Auburn International Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Auburn, California
United States
78F / 26C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 06m 21s
Overall Rank = 94/189
Age Group = 45-49W
Age Group Rank = 3/11
Pre-race routine:

Shared a hotel room with hubby, 2 teenage sons and 4 bikes......not a great night's sleep, but a lot of fun! All 4 racers were up at 4:30 am. We ate a quick breakfast - brought our toaster from home! Drive to the T2 area, where we left our T2 stuff. We then rode our bikes, in the dark(!) to T1, carrying all of our T1 stuff. Almost all downhill, and an easy ride, but it WAS dark, and I was worried about the 13 year old - mom in me coming out!
Event warmup:

Just setting up the transition! Although, the RD mandated a 10 minute lake warm-up in light of recent swim deaths, and they did enforce it.
Swim
  • 29m 38s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 49s / 100 yards
Comments:

Better than my first OWS, I felt more comfortable. Got out in front of the pack a bit earlier, and had more space.
What would you do differently?:

Sight less. I only veered off a bit, once, and I could have allowed more swimming in between looking!!
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

No separate time for Transitions, but I think about 4 minutes. Met older son as I was coming out - that was fun!
Bike
  • 1h 40m 31s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 14.83 mile/hr
Comments:

Very little flat - almost all up or downhill, and way more up than down. I felt well-prepared, but it was HARD. Counting both transitions in here hurt me - this is my toughest part, and I think I did better than my time indicates.
What would you do differently?:

I still need to work on going downhill fast! Less brakes!
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

I was happy with this! Sons there again, cheering! AND announcing that they had placed 1st and 3d in their division in the sprint! Woohoo!
What would you do differently?:

Not leave GU in my shoe just in case....that coast me a few seconds, BUT gave me a good chuckle.
Run
  • 56m 12s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 03s  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

Stretching, drinking the rest of my sustained energy fomr my bike so I wouldn't have to tell hubby that I didn't, eating the great post-race food, admiring my sons' awards, picking up my own!! Waited for hubby to finish half-ironman, cheered loudly for his 7th place finish!

Event comments:

Timing was not set up to count transitions, and that made my bike time look much worse than it was. For the fee we paid, they should have added two more timing mats! BUT....we all had fun, and will come back.




Last updated: 2009-03-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:38 | 1640 yards | 01m 49s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/11
Overall: 80/189
Performance: Good
Suit: full body Orca
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
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: Good
Biking
01:40:31 | 24.85 miles | 14.83 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/11
Overall: 103/189
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: HILLS!!! HILLS!! BEST PART: 1 mile into the first very steep climb, hearing a voice behind me: "on your left, MOM!" Made everyone chuckle,great comments - don't hear THAT too often in tris - and had me grinning for miles. Gotta love being passed by your 15 year old!
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:56:12 | 06.21 miles | 09m 03s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/11
Overall: 99/189
Performance:
Course: Pretty hilly, mostly trails, some single track and gravel. 1/2 mile out from the finish, I could hear the awards for the sprint race being announced, and my boys both podiumed! I ran for a while with my arms in the air, using too much oxygen cheering - probably cost me some time, come to think of it.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4