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Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon - Olympic Race - TriathlonOlympic


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Philadelphia Triathlon, LLC
75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 52m 49s
Overall Rank = 1047/1921
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 52/132
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 3:30 am....had about 3-4 hours of sleep. Ate a bagel with cream cheese, gatordae mixed with water and a coffee on the drive to race site. Made it to transition and set up with no problems. Grabbed the goggles/cap and found a bus to ride to swim start.
Event warmup:

5 min dip in the river for warm up. I chose not to wear a wetsuit and was happy since water temp was 75 degrees!
Swim
  • 26m 24s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 37s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim was OK...I left myself to the middle at the start since I wasn't wearing a wetsuit and thought it would slow me a bit. Boy was that a mistake...I got caught in a group of people who had NO idea WTF they were doing! Some were backstroking, dog paddling, crawling, ect. It was a F'd up swim start. In my attempt to avoid the pack of non swimming folk I had to go out into the middle of the river. It added a good 2 mins to my time but was worth it to be alone.
What would you do differently?:

Move to closer to the front.
Transition 1
  • 03m 13s
Comments:

T1 was OK. I sat down and had to wipe the straw off my feet. Straw? REALLY...? Oh well...better than sand I guess
What would you do differently?:

bring a bottle of water to wash my feet, forgot one this time
Bike
  • 1h 23m 27s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 17.87 mile/hr
Comments:

I felt good on the bike. I ate 2 gels and 1 bottle of Infinit. Drank water out of the areo bottle frequently.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 01m 53s
Comments:

Pretty much in and out. Grabbed a water flask to run with and a gel.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 57m 49s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt great for the first 3 miles. Prob kept an 8:45 pace. Around mile 4 I felt a bit sick and tried to eat a gu. Didn't go down right and I chucked it to the side. Sipped water for the next 2 miles and HTFU for the finish
What would you do differently?:

nothing it was good
Post race



Last updated: 2009-06-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:26:24 | 1640 yards | 01m 37s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/132
Overall: 0/1921
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: down river with a turn to the right to shore line
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:13
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:23:27 | 24.85 miles | 17.87 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/132
Overall: 0/1921
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: mildly hilly...Good downhills but had to slow quite a bit due to congested course. Lots of crashes today. A bad one on black rock rd.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:53
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:57:49 | 06.21 miles | 09m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/132
Overall: 0/1921
Performance: Good
Course: mostly black top and in the sun, a few shady spots but not many
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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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2009-06-28 9:07 PM
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Subject: RE: Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon - Olympic Race

Congratulations! Good job! Smile

2009-06-29 11:17 AM
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Congrats again on the PR!  Nice job!
2009-07-01 7:06 PM
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Subject: RE: Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon - Olympic Race

Woo!! Great race!

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