallow it all. had to ditch half of it. was gaining on second place but just couldn't reel him in before the line.
Very happy with my time relative to others. Michael Simpson can hammer out some fast runs and i was only 1 second slower. I'm sure his max effort would have put him a bit faster, but I'm thinking not by much.
Post race
Warm down:

16minute run for cool down Nice and easy.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Some stomach cramping/bloating in the swim cause some discomfort. Probably didn't slow me down though. All in all I had a good race. Painfully slow transitions.

Event comments:

May need some adjustments to the distances but all in all it was a good race.




Last updated: 2007-05-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:58 | 1500 meters | 01m 08s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/~20
Overall: 14/~200
Performance: Below average
Suit: Full wetsuit -vaseline on hands and feet
Course:
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:20
Performance:
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:00:18 | 40 kms | 39.80 km/hr
Age Group: 1/~20
Overall: 3/~200
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: 2 small climbs. One at the start and one with 2km to go. Flat otherwise.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:50
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
00:31:21 | 10 kms | 03m 08s  min/km
Age Group: 0/~20
Overall: 0/~200
Performance:
Course: Basically flat but some beach running slowed it down a bit. Probably not 10km as there's no way I can run a 31:21 off the bike.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]