Mission Bay - TriathlonSprint


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San Diego, California
United States
KOZ Enterprises
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 05m 44s
Overall Rank = 201/1460
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 25/139
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4AM. 1/2 cup oatmeal. Drank water through the morning and a caffeinated gel ~40 minutes before race start.
Event warmup:

Jumped in the water about 10 minutes before my wave and loosened up.
Swim
  • 11m 6s
  • 547 yards
  • 02m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

Drafted like a Mo Fo and it helped. Finally lost the draft at the 2nd to last buoy. But that was with <100 yards to go. When I had no one to draft from, I was swimming very crooked.
What would you do differently?:

Still can't swim straight in the OW. But this was by far my fastest OW swim.

Beat last years swim time by almost 2.5 minutes.
Transition 1
  • 02m 27s
Comments:

No problems getting out of wetsuit or into bike gear.

Too many people stopped just past the mounting line... I ran past them, jumped on the bike and I was off!
What would you do differently?:

Could of ran out of the water to T1 faster but my HR/breathing felt good, so who knows.
Bike
  • 28m 13s
  • 9.32 miles
  • 19.82 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt real fast on the bike. Maybe it was the new P2C and Zipp 909s but on the straights I saw my speed was around 22mph.

The puddles right in the middle of some 90 degree turns going through the Sea World parking lot was hairy though.

My seat binder came loose a few times and the nose would point down. I had to pull up on the nose to get it back to level.

I was stoked when I came into T2 and saw very few bikes in my rack.
What would you do differently?:

Make sure the seat binder is tightened correctly, duh.

Still, my bike time was over 6 minutes faster than last year.
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Comments:

I love love love using mountain bike shoes and pedals. I can jump on and off the bike really easy and I can run through transition without slipping.
What would you do differently?:

Bonehead mistake of the day- I started running the wrong way in transition. But, it probably only cost me about 10 seconds max.
Run
  • 22m 33s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 15s  min/mile
Comments:

I saw Mad Cow at the beginning of the run. I think he had just finished being a swim buddy. I said to him "come on Tom I need you to pace me!"

My legs felt very heavy again and I couldn't find the top gear. Whenever I got passed I tried to hang on to that person as long as I could. Got passed by about 4 guys in my wave.
What would you do differently?:

More brick training I guess. Can't complain too much. Beat last year's run time by 2 minutes and a 5K PR for me (including stand alone 5K races).
Post race
Event comments:

Very nice race. Huge field for a sprint, 1460 athletes. Very satisfied for my last race of the year. Beat last year's overall time by almost 7 minutes. PRs in the swim and run was great as well.

Now it's 5-6 weeks of taking it easy and cross-training before California 70.3 training begins.




Last updated: 2008-09-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:06 | 547 yards | 02m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 88/139
Overall: 846/1460
Performance: Good
Suit: Orca P-flex
Course: Point to point
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:27
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:28:13 | 9.32 miles | 19.82 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/139
Overall: 84/1460
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Flat and fast except going over the bridge twice. Some tight and crowded corners going through Sea World. Very little wind if any.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:22:33 | 03.11 miles | 07m 15s  min/mile
Age Group: 28/139
Overall: 230/1460
Performance: Good
Course: Flat with two bridges at mile 2 and 3 and some hard packed sand.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
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Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
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