Honolulu Triathlon - Sprint - DuathlonStandard


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Honolulu, Hawaii
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 15m 46s
Overall Rank = 14/151
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/13
Pre-race routine:

Eat a banana, bagel dry and drank some energy drink.
Event warmup:

Sat and watched the Olympic guys take off and drank water. with about 30 minutes to start time I did some stretching and like running. did a few pick up because I was concerned how my hamstring was feeling....felt fine.
Run
  • 11m 38s
  • 3 kms
  • 03m 53s  min/km
Comments:

Felt like I drank too much and needed a stop..continued to run until the feeling went away. about 3/4 of the way I felt my right hamstring start to tighten. I backed off the pace and just maintain an easy pace to the transition. Wanted to maintain about a 15 Sec faster pace.
What would you do differently?:

More stretching during the warm up.
Transition 1
  • 01m 53s
Comments:

Many rocks in the transition area and had to wipe my feet off before putting my shoes on which took time. Not ready to try locking in my shoes yet. Ran with the bike out of the transition and past the mount point with out stopping and jumped on the bike, getting up to speed very quickly
What would you do differently?:

Tape the gel packs to the bike and try locking in the shoes.
Bike
  • 34m 54s
  • 12.5 miles
  • 21.49 mile/hr
Comments:

I knew I had to push very hard during the race because of how my hamstring felt and was not sure I would be able to run to finish. I pushed hard the 1st mile and felt my legs start to give a little go I took a gel and dropped a gear to pick the spinning up, it work and I felt fine quickly. I took a gel every 3 miles and I maintain my speed. With 2 miles to go i gave all I could to the end. I had my feet out of the shoes and jumped off at the dismount point and ran to my position.
What would you do differently?:

Not worry about drafting penalties. More speed work on the train up.
Transition 2
  • 01m 53s
Comments:

spent time talking with other racers and drinking water from water bottles.
What would you do differently?:

take the drinking bottle with me to drink while moving.
Run
  • 25m 29s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Took a very easy pace and just tried to continue without causing any more damage. Stopped 3 times to try and stretch my hamstring.
What would you do differently?:

get a massage a few days before a race.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around for 15 minutes and stretched my hamstring for about 5 mins.

Event comments:

I think with more distance training I am ready to up to the Olympic distance. Very happy with my overall performance and placing.




Last updated: 2009-03-29 12:00 AM
Running
00:11:38 | 03 kms | 03m 53s  min/km
Age Group: 2/13
Overall: 15/151
Performance: Below average
Course: flat out and back.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Too much
T1
Time: 01:53
Overall: Average
Run with bike? Average
Jump on bike? Good
Getting up to speed and into shoes: Average
Biking
00:34:54 | 12.5 miles | 21.49 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/13
Overall: 20/151
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Flat for most of it after you left the park area. A couple of switch backs on the main course with caught me off guard.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 98
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:53
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:25:29 | 03.11 miles | 08m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/13
Overall: 20/151
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4