Onion Man Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Walla Walla, Washington
United States
Walla Wall Multisports
65F / 18C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 3h 06m 51s
Overall Rank = 151/192
Age Group = 50-54 Male
Age Group Rank = 12/14
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 3:45am, made coffee and a pb&j sandwich. Packed gear and bike into truck and drove to C-cic's house, she did the driving today. A 3 hr drive to Walla Walla. Set up Transition, hit the pp and put on wetsuit in the rain, this was difficult.
Event warmup:

Swam about 100 yds, easy, just getting used to the water
Swim
  • 38m 53s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 22s / 100 yards
Comments:

I was really hoping for a faster swim this year. Not quite sure what happened except that I started farther to the front and had a lot of contace, lots of hitting and kicking, nothing major but fairly distracting. My navigational skills have eroded over the winter and the water was very murky.
What would you do differently?:

Start a little farther to the side and try to avoid the worst of the crowd. Improve technique and navigation.
Transition 1
  • 03m 30s
Comments:

There is quite a long hike up a big hill to T1 and I had to walk it this year, had planned to jog but it just wasn't happnin for me. Suit hung up on heels, forgot Bodyglide. It really didn't go too badly, just slowish.
What would you do differently?:

Bodyglide on my ankles! Jog up the hill.
Bike
  • 1h 23m 19s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 17.90 mile/hr
Comments:

This was a tough ride! Uphill out and apparently, I'm not in riding shape just yet. Tried hard to ride a good steady pace though so I'd have something left for the run. Wet all the way and raining part of the way. Dirty bike now!
What would you do differently?:

More miles early in the season. Guess that means more time on the trainer too.
Transition 2
  • 01m 43s
Comments:

This went a little better though I was kind of shakey trying to get shoes on. Wet feet didn't help here at all and cold fingers too. Everything was wet by now and that didn't help. Just tried to stay calm and get everything off and on.
What would you do differently?:

not much
Run
  • 59m 25s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

My big goal here was to have saved enough energy to be able to run the whole run. Always in the past, I ride fast and ended up walking but ran everything except the aid stations. Tried Infinit for run fuel mixed in a 1 hr little amphipod bottle, a sip of concentrate and a cup of water at aid stations. It worked pretty well. My pace is slowly speeding up so I was pretty happy overall.
What would you do differently?:

Run lots!
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, ate a pce of orange and drank some water. Watched C-did finish, walked around some more.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Long cold winter kept me indoors off the bike and I paid for that today.

Event comments:

This is a great early season race and a fun way to start out the season. I'd like to get more of our team members to come. Volunteers were great and it was a well organized event. I'll be back next year, gotta break 3 hrs!!


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Last updated: 2008-04-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:38:53 | 1640 yards | 02m 22s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 169/192
Performance: Below average
Suit: Ironman Full Stealth
Course: Triangular, 2 laps clockwise
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 64F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:30
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:23:19 | 24.85 miles | 17.90 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 127/192
Performance: Average
Wind: Cross-winds
Course: Out and back, uphill out and net downhill back. Speedbumps of the 1st part of the course.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:43
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:59:25 | 06.21 miles | 09m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/14
Overall: 151/192
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back, dirt trail (mud) and paved trail. Some up and down on the dirt.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5