Steelman Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Quakertown, Pennsylvania
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 43m 22s
Overall Rank = 165/358
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 20/39
Pre-race routine:

Arrive Lake Nockamixon via Rt. 313. As soon as we turned onto Rt. 563, Traffic line all the way down to entrance. Took 1/2 hour just to get into the park. Alot of people were getting out of cars & riding down to the lake. Those of us driving could'nt do that. I finally parkes & got down to transition with only 5 minutes to spare.
Next time take Rt. 412 entrance as there were no cars coming in from that direction.
Event warmup:

Very little warmup as parking was a disaster.
Swim
  • 30m 3s
  • 1600 yards
  • 01m 53s / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 01m 11s
Bike
  • 1h 16m 10s
  • 24.6 miles
  • 19.38 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 00m 58s
Comments:

Tried to remove foot from right shoe coming into transition, got fot out, but never removed left foot from shoe, so as I hopped off bike, my left foot clipped out & my right foot was bare. I had to bend over & remove left shoe before continuing on, running with my left shoe in hand & right shoe still clipped onto bike - Duh!
What would you do differently?:

Practice removing shoes coming into transition - this is much harder then it looks.
Run
  • 55m 2s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

Really poor run results - just could not keep on level pace. Had to stop several times to catch my breath.
Shoes had new elastic ties that were too loose, about a mile in I realized I was sliding all over and was annoying the hell out me, so I had to stop & tighten everything up.
What would you do differently?:

Get shoes properly set up before race.
Run more Bricks to get legs used to bike/run transition.
Post race
Warm down:

NO warmdown

Event comments:

Overall excellent race, but parking was an issue at the start.




Last updated: 2008-06-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:30:03 | 1600 yards | 01m 53s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/39
Overall: 147/358
Performance:
Suit: none
Course: Easy Rectangle swim, keeping buoys to left. Large easy to see buoys plus sailboats positioned at each turn so very easy to sight.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 79F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:11
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:16:10 | 24.6 miles | 19.38 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/39
Overall: 116/358
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:58
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:55:02 | 06.21 miles | 08m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/39
Overall: 247/358
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5