St. Anthony's Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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St. Petersburg, Florida
United States
St. Anthony's Triathlon
88F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 27m 4s
Overall Rank = 498/4200
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 63/364
Pre-race routine:

Up early and walked to Transition. Set up the stuff and walked back to the room and took a nap for 20 minutes
Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 29m 3s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

A bad chest cold had me struggling for air. It seemed difficult to fill my lungs.
What would you do differently?:

Take some hits of Albuterol from Borinator.
Transition 1
  • 02m 38s
Comments:

At the exit ladder I ran into a cache of people waiting until they got this guy with really bad cramps out of the water. I straddled the handrail for about 20 seconds or so until the mass got out.

I would LOVE to blame my shitty time on this extraordinary event- but fact is that I enjoyed the little rest.
What would you do differently?:

Sign up for the Duathlon
Bike
  • 1h 04m 38s
  • 24.94 miles
  • 23.15 mile/hr
Comments:

A great ride on JoJo.... From the gate I felt good and strong and the Seven Gods were on board. I hammered with a smile from Fphucken ear to ear at a blistering 25 to 26 on all straights.....

Have no fear... for I am HeBori.......
What would you do differently?:

make absolutely certain that they paint my frame the right color next time. BUT- it's growing on me........
Transition 2
  • 02m 7s
Comments:

So. I blew by my shit in Transition after being cornfused with the vast amounts of stuff there. A bit of a rookie mistake but I usually sit in transition and get bearings the day before and the morning of....... This time I just dumped my shit on the floor, You could tell by my results.
What would you do differently?:

Buy a baloon for bike I.D.
Run
  • 48m 40s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

The moment I had been waiting for..... the run.

As soon as I got off the bike I short stepped it all the way out of T2 and felt OK... Just some soreness from the past 3 weeks of intense P.T.

I split the first mile at a 6:54. Mile 2 was even better at 6:48. Just shy of mile three though I felt the onset of the pain and that knife cutting into my ham.

At first my thought was fuck it and go but then said NO!!! Im not gonna screw up the remainder of my season over this.

I slowed the pace down and finished very satisfied with my time. I shaved another 20 minutes off of last year and hurt and with bronchitis...

I'm happy dude!!!


What would you do differently?:

Live in a bubble the 3 months leading up to the race...
Post race
Warm down:

Lots of Pizza and sat in the ice trash cans for 10 minutes that had all the Gatorade in it. It was Borinators idea. I almost got DQ'd for it.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Acute ITBS and a bad chest cold.

Event comments:

WOW... AN AMAZING WEEKEND with my best. Congrats to Wii, Cotton, Bori, Crash, JayDog, Sandbagger, Egg, Beck and all the hammerheads that raced.

It's an amazing group- this one... I am lucky.... I am privilaged just to be accepted amongst them....

AND JoJo's... what a place...




Last updated: 2007-12-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:03 | 1640 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/364
Overall: 0/4200
Performance: Average
Suit: None
Course: The traditional St. A's 2 left turn course. Lots of people in my A.G. and lots of fighting in the water. Tried hard to keep my distance but the SwimBori's were not forgiving. Decided not to use a rubber- due to Disney 3 weeks away and the fact that it has the longest 1.2 miles ever- and rubbers are not allowed. It's also fresh water and so I wanted to suffer a bit and get used to it...
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:38
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:04:38 | 24.94 miles | 23.15 mile/hr
Age Group: 47/364
Overall: 0/4200
Performance: Good
HR NTE 168.... YEah......... that's the ticket...............
Wind: Little
Course: Same as always. Full of Bori's
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 80
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:07
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:48:40 | 06.21 miles | 07m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 97/364
Overall: 0/4200
Performance: Good
Course: Same as usual.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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] 5