Sylvania Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Sylvania, Ohio
United States
Elite Endeavors
70'sF / 0C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 49m 16s
Overall Rank = 180/256
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 27/33
Pre-race routine:

WOKE 4AM, shower. Breakfast wast protien shake, uncle bens 90 sec rice.
met kelly on the way. Registration and set up was smooth, glad I took the wet suit came in handy(was very glad).
Event warmup:

just walked around, no warm up
Swim
  • 31m 23s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

first oly swim not great but happy with it. Lots of room for improvement
What would you do differently?:

Need to work on swimming straight and sighting
Transition 1
  • 02m 1s
Comments:

need to learn how to mount shoes to bike
What would you do differently?:

work on suit removal
Bike
  • 1h 17m 26s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.26 mile/hr
Comments:

need more time in saddle pushing it.
What would you do differently?:

need higher gear with higher cadence
Transition 2
  • 02m 57s
Comments:

need to redo quick draw to short hard to get shoes on
What would you do differently?:

shoes
Run
  • 55m 32s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

have a recuring right hamstring tightening on bike and into start of run.achillies on left leg was very tight and left foot was numb most of race, ran thru it
What would you do differently?:

run faster
Post race
Warm down:

none

What limited your ability to perform faster:

more training

Event comments:

nice race, good venue and support. post race activities lacked a little, would recommened and do again




Last updated: 2008-07-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:31:23 | 1640 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 29/33
Overall: 185/256
Performance: Average
Suit: yes
Course: out about 700 over 150 and back, nice course.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 77F / 25C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 02:01
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:17:26 | 24.85 miles | 19.26 mile/hr
Age Group: 26/33
Overall: 159/256
Performance: Below average
Wind: Strong
Course: nice farm land winds kept building
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 17.
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:57
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Bad
Running
00:55:32 | 06.21 miles | 08m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 25/33
Overall: 176/256
Performance: Average
Course: nice, thru neighborhoods not mant hills
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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