Cayuga Lake Triathalon - TriathlonShort Course


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Trumansburg, NY, New York
United States
Ithaca Triathalon Club
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 14m
Overall Rank = 111/300
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 10/13
Pre-race routine:

woke up early, has boxed South Beach eggs for breakfast and they stunk so I ate a banana and a small yogurt with a Kashi bar
Event warmup:

100 yd swim--choppy and cold
Swim
  • 33m
  • 750 meters
  • 04m 24s / 100 meters
Comments:

my goggles were broken, many thanks to a volunteer named Barbara who loaned me hers and a man in the kayak named Ken who paddled with me and kept me going when I wanted to quit. Race volunteers are GREAT PEOPLE, I really appreciate their getting up early to help us on our journeys
What would you do differently?:

MORE OWS practice!
Transition 1
  • 02m
Bike
  • 1h 02m 21s
  • 20 kms
  • 19.25 km/hr
What would you do differently?:

need to ride more challenging hills to train for this kind of race. Need to get more adept at reaching for the water bottle as well
Transition 2
  • 02m
Run
  • 34m 26s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 11m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

water/gator aid available at 3 spots during the run used all of them on the way out and skipped the last ones on the way in as I wanted to finish with "red shirt guy" in front of me since I was pacing myself to him the way down the trail
What would you do differently?:

More hill/trail running to prepare for this type race
Post race
Warm down:

walk around, lots of water/juice waited around for the chiropractic students to help stretch my legs as they were cramping on the swim and run

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Head games about the swim-totally freaked myself out about it before touching a toe in then panicked early on in the swim which didn't help. Coach Bret would be ticked off at the swim performance today

Event comments:

overall ranked 10 in AG, have to look up how many women were in that group




Last updated: 2007-07-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:33:00 | 750 meters | 04m 24s / 100meters
Age Group: 13/13
Overall: 0/300
Performance: Bad
Suit: wetsuit
Course: first open water swim, I sucked-- had to hold on the kayaks several times. did a fair amount of back stroke, side stroke and some breast stroke since the chop and wetsuit messed up my freestyle
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 02:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:02:21 | 20 kms | 19.25 km/hr
Age Group: 11/13
Overall: 0/300
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: began with a 7% incline--thankfully I rode the course twice last week. The first hill was about 1/2 mile, levels a bit then a second hill a little less intense. Rolling hills and some flats with lots of wind coming off the lake. Eventually turns around then I actually began passing people on the ride down (6 in all!) Much more challenging than my first tri in June with that hill and the lake winds but I enjoyed it since it wasn't raining :-)
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:34:26 | 03.11 miles | 11m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/13
Overall: 0/300
Performance:
Course: down towards marina, under bridge then up the gorge trail which is hard packed gravel but well shaded. The rest of the run was open and sunny with patches of shade on grass
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Yes
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