DeSoto American Triple-T Race # 2 Individual Time - TriathlonOlympic


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Portsmouth, Ohio
United States
55F / 13C
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 35m 32s
Overall Rank = 87/
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 13/43
Pre-race routine:

Felt much better this AM following a big all you can eat dinner and an Odwalla smoothie for breakfast.
Event warmup:

Deep breathing before the swim entry and positive energy flow. Chi. Ready to tackle whatever happens...
Swim
  • 18m 5s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 06s / 100 yards
Comments:

Nice fast swim. Started at the end of the line practically and tried to pass everybody. Everybody.
That muddy pond was to be my house! 4 stroke breathing and long catches were the key.
Transition 1
  • 02m 53s
Comments:

Stood around once wondering what else I had to do. Why did I do that?
Bike
  • 1h 22m 34s
  • 24.8 miles
  • 18.02 mile/hr
Comments:

I have the triathlete's equivalent of a WalMart bike, and this leg really brought out some bike envy. However. Being in North Georgia I'm not afraid of a hill, or a mountain, or a gap. Not that I excell at them at high speed, but I'm not afraid of the challenge. Passed many on the uphills and was passed by many on the downhills. This leg for me was to see what was out there, in terms of topography and the technical. And I never did get much faster...
Transition 2
  • 02m 21s
Run
  • 49m 38s
  • 6.55 miles
  • 07m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

This was the leg where my training plan and all those bricks of various weights were to come into play. Two miles up the hill, in a rutted out gulley path unfit for hiking let alone Running, I turn my ankle really bad. I hop around and chose to keep going, needless to say falling off my 7:15 hoped-for pace.
What would you do differently?:

Pay very close attentiion to the terrain, and less attention to straightening out my race bib to look pretty or whatever the heck I was doing when I sprained my ankle.
Post race
Event comments:

Overall, it was a good race, though my swelling ankle was the phantom harbinger of doom. I tackled my run leg, whereas I've never in all previous tris (all three of them) been able to run the entire distance.




Last updated: 2008-05-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:05 | 1640 yards | 01m 06s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/43
Overall: 9/
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:53
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:22:34 | 24.8 miles | 18.02 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/43
Overall: 113/
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:21
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:49:38 | 06.55 miles | 07m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/43
Overall: 103/
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4