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USA Triathlon Age Group National Championship - TriathlonOlympic

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Portland, Oregon
United States
USA Triathlon
55F / 13C
Overcast

Total Time = 2h 20m 46s
Overall Rank = 46/600
Age Group = f30-34
Age Group Rank = 10/55

Pre-race routine:

Got up and drove out to the race with the girls. We had fun chatting and trying to distract from the race.

Event warmup:

Warmed up with a quick run with Steve. Peed then went into the water for a 5 min WU before hitting the dock for the swim start.

Swim

23m 50s
1640 yards
01m 27s / 100 yards

Comments:

Just wish I could have held the draft better and longer. Also I was still pulling left. But overall, not a bad swim and I stayed in front of Trish - Barely.

What would you do differently?:

Hold those feet!!!

Transition 1

01m 50s

Comments:

I was tired heading out of transition. I fought to get my wetsuit off for some reason. I was TIRED, so I just couldn't do the jump on running mount. I did a slower running mount and it was fine.

What would you do differently?:

take a deep breath.

Bike

1h 09m 27s
24.85 miles
21.47 mile/hr

Comments:

Just out of transition, both Sabrina and Trish passed me... Um, I don't THINK so!! So I hammered it harder and passed them back before the turnaround. They were still right up my butt at the 2nd loop turnaround - less than a minute behind me! But I held them off and negative split the bike!! This was 3 minutes faster than the same course last year!! WOWWWWWW!!!!

What would you do differently?:

Nothing!

Transition 2

00m 39s

Comments:

They gave away and award for the fastest transition and it ws 37 seconds... DAMN! She got me by 2 seconds! But This was a smooth transition. All I could think of was staying in front of Trish and Sabrina.

What would you do differently?:

nothing

Run

45m 1s
6.21 miles
07m 15s min/mile

Comments:

I was determined to break 45 minutes on an OLY this year... COME ON!!! I was close. My HR was SKY high, and I was panting from the beginning of the run. I never gave an inch. Sabrina passed me on the last hill and I pushed my ass off to hold her off over the hill... Only it wasn't the real last hill. I blew a gasket and she passed me on the REAL last hill. I still managed a VERY respectable finish!

What would you do differently?:

Know where the last hill is and bide my time until the last hill. And run 2 seconds faster!

Post race

Warm down:

None, I sat at the finish for my friends, had some beer, some food, and a GOOD time :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

nothing

Event comments:

Team USA again baby!! And the podium! Great race. Great time and cool to watch the pro race.

Last updated: 2008-06-03 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:23:50 \| 1640 yards \| 01m 27s / 100yards
Age Group:	12/55
Overall:	0/600
Performance:	Good
Got a decent start and I ALMOST held the lead group. Lost that lead grou around the first turn bouy and could NOT catch them again. Then I ended up pulling the 2nd group to the finish. not great, but not bad. 7 seconds faster than last year!
Suit:	2xU V1
Course:
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	70F / 21C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Average
Waves:		Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:50
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
01:09:27 \| 24.85 miles \| 21.47 mile/hr
Age Group:	8/55
Overall:	0/600
Performance:	Good
WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
Wind:	Little
Course:	2 hilly loops around Hagg lake
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	90
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	00:39
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Good
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:45:01 \| 06.21 miles \| 07m 15s min/mile
Age Group:	19/55
Overall:	0/600
Performance:	Good
OOHHHHH This hurt!
Course:	Hilly out and back on the same course as the bike
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

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