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Harriman Tri/Bi Series - Triathlon


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Harriman, New York
United States
NYTC
68F / 20C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 42m 42s
Overall Rank = 209/374
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

2 hrs b4 race - coffeee, cereal, banana. 1 hr b4 trail mix bar, bottle of water
Event warmup:

1/4 jog, light stretching, rehearse drowning prevetion techiniques!
Swim
  • 15h 00m
  • 880 yards
  • 1h 42m 16s / 100 yards
Comments:

as usual, dificulty regulating breathing at the start. Had to stop 3 times to relax breathing and find pace.
What would you do differently?:

Train more w/ breathing on every stroke. Even when I found my pace I wasn't able to go to everyone rotation as i do in training.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

decent transition - no signficant problems drank some gatorade
What would you do differently?:

wear watch so I can get actual time. Contemplate necessity of wearing bike gloves and bikr shorts for this distance - 16 miles. not drink gatorade
Bike
  • 59h 58m
  • 16 miles
  • 0.27 mile/hr
Comments:

long up hills. Ate a power gel 3/4 of the way thru.
What would you do differently?:

get clipless petals since i can't afford a carbon bike!
don't eat power gel!
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

guess it's the only advantage to not having clipless petals, able to rack the bike and immediately run. drank more gatorade
What would you do differently?:

not drink gatorde
Run
  • 27h 00m
  • 3 miles
  • 9h 00m  min/mile
Comments:

Got stomach cramp. Think it has the power gel &/or Gatorade
What would you do differently?:

drink only water
Post race
Warm down:

hug the kids, took pictures!


What limited your ability to perform faster:

stomach cramps

Event comments:

Registration could've been more organized, otherwise well run, good course markings, helpful volunteers, beautiful secenry with a challenging bike course.




Last updated: 2004-06-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
15:00:00 | 880 yards | 1h 42m 16s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/374
Performance: Average
Suit: yes
Course: out and back -triangle
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
59:58:00 | 16 miles | 0.27 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/374
Performance:
Wind: Headwind
Course: no flats, either up or downhill.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Bad
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
27:00:00 | 03 miles | 9h 00m  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/374
Performance:
Course: out and back relatively flat
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %5
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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

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Subject: Harriman Tri/Bi Series


2004-06-14 4:02 PM
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Subject: RE: Harriman Tri/Bi Series
Great job! Congratulations!
Kelly
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