Ashland Lions Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Ashland, Massachusetts
United States
FIRM
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 16m 18s
Overall Rank = 287/330
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 18/24
Pre-race routine:

Get numbers, psyche myself out
Event warmup:

Not much time for a warm up. Luckily the event started later than expected and I did a little swim.
Swim
  • 34m 34s
  • 1760 yards
  • 01m 58s / 100 yards
Comments:

Still having panic attacks into the swim. Sighting wasn't that good, but swimming outside the pack worked best for me.
I think the course may have been short.
What would you do differently?:

Should have hesitated at the start a few more seconds.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

It seems transitions were blended in with the bike time and I didn't time myself. Chances are it was somewhere in the 5-10minute range as there was a significant distance through the woods, uphill, from the lake to transition. Bringing shoes to the water to run to transition was a really good idea.
What would you do differently?:

Take wetsuit off in water.
Bike
  • 1h 41m 6s
  • 26 miles
  • 15.43 mile/hr
Comments:

Tough course.
What would you do differently?:

Back off a little and save some for the run.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 1h 00m 37s
  • 6 miles
  • 10m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

This run was hard. Uphill right out of transition made getting stride tough. Had terrible cramping during run. Stopped to walk way too much. Last mile was good once I got my legs going, mostly downhill.
What would you do differently?:

Save something on the bike so I don't have to walk as much. Definitely bring drink with me.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough drink. Panic in the swim

Event comments:

The production of the race was good for the price.




Last updated: 2007-06-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:34 | 1760 yards | 01m 58s / 100yards
Age Group: 20/24
Overall: 314/330
Performance: Below average
Suit: orca
Course: Sort of a rectangle in a lake.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:41:06 | 26 miles | 15.43 mile/hr
Age Group: 21/24
Overall: 298/330
Performance:
Most likely this is where the transition times were incorporated.
Wind: None
Course: VERY hilly!
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Good
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
01:00:37 | 06 miles | 10m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 15/24
Overall: 223/330
Performance: Bad
Course: Hilly
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4