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San Rafeal, California
United States
60F / 16C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 29m 25s
Overall Rank = 85/404
Age Group = 35-40
Age Group Rank = 19/69
Pre-race routine:

Left the house at 4:45 and headed to Marin which is an hour away. Ate oatmeal with a scoop of muscle milk for protein. Had some warm English Breakfast tea.
Event warmup:

light stretching
Swim
  • 21m 36s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

This was a fast swim being in the bay where the currents can be either a blessing or curse. The first wave went off and started heading straight for the buoy without taking the current into consideration ... let's just say it was painful to watch. It was like running on the treadmill or bike trainer - these people were going no where. The current was moving about 3 knots from what I can gather, hence the speedy swim.
What would you do differently?:

Need a new wetsuit. Strengthen my shoulders and lats; practice swimming fast in order to get fast.
Transition 1
  • 01m 42s
Comments:

My rack was really close to the swim exit. The only problem I had was with the wetsuit getting stuck on my timing chip. Other than that, I had to put on my race belt; garmin; sunglasses. I need to work on my transitions ... its free time!
Bike
  • 1h 16m 3s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.61 mile/hr
Comments:

This was my first Oly riding the P2C. I would say my performance was good considering the amount of climbing that we encountered. I was able to stay aero most of the time except for when my speed got under 15 mph. According to motionbased, elevation gain was ~2500 feet. Avg 19.6 mph on this course is a nice speed. For all the power geeks out there:

Entire workout (204 watts):
Duration: 1:15:16 (1:15:18)
Work: 921 kJ
TSS: 96.4 (intensity factor 0.877)
Norm Power: 219
VI: 1.07
Pw:HR: 0.81%
Pa:HR: -10.8%
Distance: 24.876 mi

Min Max Avg
Power: 0 530 204 watts
Heart Rate: 139 168 152 bpm
Cadence: 37 174 89 rpm
Speed: 2.3 33.1 19.9 mph
Pace 1:49 26:06 3:01 min/mi
Hub Torque: 0 452 77 lb-in
Crank Torque: 0 836 200 lb-in

What would you do differently?:

Need to get faster in the off season
Transition 2
  • 01m 31s
What would you do differently?:

pay more attention to the ground at the bike in area ... the pavement was not so nice to my bare feet!
Run
  • 48m 28s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 48s  min/mile
Comments:

The run started off really slow. glutes were sore from the ride (still getting used to be being aero and the different muscles affected). It also didn't help that 1/4 mile out of transition we started climbing and climbing and climbing. I was able to get in a good rhythm at around mile 2 and started to really feel better at mile 4.5 -5.5.


Post race
Warm down:

They had a bunch of free food for everyone. Had a nice burrito, stretched and layout in the sun for a bit.

Event comments:

This was the first year for this event. I was impressed with the amount of volunteers, the goodie bag, and it was a beautiful location.




Last updated: 2008-08-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:21:36 | 1640 yards | 01m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 19/69
Overall: 106/404
Performance: Good
Suit: Full Wetsuit
Course: weird looking rectangle
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 57F / 14C Current: High
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:42
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:16:03 | 24.85 miles | 19.61 mile/hr
Age Group: 26/69
Overall: 97/404
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Hilly out n back
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 89
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:31
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:48:28 | 06.21 miles | 07m 48s  min/mile
Age Group: 17/69
Overall: 96/404
Performance: Good
Course: Out N back with partial single track trail run on the way back
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2008-10-26 10:04 PM

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Subject: Marin County Triathlon


2008-10-26 10:42 PM
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Subject: RE: Marin County Triathlon

Nice job!  Especially since this is the off season for you!  I'm really impresses with the  speed of the bike in spite of the elevation change.  Great job!!!

Now it is off to the pain cave!

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