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Comments: Really foggy. Couldn't see the buoys at all. Luckily I'm not a FOP swimmer so I sighted using the swimmers ahead of me. I think I was in the 2nd pack and did a good job drafting when I had a chance. Might be one of my best triathlon swims. I was out of the water at 26:16 and the time includes a 50-75 yard run to timing mat. What would you do differently?: Nothing  Transition 1
Comments: Trouble getting on aerohelmet. Cost me 10-15 seconds.  Bike
Comments: I thought there was going to be a bottle exchange on the bike. With this in mind I only brought one bottle. There were no bottle exchanges so I had one bottle for 27 hot hilly miles with 85% humidity. I pushed the bike hard the whole time but ended up being a little under-hydrated for the start of the run. Very happy with my effort here. I would say this bike route was slightly harder than Columbia. It was an interested experience riding at the front of the race. At one point on the 2nd lap, I was close to two other guys. I didn't know at the time we were the 1st 3 in the race. The guy who finished 1st pulled away on the 3rd lap. I tried to stay with him and distanced the 3rd place guy pretty well...but could not match his accelerations on the hills. I think he finished about 1:30 ahead of me. What would you do differently?: Bring more than one bottle on the bike. I needed AT LEAST two bottles. Transition 2
Comments: Fast T2. Fastest of the day. What would you do differently?: I probably should have taken 30 seconds and drank half a bottle. But I think the damage was done at that point and I was destine for a sub-par run.  Run
Comments: Probably one of my worst triathlon runs. The first loop was OK but I just died on the second loop. I think there were several factors that caused this bad run... 1) I haven't done a bike/run brick since June (Eagleman). I did't plan on doing this triathlon so I wasn't really training for it. 2) I thought there was going to be a bottle exchange on the bike and there wasn't. I only brought one bottle which was not nearly enough. 3) I do not run well in the heat and humidity. It was probably 85% with 85% humidity during the run. 4) I pushed the swim hard and really don't have good swim fitness right now. I think this may have trickled down to some fatigue during the latter stage of the race. 5) With nobody close behind me...I had no incentive to run. What would you do differently?: Hydrate more. Post race
Warm down: Sat in the grass with the family and drank about 4 liters of water. What limited your ability to perform faster: Under hydrating. High heat and humidty. Not great swim or run fitness right now. Event comments: Good local race. Pinchot park is a great place for a triathlon. I definately recommend giving this a try if you live in the area. Could have had a bottle exchange on the bike and few more voluteers to direct traffic on the run. Other than that, well organized event with a friendly vibe. Last updated: 2008-09-10 12:00 AM
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 2008-09-18 7:51 AM |
Regular  117  Gettysburg, PA |  Subject: Pinchot Olympic Triathlon |
| 2008-09-18 6:12 PM in reply to: #1681661 |
Royal(PITA) 14270   West Chester, Ohio | Subject: RE: Pinchot Olympic Triathlon Cool! I have family near there and now have a travel race in the area where my kids can stay with family! Great job out there for being underhydrated. |
| 2008-09-18 8:10 PM in reply to: #1681661 |
Veteran 215 | Subject: RE: Pinchot Olympic Triathlon Wow!!! Nice time!! I live near there an train there frequently and did two sprints there this year. Would have liked to do this race but signed up for Nations with Team in Training. THis is one tough olympic. That bike is tough. I can't imagine doing that dam campground road a third time!!! I would like to do this one next year though. I signed up for columbia and figured Pinchot had to be comparable. Good to know you think PInchot is tougher. I will train out there next year to prep for columbia. Too bad it isn't a better run race because it is a good location. again, great job on a very brutal day! Lesley |
| 2008-09-25 8:25 AM in reply to: #1681661 |
Extreme Veteran 423 Frederick, Maryland | Subject: RE: Pinchot Olympic Triathlon Bob, good report and again a nice finish! BTW, I sent the race director some comments and he said about the water bottle exchange on the bike that they had a problem with the person who was supposed to be doing this. He went MIA so no one had any water on the bike. They got the water back that was supposed to be handed out but never saw the person. Obviously, it's the last time they're going to ask the person to participate. I had a few other comments as well which the RD discussed and agreed to having for the most part. Have a good rest of the seaon and in your training for next year! I've still got one more left in a little more than 2 weeks. |
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Up at 4:30am. Usual breakfast. Packed the family and left the house at 5:15am. Arrived at 6am in the complete dark. Got a good transition spot....blah, blah, blah
None at all. Not even a warm-up swim.