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Boulder Peak - TriathlonOlympic

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Boulder, Co
United States
83F / 28C
Sunny

Total Time = 2h 29m 18s
Overall Rank = 196/1335
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4 AM and ate two waffles, protein shake, yogurt, coffee. Drove to Boulder from Denver and arrived at 5:20. Set up transition in numbered area and scoped out bike, run entrances and exits.

Event warmup:

Ran for 10 minutes with a few accelerations and went pee.
Rode bike for 10 minutes and went pee again.
Put on wetsuit with my body glide and pam spray on my legs and headed to the beach for a light swim warm up.

Swim

31m 7s
1500 meters
02m 04s / 100 meters

Comments:

I'm still not a good swimmer, but I beat last years swim time by 1 minute.
I had a harder time of catching my breath this year. Maybe I was working a little harder. I couldn't find anyone to draft on. The swim was really spread out. A one point I thought I was the only one swimming. My arms seemed to have a hard time keeping a rhythm, they didn't move real fluent for some reason. Oh well, it was a decent swim for me.

What would you do differently?:

Swim harder to the first bouy

Transition 1

01m 22s

Comments:

I put on arm warmers this year because it was a little cold. That slowed my transition by 22 seconds over last year. All else was good.

What would you do differently?:

Suck it up and not where arm warmers. I didn't need them any way.

Bike

1h 14m 5s
25 miles
20.25 mile/hr

Comments:

The bike went ok. I was 30 seconds slower than last year. I felt like I was going harder but I couldn't keep my average up.

What would you do differently?:

More intervals on the bike, and a few times trials in the weeks before.

Transition 2

00m 41s

Comments:

I missed my bike rack by one spot. T1 was very clean other than that. Beat last years T1 by a minute.

What would you do differently?:

nothing

Run

42m 2s
6.2 miles
06m 47s min/mile

Comments:

Felt good until mile 4. I had a little leg cramping. I don't think I drank enough on the bike, or the days before the race. It finally loosened up and I kept my pace. I beat last years run time by a minute and a half. That was good!

What would you do differently?:

Drink more the days before.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked aroun, ate free pasta and drank free Odells 90 schilling YUM! Walked into the water, talked to friends, watched the Pros. I got a High 5 from overall winner Nicole Deboom and Men's winner Conrad stolz. COOL!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough time to train for speed since my Ironman on June 27

Event comments:

Great volunteers, well organized, everything was on time, cool band, and oh did I say FREE BEER!

Last updated: 2004-05-25 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:31:07 \| 1500 meters \| 02m 04s / 100meters
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/1335
Performance:	Good
Started out at the front this time. Stayed steady and tried to find some feet to stay behind.
Suit:	Xterra sleeveless
Course:	Kind of a triangle that went around the swim beach and exited on the other side of the swim beach.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	75F / 24C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:	Average	Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:22
Performance:	Below average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
01:14:05 \| 25 miles \| 20.25 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	167/1335
Performance:	Below average
My Average MPH on the bike was 21 MPH according to the web. So I'll go with that. Hr Avg. was 156 for the whole Race. It got up to 172 on old Stage coach hill.
Wind:	Some
Course:	It started from Boulder Res and went into two rollers. Then a slow climb until mile 6.5 where you hit Old stage coach road hill. I think it is an 8 or 9% climb for 1.5 miles. It was so steep, many people walked their bikes up it. Then a few rollers after the top, then a screaming down hill for several miles. I hit 51 MPH at one point! Then some flats and a few rollers on back into the park.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	85
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	00:41
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Average
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:42:02 \| 06.2 miles \| 06m 47s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	162/1335
Performance:	Good
Hr 156 Avg for the whole race.
Course:	Pretty flat over to dams and back on mostly dirt trail. You could see all of your competitors.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
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:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	5