Patanella's Lumpy Pancake Olympic Tri - TriathlonOlympic


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Staten Island, New York
United States
Greenbrook Racing
80F / 27C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 31m 53s
Overall Rank = 21/161
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 5/21
Pre-race routine:

Cheerios at 4am, stretch, head to race site early.
Event warmup:

Stretching (once at home, once at site)
Swim
  • 36m 42s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 14s / 100 yards
Comments:

Worst swim ever; goggles leaked and caused constant problems, ill fitting wetsuit dug into skin around shoulders...course was brutal; after first 1/4 with tide, the next 1/2 against took forever, and the water was, in spots, filthy with trash and full of stinging jellyfish.
What would you do differently?:

New wetsuit, different goggles, practice more ocean swims
Transition 1
  • 02m 10s
Comments:

Have to work on this; these extra minutes cost me a top 3 finish.
Bike
  • 1h 11m 9s
  • 24 miles
  • 20.24 mile/hr
Comments:

Good enough course; during the race I felt like I was going pretty good, but in retrospect I should have pushed more...disappointing time considering last week's bike time.
What would you do differently?:

push harder
Transition 2
  • 01m 27s
Comments:

Ran the wrong way out; lost ~20s
Run
  • 40m 27s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 06m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

I did not feel like I was pushing hard, but my HR was inching towards 170, so I kept steady...the run was actually great, my best time in any race by ~20s/mile.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Tons of water and stretching

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hardware on the swim, awful transitions

Event comments:

Good race; if they could find a way to avoid swimming against the current and the pockets of trash/jellies (around the pier), it would have been great.




Last updated: 2007-07-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:42 | 1640 yards | 02m 14s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 56/161
Performance: Bad
Suit: Yes
Course: North (with tide) for 1/4m, south (against tide) for 1/2m, north for final 1/4m, all along the shoreline
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:10
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:11:09 | 24 miles | 20.24 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 30/161
Performance: Below average
~155 HR
Wind: Little
Course: 3 8 mile loops; two hills, mostly flat
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:27
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:40:27 | 06.21 miles | 06m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 11/161
Performance: Good
~163
Course: 2 5k loops, down beach and back on pavement and bwalk
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4