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Hagg Lake Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Forest Grove, Oregon
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 32m 18s
Overall Rank = 26/165
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 2/10
Pre-race routine:

Used recovery shake and shot bloks for pre-race meals
Event warmup:

Finally a decent WU. 15-20 min bike w/ couple of pickups, 11 min run w/ one pickup, 5 min easy swimming.
Swim
  • 19m 33s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 11s / 100 yards
Comments:

Seeing buoys was tough. Nobody to draft off of. But went very easy the whole way, and kept breathing reasonable
Transition 1
  • 02m 11s
Comments:

Couldn't get my feet into shoes to save my life. Need to practice.
What would you do differently?:

Everything was good except getting into the shoes after mounting bike
Bike
  • 1h 18m 56s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 18.89 mile/hr
Comments:

Chain fell off the first mile. Easy fix though. Legs were dead from training earlier in the week.
What would you do differently?:

Don't try and shift large and small chainrings at once.
Transition 2
  • 01m 13s
Comments:

Pretty good transition. Need
What would you do differently?:

to remember to take helmet off earlier in the transition.
Run
  • 50m 25s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Not too bad considering the fatigue from the week. Much better patience than earlier Olympic races.
Post race
Warm down:

20-30 min of easy biking

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Bike climbing. Need to continue getting back into climbing shape.

Event comments:

Needed more volunteers for body-marking, as that's what held up the race from starting on time.




Last updated: 2007-07-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:33 | 1640 yards | 01m 11s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/10
Overall: 1/165
Performance: Good
Suit: Full
Course: Counter clockwise. Impossible to see the second buoy because of the sun. Was just following the splah of the people in front of me
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 02:11
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
01:18:56 | 24.85 miles | 18.89 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/10
Overall: 63/165
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Killer course. All of it either up-hill or down-hill. Mentally, felt like mostly uphill
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:13
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:50:25 | 06.21 miles | 08m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/10
Overall: 58/165
Performance: Good
Course: All hills again. Very painful.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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