Lake Las Vegas Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Henderson, Nevada
United States
Sunset Racing
108F / 42C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 45m 4s
Overall Rank = 16/45
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 5/8
Pre-race routine:

Transition set up. Walk around and chat with other Bt'ers, check out the bikes, get some coffee, etc.
Event warmup:

None really. I swam 100 yards just before the start.
Swim
  • 27m 32s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 41s / 100 yards
Comments:

Water was gross and murky. The first 200 yds being the worse. Sighting was hard due to the fact it had only two bouys for the entire course. I mostly just followed the couple of yellow caps in front of me. I still probably added a 100 yards or so to my swim by straying of course. During a portion, I kept bumping into the same person. I don't know if they were drafting me becuase I was not drafting them. I also don't know if I kept fading left or they kept fading right - probably a combination of the two.

There was a LONG run from the swim to T1 - about 300 yards or so - all up hill. That was fun!
Transition 1
  • 00m 56s
Comments:

Transition was very good. Second best time in AG and 5th overall. The biggest problem I had was not having the bike in the right gear. I thought it was fine until I saw the big hill out of T1. I couldn't get clipped in so I had to run my bike to the to of the hill (150') and then get it. I was a little disapointed with myself for that brain fart.
What would you do differently?:

Check gearing and the course out of T2
Bike
  • 1h 18m
  • 21.2 miles
  • 16.31 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike went pretty well. I am getting better. Ranked 16th our of 45. BTW - it IS all about the bike. It seems that wherever I rank in the bike, that is where I will rank overall.

ALSO - the course was NOT 40k. The best I can figure with my bike computer, using Map My Tri, and doubling the short course length (which was 2 laps) the course was 21.2 miles long
What would you do differently?:

Work on the engine more
Transition 2
  • 01m 20s
Comments:

OK Transition - 3rd best in AG and 11th overall.
Run
  • 57m 17s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

BRUTAL!!!! The desert potion had to be 115 degress. It was also too late in the day to start this race. I tried SO hard to stay hydrated. I would pour two cups of water over my head, drink two, and take a bottle of water. I did this at EVERY aid station. By the mid-point - I was sloshing around in my shoes because all the water would run into them.

I felt pretty strained during the run before, but this was the worst. I had to walk up all of the steep hills. The only comforting thing was it looked like a LOT of other people were doing the same thing.

It was an adventure!
Post race
Warm down:

Sit in the shade and DRINK, DRINK, DRINK!!!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat and hydration

Event comments:

Overall - I ran a goood race and had fun. I placed well but was disapointed they didn't have a clydesdale division. It just so happens, my AG had the highst number of people in it, so I was 5 out of 8. I would have been top three in just about evey other division.




Last updated: 2007-07-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:32 | 1640 yards | 01m 41s / 100yards
Age Group: 7/8
Overall: 18/45
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: A confusing dogleg right. I had to ask about 3 people to understand it.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Shot
Water temp: 82F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:56
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:18:00 | 21.2 miles | 16.31 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/8
Overall: 16/45
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: A four loop course that was sort of hilly.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:20
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:57:17 | 06.2 miles | 09m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/8
Overall: 19/45
Performance:
Course: Kind of an "out and back" in the desert and some paved roads.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4