Mid-Summer Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Troutdale, Oregon
United States
AA Sports
60F / 16C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 23m 47s
Overall Rank = 31/158
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 5/11
Pre-race routine:

Clif Bar and Pre-Race drink for food.
Event warmup:

15-20 min bike, couple of pickups to race. 10 min run, couple of pickups. 5-10 min swim...
Swim
  • 19m 31s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 11s / 100 yards
Comments:

Nobody to draft off of. Had some issues w/ waves ahead of me rounding the buoys
What would you do differently?:

May try adding 20-30 sec to my swim time to save for the bike.
Transition 1
  • 02m 32s
Comments:

Still need to improve on getting into shoes after hopping on bike
Bike
  • 1h 09m 1s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 21.60 mile/hr
Comments:

Had nothing in the tank. Knew I was training through this one, but was still disappointed. Felt a little better the back-half, but still ugly.
Transition 2
  • 01m 52s
Comments:

Little bit of issues getting the socks/shoes on, but not too bad
Run
  • 50m 51s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Went a good pace, but there was no speed there.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training through the event.

Event comments:

Only bummer was that they lost the finisher medals. So no proof I survived the event :)




Last updated: 2007-07-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:31 | 1640 yards | 01m 11s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/11
Overall: 1/158
Performance: Good
Suit: Full
Course: Clockwise around the lake. Buoy's were easy to spot.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:32
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:09:01 | 24.85 miles | 21.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 9/11
Overall: 61/158
Performance: Bad
Wind: Strong
Course: Out and backs. Wind was blowing West to East.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Too hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:52
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:50:51 | 06.21 miles | 08m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 9/11
Overall: 88/158
Performance: Bad
Course: Through the park and out and back on bike path along Marine Dr
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4