Pensacola Beach Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Pensacola, Florida
United States
Pensacola Race Management
 		Total Time = 2h 54m 30s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at the crack of dawn at 3:15. Had some friends coming over to the house so we could carpool to Pensacola.
Event warmup:

Had some oatmeal with dried fruit - yum yum and then a Gu right before the swim. Had to walk about a mile to the swim start so everything was warmed up.
Swim
  • 31m 19s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

What can I say.......I HATE the swim. It was a hard swim but I think any swim is hard for me. I felt like I was in an Endless pool and going no where. When I got out of the water I looked back to make sure I wasn't the last flourescent orange swim cap getting out of the water.....I wasn't and that helped me mentally. The waves started 5 min. apart and I did have some guys in the wave behind me pass me on the swim but they were nice enough to not swim over me like other tris that I've done.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really. I stayed on course and didn't swim in a zig-zag like normal so I was happy with that.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Not a clue about the transition times. We did have to run about 1/4 mile to transition and that gave me a chance to get my breathing back on track.
Bike
  • 1h 17m 37s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.21 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Should have taken a GU before I ran. Overall transition felt good though.
Run
  • 65m 36s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

I should have taken a GU before the run. I don't know where my mind was when I was in T2. I kinda puttered out at mile 4 and started walking.
What would you do differently?:

NUTRITION! NUTRITION! NUTRITION!
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

This is the first tri that I've done in about a year. I looked at it as a long training day and to see what I needed to work on for the upcoming year. I know my swimming needs a lot of work and I definitely need to start working on nutrition. I had a total brain-fart in the nutrition category.



Event comments:

This was the first time for this race and I have to give the race director and his crew KUDOS on a job well done. I look forward to doing this race next year.




Last updated: 2008-04-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:31:19 | 1640 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: One big ass loop! Lots of support in the water in case anything happened. Plus, they had these huge yellow buoys that were easy to see.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:17:37 | 24.85 miles | 19.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind:
Course: This was a two loop bike course and holy cow the headwind going out was a be-otch! I think my computer had 16-18 mph going out but 21-23 cruising back. I enjoyed the bike course and have done a few races in this area so I was mentally prepared for the wind.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:65:36 | 06.21 miles | 10m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course: FLAT!!!
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4