Highmark Triathlon at Presque Isle - TriathlonSprint


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Erie, Pennsylvania
United States
Highmark Insurance
65F / 18C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 13m 34s
Overall Rank = 52/277
Age Group = 39
Age Group Rank = 6/29
Pre-race routine:

drove 2.5 hours and ate a pop tart and coke, gut felt off on the drive.
Event warmup:

Looked at the rough water and that got the blood flowing
Swim
  • 12m 36s
  • 500 yards
  • 02m 31s / 100 yards
Comments:

absolutely paniced with the surf conditions and didn't even put my head in the water for the majority of the swim. This was the worst swim I have EVER had including my first. I will be spending a lot of next summer in open water swimming workouts.
What would you do differently?:

relax and go with it
Transition 1
  • 01m 42s
Comments:

the swim took a lot of energy so I was at this point deciding to race myself for splits because the race was essentially over for me.
Bike
  • 32m 4s
  • 13 miles
  • 24.32 mile/hr
Comments:

Rode through a pile of people. I wonder what I could do this ride at if I wasn't fried from the water? Thought I passed Dave after a couple of miles, but I don't know who it was.
What would you do differently?:

not really much
Transition 2
  • 01m 39s
Comments:

ok, not tremendous but since everything was soaked and sandy it went ok
What would you do differently?:

rinse feet in t1 if I was on sand
Run
  • 25m 29s
  • 3.5 miles
  • 07m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Not disappointed in this run, it actually was the fastest I have gone for 3.5 in a race, and I realized I actually passsed quite a few people. I never havve done that before, but I never started so far back after the swim either.
What would you do differently?:

This is my winter project, I will get faster and if I drop the extra 15 pounds and eat better this will really look better
Post race
Warm down:

got dry and drove home, ate some McD's breakfast.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The freak out of the swim, and the extra 15 I carry. The last time for both!

Event comments:

This is 2 of 3 years they swam on beach 6 at the lake side and it has been pretty rough.




Last updated: 2008-09-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:36 | 500 yards | 02m 31s / 100yards
Age Group: 22/29
Overall: 211/277
Performance: Bad
Suit: wet suit
Course: out made left past break wall and the back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: High
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 01:42
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:32:04 | 13 miles | 24.32 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/29
Overall: 14/277
Performance: Good
no hr data
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: super flat but very wet and rainy. The back side of the island had a very strong gust of headwind.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 93
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:39
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:29 | 03.5 miles | 07m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 12/29
Overall: 76/277
Performance: Good
Course: flat and tree covered
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4