I swam the Dam, Magrath triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Magrath, Alberta
Canada
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 34m 58s
Overall Rank = 16/59
Age Group = 30 - 39
Age Group Rank = 2/5
Pre-race routine:

Felt nauseous when I got up, but had a yogurt and PB sandwich on the drive to Magrath. This race has two different transition sites, so it takes a little while to get set up.
Event warmup:

None really, had to catch the shuttle to get back to the dam, barely had time to pee!
Missed not being able to do my warm ups and sit alone to clear my mind.
Swim
  • 29m 40s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 59s / 100 meters
Comments:

This was a hard swim to navigate. We swam into the sun and the platform we were swimming to had was metal and very hard to see. Swim caps were orange.... ummm.. hard to see the bouys! Bouys were quite little too. Luckily I usually swim relatively straight. Ran into one of the bouys and was really wide on the platform both times.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

This was a pretty quick transition considering you had to put all your stuff into a bag. I'm getting better at this! The guy beside me was a little annoying, he was in my way and chatty. Forgot to start my watch until leaving T1
Bike
  • 1h 12m 12s
  • 40 kms
  • 33.24 km/hr
Comments:

I was really happy with this bike. I pushed hard and was the second woman off the bike. HR was high... between 150 and 155, it crept up to 160 at times, so I may have been pushing too hard, but I felt good, knew I could sustain it for the entire 40 km.
Time includes 2 transitions.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Not a bad transition, but I forgot to tighten my shoes!
Run
  • 53m 5s
  • 10 kms
  • 05m 19s  min/km
Comments:

Sigh... this was disappointing. I know that I can do this faster and it's frustrating when I don't! Legs were quite stiff coming off the bike, I finally found my groove around Km 3 and started feeling sick. HR was high the whole time 165 - 170. Near the end it was 172 - 178. This happened in Florida also, is it nutrition? I don't know, but it's annoying. Let 2 women pass me around the 6 km mark (1 was a team), I knew the others weren't far behind so I really tried to push through after the 7 km mark. A lot of self talk going on. Ended up walking the water stations.
What would you do differently?:

Something.. I need to figure this out. More to drink on the bike, gels?
Post race
Warm down:

Sat in the shade and ate a freeze. Felt better within 15 min.

Event comments:

This is a good race... there are a few issues. The swim is hard to navigate, there's a lot of newbies and no pre race meeting, so we had cyclists all over the road. But the race directors and volunteers are great!




Last updated: 2008-05-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:40 | 1500 meters | 01m 59s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/5
Overall: 22/59
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: 2 laps of a triangular course
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:12:12 | 40 kms | 33.24 km/hr
Age Group: 1/5
Overall: 13/59
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Short out and back and then past the dam back into Magrath. Once you hit the dam you run into all of the sprint distance athletes.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:53:05 | 10 kms | 05m 19s  min/km
Age Group: 2/5
Overall: 25/59
Performance: Below average
Course: Out and back, through town and then out on the highway. One long, one short hill.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4