Turtle Crawl Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Jekyll Island, Georgia
United States
Georgia Multisports Productions
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 48m 17s
Overall Rank = 137/164
Age Group = 50-55
Age Group Rank = 9/10
Pre-race routine:

Drove from hotel in Brunswick. Ate a nutri-grain bar and a cup of cheerios sans milk and washed it all down with a bit of Gatoraide.
Event warmup:

Walked down the the beach to the starting line with everyone else.
Swim
  • 18h 52m
  • 1640 yards
  • 1h 09m 01s / 100 yards
Comments:

The current must have been faster than most rivers as you can tell by my time if you compare it to my pool times or my St. Anthony's time which was 30:00. I would actually prefer no current so your time is more real.

It was a two person time trial start at 5 sec intervals. Both people who started after me got in the water before I did. I guess I should have hurried a bit more from the starting line to the water. ;) Since it was a time trial start we were spaced out somewhat which caused me some confusion as I started hitting people/fish(not sharks)/something in the water almost from the start. I assumed it was people although there were not that many people around me. As I continued to swim, I ruled out people and assumed that some good sized fish(not sharks) were swimming around under me. I know from scuba diving that fish will do this if you stir up the bottom because they come feed on things in the silt. However, I knew that I was in too deep of water to be stirring up silt. Bear in mind that I was hitting and kicking a LOT (by a LOT, I mean 2 or 3 per minute) of these fish(not sharks) as I swam. This was a bit disconcerting but since no one was screaming in the water I did not let it bother me too badly. I think that I was spending a bit too much time thinking about the fish(not sharks) and not enough on breathing and speed. A couple of times when I swiped the fish(not sharks), I felt a definite sandpapery feel. If anyone has rubbed a shark from the tail toward the head, it feels just like sandpaper. This bit of knowledge was a bit disconcerting. Finally a couple of hundred yards from shore I accidently palmed a Jellyfish and realized that was what I was hitting was actually Jellyfish and not fish or SHARKS! That was a bit of a relief although I was almost through with the swim before my discovery.

However, just before I got to shore a REAL Shark got after me. This really helped my time. If you do not believe me, one of the volunteers got a picture of it. I put it up as my new avatar. I know it looks a lot like my old avatar, but this is a new one. The old one was not real. It was done with Photoshop. This one is REAL!

OK, so much for the humor. This was such a great place, race, and leisure time I will be more serious and almost sappy from this point forward. I had a great time the whole day. The only thing that would have made it better would have been if I had been able to convince everyone else to do the race and we could hang out like we did at St. Anthony's and Chattanooga. BTW, Anditrigirl told me that the jellyfish are Cannonball Jellyfish. You can look them up on the net. Thanks for the research Andi. You should join our club since you live so close to us. atlantamultisport.org
What would you do differently?:

I would have run faster to get to the water and when I got out of the water. I would not worry about the fish(not sharks) and realize they were just harmless jellyfish.
Transition 1
  • 02m 36s
Comments:

I thought this was an amazingly fast T1 for me even though the people near me got there after I did and left before I did.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 1h 14m 48s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.93 mile/hr
Comments:

This is a great bike course for time. I would prefer a few more turns since I like cornering.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe go a little faster.
Transition 2
  • 01m 11s
Run
  • 1h 10m 52s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 11m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

Not being a runner, my back starting hurting around mile 2 and my knee REALLY started hurting around 4.5 miles. I wanted to walk/limp instead of shuffle/limp, but I was determined not walk.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, I just need to work on my running a lot.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

desire, this is really about exercise and enjoyment for me...not about speed...at this point.

Event comments:

I loved this race. I think Jekyll Island is a great place to hang out. It is the easiest course that I have ever been on although I have not been on that many.

I had a GREAT TIME.
I did my first brick of the year.
I ran six miles at one time for the first time this year.
I got to see the Turtle Conservatory release three sea turtles back into the wild.
I ate at a cool restaurant.
It got to enjoy a place that just has that feel good atmosphere.

It was a good day in the life of Neal Phelps. ;)





Last updated: 2008-04-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
18:52:00 | 1640 yards | 1h 09m 01s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/10
Overall: 0/164
Performance: Good
Suit: wetsuit
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:36
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: Average
Biking
01:14:48 | 24.85 miles | 19.93 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/10
Overall: 0/164
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: This course is just about as flat as glass. It only had a couple of easy turns and one turn-around. The scenery is very pretty. There were palms near the ocean side of the island and oaks with Spanish moss on the river side. It is just and idlylic setting.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:11
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
01:10:52 | 06.21 miles | 11m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/10
Overall: 10/164
Performance: Average
Course: Flat as glass. It was a great course to me since I am not a runner as you can tell by my times. The course was mostly up the beach on a paved trail and then turned onto the street for a while.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5