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Thousand Islands Triathlon- Olympic - TriathlonOlympic


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Brockville, Ontario
Canada
Somersault Promotions
28C / 82F
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 51m 17s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 5/9
Pre-race routine:

Got to the race site in good time. Realized that I forgot ALL my water bottles...D'OH!!! Phoned my husband in a panic and he came to the rescue. I am such a spaz!!

Checked my bike and ran a bit. Didn't know what to do when O Canada came on the loudspeakers while I was in the porta potty...do I stand? Get out?

Found Michel and chatted briefly...then it was time to get the old wetsuit on!
Swim
  • 28m 20s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 53s / 100 meters
Comments:

I was having a great swim until my timing chip decided to fall off. I lost about 2 minutes farking around with it and totally lost the group I was swimming with. It just wouldn't stay on. I told the race people at the end to get rid of it.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing..that wasn't my fault!
Transition 1
  • 00m
Bike
  • 1h 24m 5s
  • 41.5 kms
  • 29.61 km/hr
Comments:

Generally a nice flat course. I didn't kill myself because I knew I had to save my legs for the hell run to come.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Had some trouble racking the bike due to other people leaving no room for mine
Run
  • 58m 53s
  • 10 kms
  • 05m 53s  min/km
Comments:

This run always kicks my a$$!! And this year I had to do it twice for the Oly. Ooof.
Had some quads cramping going on...usually it's my calves...WTF??? It wasn't horrible, just a new experience for me!
Michel and I did some high 5's passing each other back and forth...cool!
What would you do differently?:

More hills training I guess!
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Faulty velcro on timing chip and quad cramping

Event comments:

I have to say that K-town Tri puts this one to shame in terms of secuity in the T zone (anyone could get in here ) food, body marking and general organization.




Last updated: 2005-08-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:20 | 1500 meters | 01m 53s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: full
Course: Triangle loop - done twice. Had to slide on my bum down the slippery boat ramp to get in...wheeeee!
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:24:05 | 41.5 kms | 29.61 km/hr
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Out and back on hwy 2. Did 2 loops of 20km.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:58:53 | 10 kms | 05m 53s  min/km
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Gradual uphill to St. Lawrence Park. Then up and down a steep hill to the turn around. Then up and down that steep hill again. The rest was a gradual downhill - turn around and repeat!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2005-08-21 2:21 PM

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2005-08-21 3:29 PM
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WOW Congratulations on a great race Jen....you did great on your run  I hope you feel great for the rest of your vacation...enjoy
2005-08-21 4:40 PM
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Jen you did AWESOME!    congrats on the oly!  very impressive
2005-08-21 7:17 PM
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Jen, looks like you had a great race today!!! Congratulations! Those hills in the park can be a bear, huh?

-Frank
2005-08-21 11:04 PM
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Great job, Twin!
Sounds like you had a great race despite the damn timing chip! I hate those little buggers! Take it easy...
2005-08-21 11:55 PM
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Great job in the Oly - you did awesome!!!  Now it's time to enjoy the vacation!


2005-08-22 9:14 AM
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Hey Jen, excellent race.  You really kicked my behind on that run!!!!  I'll have to learn to run faster for next year's 1000 Island Tri. 
2005-08-22 11:09 AM
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Hey great job doing the olympic distance!

One question though. when you were on the bike course did you happen to see a guy on the side of the road in a team javelin tri suit repairing his bike? If so that was me, both my tires went flat.
2005-08-23 7:05 AM
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CONGRATULATIONS JEN!!   What an AWESOME race!! 
2005-08-27 11:11 AM
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Hey Jen, great race!!! Under 3 hr. oly and under 1 hr 10 k after the bike is fantastic!!!! Congratulations!!

Some mishaps but you handled them well!!
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