Maumee Bay Triathlon - International Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Oregon, Ohio
United States
HFP Racing
Total Time = 2h 28m 38s
Overall Rank = 5/
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 1/
Pre-race routine:

Drove Up early AM left by 5:00 - easy drive - had waffles - yogurt -
Event warmup:

Plenty of time got bike racked - great venue
Swim
  • 28m 43s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 45s / 100 yards
Comments:

Wow - kinda scary first open water swim - not prepared for all the bumping and crazy swimming
What would you do differently?:

Sight better - think I swam straight - little bothered by all the others around me - need to swim more open water
Transition 1
  • 02m 10s
Comments:

coming out of the water - tripped on my own 2 feet - the wet suit does have bouce even out of the water - fell flat on my face (sand every where) - i'm sure it looked pretty funny!! Even I chuckled :-) Slowest T time - one bud asked if i was putting on makeup and fixing my hair!!! NOT, LOL
What would you do differently?:

Suit got stuck on my left foot - need to practice more
Bike
  • 1h 13m 21s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.33 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike felt hard - headwinds seemed to be every direction - on tired legs no taper for this race
What would you do differently?:

Bike more and taper
Transition 2
  • 01m 2s
Comments:

More like it - headed for best part
What would you do differently?:

nothing on this one
Run
  • 43m 23s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 06m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Fun run - stayed in zone - too flat I like some rollers - legs felt fresher after swimming then in Du's
What would you do differently?:

Go out less aggresive - kick the 2nd half - could get another couple of mins on 2nd 1/2
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Experience with swimming and just more time in sport

Event comments:

Glad i got to do this before the 1/2 IM - learned a ton!!! Will be better prepared for the next one!! Good confidence booster - 5th overall -and bested the elite women's field times!!




Last updated: 2007-06-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:43 | 1640 yards | 01m 45s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: QR
Course: 2 loops
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:10
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:13:21 | 24.85 miles | 20.33 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 93/
Performance:
Wind: Headwind
Course: Flat as you can get...
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:02
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:43:23 | 06.21 miles | 06m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 19/
Performance: Good
Min hrt 156 - peak 187 (LT for Me) Ave for bike and run 175
Course: Flat flat flat - hot and humid too - first mile 6:06 little too fast settled in after missed some splits 7:08 6:46, 6:55, 14:25,
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4