Guelph Lake Weekend - Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Guelph, Ontario
Canada
Trisport Canada
69F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 18m 46s
Overall Rank = 409/465
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 13/15
Pre-race routine:

out of bed at 5:30. Light ceral breakfast. Load up the truck and head over to get a coffee. Got to the site and it was very muddy form the day before. Set up transition area get registered and wander around a bit.
Event warmup:

Short jog to loosen everything up. felt decent. Got into my wet suit and went for a short swim to get wet suit warmed up.
Swim
  • 36m 12s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 13s / 100 yards
Comments:

Overall a very good swim for me. My second leg was better than the firt. mY sighting was better and I got into a good rythym much more quickly. It was a mass start and I wa at the back off to the left hand side. Went to wide around the bouys the first round but did stay out of the traffic. Second trip around I moverd into the pask and swam over/through a couple of People. My first shotgun mass start. I could have swam a little harder on the second round but was comfortably tired when I cam out of the water. Could definitely have done th HIM 1900 m distance.
What would you do differently?:

Move cloer to the front at the start and get a good jump into the race.
Transition 1
  • 12m 12s
Comments:

Good transiton I was 5 out of 15 for the first transiton.
What would you do differently?:

nothing really. Was going to put my shoes on the bike but the grass wa very wet and I didn't want to have to ride with wet socks.
Bike
  • 1h 28m 48s
  • 26.1 miles
  • 17.64 mile/hr
Comments:

not a good showing. There were a couple of hills I thought I was going to have to get off and walk but I did mange to stay on the bike. Loved the downhill portions. :) My back started to get quite sore about 25K into the race so was not in the areo postion as much as I would have liked coming back.
What would you do differently?:

Need to work more on my hills and especially on core body strength.
Transition 2
  • 01m 59s
Comments:

very tired by the time I got back and walked my bike into the trasition are. I was 9th in age group in this transition.
What would you do differently?:

run through transition with bike. The actual changing of equipent was very smooth.
Run
  • 1h 09m 37s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 11m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

The worst part of this event by far. I came out ontothe run portion with a cramp in my right calf. I was hobbling along for about the first K to get it loosened up.After that I still wasn't able to get into a rythi=ym. It was run walk all the way through the run. Ribs tightened up with about 1 K left and had trouble breathing properly. I must have sounded like an old steam engine running through the finish line. Had several discussions with myself over just runing around and DNF"ing. That just wasn't an option
What would you do differently?:

Be more prepared and train more. I think having surgery on wed for my tooth took more out of me thatn I expected.
Post race
Warm down:

ladi down on the grass and poured water over me to cool down. Eventually walke darund a bit and then headed out for father's day with family. discovered I had lost 4 pounds dring the race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not enough preparation?

Event comments:

Vary wel prepard race and everthign seemed to go off without a hitch. Well done.




Last updated: 2009-03-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:12 | 1640 yards | 02m 13s / 100yards
Age Group: 8/15
Overall: 319/465
Performance:
time is per 100 meters. don't know what that equates to in time /100 yds.
Suit: yes 2XU
Course: square straight out across the top and backinto shore. Run down the beach to the starting area and do it again
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 69F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Good Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 12:12
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:28:48 | 26.1 miles | 17.64 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/15
Overall: 398/465
Performance:
Wind: Some
Course: Out and back. Quite hilly through surrounding coutry sie. Varying texture to the road. Some newly paved and some quite rough.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:59
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:09:37 | 06.21 miles | 11m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 15/15
Overall: 428/465
Performance: Bad
Course: Out through the park. Several turn around points to get in the full 10 K.
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %2.5
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
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