American Triple-T Race # 2 - TriathlonOlympic


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Portsmouth, Ohio
United States
HFP Racing
 		Total Time = 3h 49m 25s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

woke up ate a half bagel with some crunchy jif peanut butter and a half banana and drove to the forest
Event warmup:

one of my friends and her husband came out to watch the swim and another volunteered all weekend so it was nice to see a familiar face
Swim
  • 36m 27s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 26s / 100 meters
Comments:

I again got grabbed alot at this race...they grab and like try to pull you under and i dont get it? The second lap was more peaceful since I was about the only one left in the water :)
What would you do differently?:

maybe I would swim a little more? I have only swam about 5 times since Ironman Florida and the longest was about 25 min last week. I dont really mind being slow though...I will never win win a race so winning to me is finishing.
Transition 1
  • 02m 48s
Comments:

wanted to get my feet nice and dry before heading out on the bike
Bike
  • 1h 51m 8s
  • 24.8 miles
  • 13.39 mile/hr
Comments:

Beat last years time by 6 minutes on this ride
Transition 2
  • 01m 40s
Comments:

changed shoes and grabbed my hat and went off to run
Run
  • 1h 17m 24s
  • 6.55 miles
  • 11m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

Run felt ok.....walked the uphills and ran the downhills. ran at just a little slower pace then last year for this run.
344 started this race and 344 finished this race.
Post race
Warm down:

ate some pasta and chips and went home to shower and get all the seaweed off me. Rested for a little bit then had to head back out.

Event comments:

not quite a whole minute faster then last year but was faster. I still know that swim course was way long! :)




Last updated: 2008-11-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:27 | 1500 meters | 02m 26s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Suit:
Course: water temp was nice and didnt wear a suit. The swim seemed really long..it always looks long but it went like have way past the little fishing pier and I really dont remember it being that far past it for the oly distance. Also my swim time was like 4 minutes slower and last year I had major fights with the wetsuit?
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:48
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:51:08 | 24.8 miles | 13.39 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind:
Course: this is a tough course and there is alot of gravel at the bottom so taking the turn at 180 degrees and wathcing the gravel is even tougher-once you turn it is like a 19% grade then it flattens out to about 9%. I told myself I was gonna make it and I made it up the 19% but once I got to the 9% I just couldnt get my breath. I was almost hypervenilating and decided to just get off walk a bit and calm down.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:40
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:17:24 | 06.55 miles | 11m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course: same course all weekend...it is a tough course but I do like it
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]