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Boulder, Colorado
United States
5430 Sports Corp.
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 05m 28s
Overall Rank = 793/1650
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 126/
Pre-race routine:

The usual - get up as late as possible, eat some cereal, drive up to Boulder, get unpacked and go. This year they handed out timing chips race morning and as a result, there was a HUGE line to get into transition. Because it took so long, they delayed the start of the race by 20 min so me and the rest of the people who get there late could get into transition.
Event warmup:

None. I didn't know if I could finish the darn race and wasn't going to waste any energy before it even started! ;)
Swim
  • 32m
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 57s / 100 yards
Comments:

The swim went pretty well (for me). Since I only had 4 swims all year including 1 OWS, I thought I did pretty well.
What would you do differently?:

Probably nothing. I finally remembered to pee before I got out of the water, so that saved me about a minute.
Transition 1
  • 04m 21s
Comments:

It was fair at best. I wore a bike jersey rather than my usual North Face shirt, and the bike jersey stuck to my wet skin badly.
What would you do differently?:

If I'm going to wear a bike jersey for the bike, I'd wear it under my wetsuit. It took a long time to get dried off enough that I could get that shirt on. Or, don't wear a bike jersey.
I think it was a good idea to put my bike shorts on, on top of my tri shorts. My new bike is tough on my boys.
Bike
  • 1h 27m 29s
  • 26.1 miles
  • 17.90 mile/hr
Comments:

Having a bike with 9 gears in the back made getting up Old Stage a lot easier than my old bike which had 7.
Again, not too bad considering I only had 2 bike rides of 20 miles or more for the year.
What would you do differently?:

Do more hill training. Every other week I'd add in some hard LT training to get my legs ready for the hills.
Transition 2
  • 04m 27s
Comments:

Once again, having to pee slowed me down, but otherwise it was pretty good.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 57m 13s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Because of a lack of long bricks, I was in pretty bad shape for the run. I walked through every aid station plus 2 other times. It was another warm, sunny day too.
What would you do differently?:

Train more.
I also need to find a drink that doesn't hurt my stomach. The Acceleraid is good for the bike and for shorter runs, but on a 10k at the end of an Oly, it didn't go over too well with my belly.
Post race
Warm down:

Stop running. Get off my tired feet.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training.

Event comments:

I liked the race, I just didn't train enough for it. But that's OK.




Last updated: 2008-08-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:32:00 | 1640 yards | 01m 57s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 839/1650
Performance: Good
Suit: yes
Course: clockwise circle.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:21
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:27:29 | 26.1 miles | 17.90 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 725/1650
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Up Old Stage hill. That's one big hill!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Too much
T2
Time: 04:27
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:57:13 | 06.21 miles | 09m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 694/1650
Performance: Below average
Course: Pretty flat course - out and back along the east side of the reseravoir.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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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