Philadelphia Triathlon in Fairmount Park - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Philadelphia Triathlon, LLC
77F / 25C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 09m 59s
Overall Rank = 1/50
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Up again early, 5am. Got to race sight and saw where my biker would be. I got my bearings and then onto a bus to be shipped over to swim start.
Event warmup:

Like yesterday, I swam about 300. Slow build up to race pace.
Swim
  • 26m 24s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 37s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was swimmer for the team CHOP relay. My swim wave was with all males 20-30. So needless to say I was pretty intimidated at the start. It ended up not being too bad. I went out hard and took a breath every stroke to make sure I didn't panic. I thought if I can keep enough air in my lungs, I will be ok. It wasn't until about 400 in I was able to get out of enough traffic I could bi-lateral breath. Then I settled in to a nice hard stroke. I ended up cathcing the 2 waves in front of me which SUCKED! I had a hard time getting around the breaststrokers. I sprinted into the finish and ran my little ass off into T1.
What would you do differently?:

Go harder. I left MOST of it in the water, but could have left more.
Transition 1
  • 01m 53s
Comments:

Adam took the anklet/chip off of me and put on Jeff. We lucked out on a good spot in transition.
Bike
  • 1h 00m 34s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 24.62 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

I nabbed the anklet/chip off of Jeff and put on Adam. Pretty smooth transition.
Run
  • 40m 3s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 06m 27s  min/mile
Post race
Event comments:

My team rocked! We got first out of ALL the relay teams. I was definetly the weaker link, so I feel like I don't deserve the win. BUT, I have to remind myself that I still did good considering it was still only my 2nd OW race. And even though I swam more distance today, I improved my pace. Next year, we'll totally smoke the other teams.




Last updated: 2007-06-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:26:24 | 1640 yards | 01m 37s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 19/50
Performance: Good
Suit: Quintana Roo sleeveless/short
Course: Straight shot down with a hard right into transition.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:53
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:00:34 | 24.85 miles | 24.62 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/50
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:03
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:40:03 | 06.21 miles | 06m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/50
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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Evaluation
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Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
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