St. Anthony's triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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st petersburg, Florida
United States
76F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 24m 52s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-34/Charity
Age Group Rank = 1/154/40
Pre-race routine:

We woke up early and I a hummas sandwich, my favorite - yummy. Then off to transition to set up. Transition was a zoo! Then we took the long walk to the swim start. Next year I will get some dollar flip flops to wear because it was a long hike. Then I began the task of putting on my wet suit.
Event warmup:

I only had time for a little swim so not much of a warm up. Isn't that what the swim is for anyway?
Swim
  • 24m 53s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 31s / 100 yards
Comments:

The swim was rough! I should of done more openwater ocean swims to practice. Once we swam past the pier it get really choppy. I swam over a lot of people including Mr. Rigsby! I did a good job sightening on the way out and across but on the way back I swang out pretty wide of the bouyes. When I excited the water I thought that swim was tough and took a lot out of me.
What would you do differently?:

I would practice more openwater swims before hand with my wetsuit.
Transition 1
  • 01m 40s
Comments:

Transition went great. My wet suit flew off and I grabbed my helmet and glasees and got then on my head without too much of a battle. Grabbed my bike and was on my way. Did a flying start even though my rubberband was too tight and my shoe was a little too high - I still pulled it off.
What would you do differently?:

Check the elasticity of my rubber band first!
Bike
  • 1h 10m 51s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 21.04 mile/hr
Comments:

I wanted to push my bike today and I felt like I did. I went out hard on the straights because I knew that was my opportunity. Half thru the course I found a guy to ride with and I used him to focus on. I didn't want to let him out of me sights and he helped push me. I wanted to avg 21mph and I got that avg on my garmin so I was excited.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, this was a pretty solid time for me
Transition 2
  • 01m 15s
Comments:

Great Transition!
Run
  • 45m 8s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a tough run for me because I started in the Charity Division so I didn't have my gae group competition to compete with and push me. I had to just mentally push myself. From the first mile I didn't feel that great and had some negative thoughts ( "I want to stop now, I am not having fun - salty") But I pushed thru and around mile 3 I saw some elite women ahead ( they had started in a wave before me) so I foucused on hawking them down and that helped push me. I ended up spriting in my finish to catch a one mroe elite. (Now the elites I caught were clearly older than me but it still made me feel good)
What would you do differently?:

Eat more and drink more
Post race
Warm down:

I had a good race. I was disapointed early one because I had to race in the charity division and not my aghe group. I tried to change it to start with my age group but the race officals said no. So I got first place in charity with a time of 2:24:02. This time would of put me in first place for my age group too. But since my age group's wave started signifigantly later than mine, I have no idea if I could of had the same time later in the day when it got hotter. I am still glad I was able to raise the money for PCF ( I was their number one donater) but I would of really liked to compete in my age group. Well I can next year.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I think because I was not with my age group competetion I had a harder time racing the run - but this could just be an excuse too.

Event comments:

Great race - very well organized. I would love to do it again




Last updated: 2008-04-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:24:53 | 1640 yards | 01m 31s / 100yards
Age Group: 10/154/40
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: Wet Suit
Course: Out, across, and back. Started on the beach and eneded near transition
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:40
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:10:51 | 24.85 miles | 21.04 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/154/40
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Avg HR 167, max 183 1-10 21.1 mph, 173 10-20 21.1 mph, 164 20-25 20.5 mph, 166
Wind: Little
Course: Course was pretty flat with a fair amount of turns.
Road: Smooth  Cadence: 94
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:15
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:45:08 | 06.21 miles | 07m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/154/40
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Flat shady road course
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]