Pinehurst Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Pinehurst, North Carolina
United States
70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 26m 14s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 75/76
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 5 and had some Sustained Energy. Nibbled on a bagel on the way to the race site
Event warmup:

Ran across the dam and back for a run warm-up and had 2 short dash swims for a swim warm-up.
Swim
  • 39m 10s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 23s / 100 yards
Comments:

There should be a "you have to be kidding me" choice under the drafting button. I was over a minute faster than last year so I can't complain. I was happy with not getting off course this year. I was also very happy with the new QR wetsuit.
What would you do differently?:

Swimming is all technique developed by repetition. The only way I will get faster is getting better at the technique and lots more repetition.
Transition 1
  • 03m 37s
Comments:

With the amount of time it takes to run up the hill from the water (about 30 seconds) I'm not sure I can get this below 3 minutes and get out of a wetsuit.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 1h 24m 21s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 17.68 mile/hr
Comments:

This was 2 minutes faster than last year but I felt like it should have been better. Same as Mission Man it took 7-8 miles for the legs to feel right and there are lots of hills at the beginning of this course. I was getting passed right and left. I don't know which HRM to believe either but I suspect the HR was somewhat high after trying to push through those early hills.
What would you do differently?:

Try to figure out why my legs are so dead coming out of the water.
Transition 2
  • 02m 53s
Comments:

Close to 30 seconds of this was waiting on a guy to get out of the way at the timing mat and asking one of the volunteers if there was a Port-a-Pot on the run course. Of course she didn't have a clue so I just took off.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Run
  • 1h 16m 16s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 12m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

This is where everything blew up. I was on track to hit 3:05 even if it took me an hour to run the 10K. At mile 1 I was at 9:30 and soon thereafter things went downhill. I really do not know what happened. I started to get the feeling and knew the HR was out of control so I had to walk to mile 3. Finally found a Port-a-Pot as well and felt like I was going to pass out in the thing. I did not eat anything solid before the race but I have done that before. Maybe I went too hard on the bike or maybe I was feeling the effect of being sick 1 week earlier. I know I was affected by that bug until probably Tuesday but felt great all week. I ran most of the way out from mile 3 but still had to walk some of the hills when the pass-out feeling would get too strong. I was going to finish the race if I had to crawl in.
What would you do differently?:

I don't know anything specific but something has to change for me to keep racing. FOrtunately there is only room for improvement.
Post race
Warm down:

Did not feel too bad at the finish but within a couple of minutes I was feeling like I was going down. I finally got a Pepsi and sat down beside some other Triad Tri team folks. This was the most strange thing I have ever felt. I could look at people and it was like they were covered by this white sheen. And no, I don't do that type of thing any more. It took me some time to be able to get up and pack everything up. The walk back to the car was brutal and I just had to keep moving or else fall over.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Trying to go too fast maybe? I need a coach.

Event comments:

I still can't rate this race above White Lake but it sure is close. I do wish they could set at least 1 Port-a-Pot outside of T2 but that's probably wishful thinking. This is a good but challenging race and a typically well done SetUp event.




Last updated: 2007-10-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:39:10 | 1640 yards | 02m 23s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/76
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: QR Ultrajohn
Course: Weird shaped triangle
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:37
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:24:21 | 24.85 miles | 17.68 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/76
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Arm unit - 173 avg Bike unit - 159 avg
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Rolling
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:53
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:16:16 | 06.21 miles | 12m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/76
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Course: REALLY hilly
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4