The Austin Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Austin, Texas
United States
Jack & Adams
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 46m 32s
Overall Rank = 279/692
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 56/99
Pre-race routine:

I woke up a little late and choked down a plain bagel and a banana. I only got half the bagel down. Too dry. I got to transition a little later than I wanted to because I failed to properly anticipate road closures. I managed to get all my gear ready but barely had time to visit the port-o-can and get down to the start before the national anthem. I definitely felt rushed and that was not good.
Event warmup:

None - no time for that.
Swim
  • 36m 16s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 25s / 100 meters
Comments:

I liked having a wetsuit. The deep water start did not bother me as I had done that at Marble Falls. I had a severe problem veering off course to the left. It was a clockwise swim out and back, basically. On the way out, I was able to stay realtively close to other swimmers. This probably helped me a bit with my sighting and speed. My turn around the bouy was basically treading water so that really slowed me down. I need to work on that. On the way back, I was following the shore but the course wasn't exactly parallel to the shore so I felt like I was way out to the left side the entire time. I was definitely swimming alone.
What would you do differently?:

Sight better and work on not using breast stroke to do it. Even with the wetsuit, I felt like my legs got real heavy on the sighting.
Transition 1
  • 03m 31s
Comments:

I had a little trouble getting the suit off my left ankle even though I had used body glide. All in all, though, a 3.5 minute T1 with a wetsuit wasn't too upsetting.
Bike
  • 1h 17m 52s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.15 mile/hr
Comments:

Well, I had a flat so that cost me big amounts of time. It happened on the third lap. I was averaging somewhere around 20mph before that happened. I didn't look at my watch, but I think it must have taken at least 4 minutes to stop change and get back going.
What would you do differently?:

not flat.
Transition 2
  • 01m 39s
Comments:

good T
Run
  • 47m 13s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 36s  min/mile
Comments:

I thought the run was good. I felt better the 2nd half which helped me finish strong. I had some minor cramps start to form at the beginning, but I ran through those and never felt them again. It was great to have my family encouraging me on both laps.
What would you do differently?:

I'd probably try to push the pace a bit more. I felt like I had something left when the race was over which only tells me that I could have gone faster.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around, ate and talked.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

the flat tire.

Event comments:

Really great event. I loved the course. Challenging but well organized and laid-out.




Last updated: 2007-10-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:16 | 1500 meters | 02m 25s / 100meters
Age Group: 77/99
Overall: 480/692
Performance: Average
Suit: sleeveless BlueSeventy
Course: The course was shifted a little from the maps. We went upstream all the way to Mopac and then turned downstream to auditorium shores. Rather than make 2 u-turns we only just cut right at the end to the swim exit.
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 77F / 25C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Below average Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Bad
T1
Time: 03:31
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:17:52 | 24.85 miles | 19.15 mile/hr
Age Group: 74/99
Overall: 387/692
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: 3 laps south congress, congress, and cesar chavez. good course, some pretty good hills but the roads were nice and it was spread out enough that I wasn't in constant traffic.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90+
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:39
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:47:13 | 06.21 miles | 07m 36s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/99
Overall: 0/692
Performance: Good
Course: 2 laps - which I like because mentally you know when you have half to go and you're already familiar with the course.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4