New Jersey State Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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West Windsor, New Jersey
United States
CGI Racing
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 07m 1s
Overall Rank = 517/636
Age Group = clyd
Age Group Rank = 18/21
Pre-race routine:

Night before stayed at brother-in laws 1/2 hr from race. Went to dinner had chicken parm and a couple of beers. Morning of woke up at 4am took a shower had some cereal and headed out around 4:45. Stopped at DD for a bagel and coffee. Got to the site got marked and set up.
Event warmup:

Stretched
Swim
  • 27h 38m
  • 1640 yards
  • 1h 41m 04s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good start. Passed alot of swimmers. Breathing could have been better, and I had to take to many sight breaths.

What would you do differently?:

Less sight breaths, and go out harder for the first 200
Transition 1
  • 02m 37s
Comments:

Pretty good for my first real trans. Felt a little dizzy, and took a minute to let it pass.
What would you do differently?:

Be quicker
Bike
  • 1h 21m 50s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 18.22 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike killed me. The longest I had ridden before the race was 10 miles. At mile 18 I thought my legs were going to fall off. Luckly at mile 20 they went numb. The last 5 miles went well.
What would you do differently?:

More T.I.T.S
Transition 2
  • 02m 36s
Comments:

Legs felt like jello so over all it went ok.
What would you do differently?:

hopefully be in better shape next time.
Run
  • 1h 12m 22s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 11m 39s  min/mile
Comments:

Legs were shot. Left Legs cramped around mile one and then my right cramped 1/2 mile later. They switched back and forth for the remainder of the run.
What would you do differently?:

Run more
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched and drank plenty if fluids.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training. I only was able to run about 10 times, swim about 6 times and ride 8 to 10.

Event comments:

Great race can wait to do it again as a trained inshape triathlete




Last updated: 2007-10-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
27:38:00 | 1640 yards | 1h 41m 04s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/636
Performance: Average
Suit: tri shorts
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 02:37
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:21:50 | 24.85 miles | 18.22 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/636
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Flat with small hills and turns
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:36
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
01:12:22 | 06.21 miles | 11m 39s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/636
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4