Perigrine Charities - TriathlonOlympic


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Cedar Falls, Iowa
United States
USA Triathlon/Perigrine Charities
58F / 14C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 47m 47s
Overall Rank = 82/109
Age Group = Novice
Age Group Rank = 12/24
Pre-race routine:

Woke up got to transition with about 15 minutes to set up, ate a banana and attempted a cliff bar, but I could barely get the banana down and couldn't eat even a bite of the cliff bar. Too nervy.
Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 35m 40s
  • 1761 yards
  • 02m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

I really need to figure out sighting. I know I swam an extra 100 yards by zigzagging all over the lake.
What would you do differently?:

Learn to sight better and push harder. The swim felt very easy.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

It's not counted in the transition, but I had my Garmin 305 on the top bar of my bike and didn't realize it till I'd left transition. It took me at least a minute to get my watch on, my fingers weren't working right.
What would you do differently?:

Hurry, plan better and put my strap on my wrist so I can clip in the 305 instead of lacing the watch strap.
Bike
  • 1h 11m 40s
  • 22 miles
  • 18.42 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt queasy during the entire bike. Almost puked once and didn't really feel like I had my legs under me till the last 2 miles or so.
What would you do differently?:

Do more swim/bike bricks,
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Pretty decent transition. Nothing special here. I was glad to be off the bike.
Run
  • 55m 10s
  • 6 miles
  • 09m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

The first 2 miles felt great, I was on about 8 minute pace, about 9 minutes for miles 3 and 4 and about 10 minutes for 5 and 6.
What would you do differently?:

I need to train more. It's that simple. Most of the bike/run bricks I have done I ended at 2-3 miles in. It totally showed up during this part of the run.
Post race
Warm down:

Massage, light stretching and hung out for awards.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Too little training. Not enough base.

Event comments:

This was my 1st Olympic Tri and I definately made my goals. I was hoping for a sub 3 hour performance, with an outside shot at 2:45. From my first ever tri, a sprint, I shaved 1:20min/mile off my run pace, added 2mph on the bike and swam significantly faster. Now I have something to shoot for next year. Maybe 2:30 will be my goal next year.




Last updated: 2008-09-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:35:40 | 1761 yards | 02m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 9/24
Overall: 0/109
Performance: Average
Suit: Neo Long John
Course: 1 mile out and back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:11:40 | 22 miles | 18.42 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/24
Overall: 0/109
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: A loop around the airport. Fairly smooth with some hills, but relatively easy as things go. The wind was a bit brutal during miles 16-19 or so.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:55:10 | 06 miles | 09m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/24
Overall: 0/109
Performance: Below average
Course: Flat 2 mile road and 4 mile asphalt nature trail. Flat, with lots of curves in a wooded and protected area.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 4