Work It Out Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Maple Valley, Washington
United States
Work it out - Women's Fitness
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 00m 39s
Overall Rank = 39/54
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 4/4
Pre-race routine:

Woke up and drank water. Went to starbucks and got a iced late. I got to the park and registered and then set up my transition area. by the time I was done I was rushed out to the lake side as it was time to go. time went really fast for me. I should have given myself about 20 extra min's!
Event warmup:

None but the night before I did the Torch light 5k
Swim
  • 12m 37s
  • 400 yards
  • 03m 09s / 100 yards
Comments:

This is by far my worst event. I wasnt ready for the length of this swim. I need to keep training but having the distance be this far off really messed with my head.
What would you do differently?:

I just need to keep training. I need more endurance.
Transition 1
  • 03m 7s
Comments:

I put my shoes on in the transition area. I am not sure why but for the first time I was really dizzy after my swim and I needed all 3 min to collect myself in this transition. I took a goo right out of the water.
What would you do differently?:

If I wasnt dizzy I would hurry my butt up!
Bike
  • 1h 11m 33s
  • 14.2 miles
  • 11.91 mile/hr
Comments:

Again I am just angry about the course mess up. It tired me out for the run and I thought the condition of the road at times was really bad. Pot holes galore. the last half of my bike went faster than the first half. I think it took me a while to recover from the swim.
What would you do differently?:

I really like to know my route before I ride it but this race did not make the route available on the web site so I had no way of knowing it.
Transition 2
  • 02m 19s
Comments:

I still went pretty slow on this and I had to pee so bad but I just said I am going to hold it. Somone told me that some people just pee in there pants to save time. Is this true or are they trying to see if they can get me to pee my pants?
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 31h 01m
  • 3 miles
  • 10h 20m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

It was a good run but I walked part of it and thats why my time wasnt very good. I was worn out from going further on my swim and my bike than I anticipated. I did like crossing the finish line with my future wife and Mom waiting and clapping for me. It was pretty nice!
What would you do differently?:

Maybe try and run through some pain
Post race
Warm down:

Talked with Rachel and Lynn and had a doughnut and a few cups of gatoraid. I then when out to eat and ate enough food to feed a small village in tibet.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

training

Event comments:

There were a ton of mistakes made and I had to pay 70 dollars for this race. All they had were large t shirts and the numbers were from an old race. The bike numbers were hand written on paper and had to be zip tied on. Then all the course mistakes. I wrote the director and asked for a refund minus what goes to Childrens hospital and it will be interesting to see what happens.




Last updated: 2008-07-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:37 | 400 yards | 03m 09s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/4
Overall: 38/54
Performance: Average
Suit: full
Course: The swim was straight out and then around a bouey and then a diagnal line next to the dock. ****** This course was posted as 400 yards and after going to mapmytri.com I found the swim was almost twice that distance.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:07
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:11:33 | 14.2 miles | 11.91 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/4
Overall: 38/54
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: I liked the course ok but the big problem was I went about 3 miles further than I was supposed to because they didnt have anybody at one of the major turns and there was no signage. That is why my bike time sucked so bad and of course there was a ton of people this happened to. My fiance went farther than I did. She went 18 miles before getting a flat and didnt even make it back to the transition. It was a crappy mess up on their part.
Road: Potholes Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:19
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
31:01:00 | 03 miles | 10h 20m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/4
Overall: 38/54
Performance: Average
Course: This was a cool course. It was just on trip around the lake. 1/2 gravel hard pack and the rest was cement. It was a pretty run but again I went to mapmytri.com and measured the distance and again they messed up by 1/2 mile. The course was really only 2.49 miles long.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2