General Discussion Race Reports! » Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Rss Feed  
Moderators: k9car363, alicefoeller Reply

Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


View Member's Race Log View other race reports
New Hartford, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
Total Time = 3h 38m 1s
Overall Rank = 204/214
Age Group = 3034
Age Group Rank = 22/22
Swim
  • 43m 55s
  • 1760 yards
  • 02m 30s / 100 yards
Comments:

yikes....and i thought the swim portion of the sprint was tough! Obviously i need to train more. Still glad i tackled this, though. Was totally freaking out standing on the beach and looking at all those buoys. At the end was also this crazy 200m uphill run to T1. Not fun. :)
What would you do differently?:

Need to learn how to swim!
Transition 1
  • 05m 3s
Bike
  • 1h 47m 17s
  • 23.8 miles
  • 13.31 mile/hr
Comments:

Again, it's early on and i need more experience and to put in the miles. Felt absolutely wiped out after the swim, but tried to do my best.
Transition 2
  • 01m 30s
Run
  • 1h 00m 18s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

Get out of T2, and initially legs felt like jelly. Wish they had stayed that way, b/c i then felt each quad and each hamstring quickly cramp up. woops! i used mile 2 to get the cramps out, then turned it up. Wish i had kept track with a watch, but definitely felt like i negative split the latter half of the 10K.
Post race
Event comments:

OBVIOUSLY i got my ass kicked, but still really glad i did the race. Was curious to try out an Oly and get my feet wet in it. My lack of swimming and biking experience was more evident on this much tougher course than it was on the mossman tri, where i was able to push through. It's all good, though. I need a good kick in the ass to motivate me through the off-season. Now i'm gonna focus on my AIDS ride in september, and i'm totally inspired to do the Hartford marathon in October.




Last updated: 2009-04-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:43:55 | 1760 yards | 02m 30s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/214
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 05:03
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:47:17 | 23.8 miles | 13.31 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/214
Performance:
Wind:
Course: Tough hills at the end...killer!
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:30
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:00:18 | 06.2 miles | 09m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/214
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

{postbutton}
2009-08-23 4:18 PM

User image

Member
65
2525
New Haven, CT
Subject: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon


2009-08-24 7:33 PM
in reply to: #2365182

User image

Extreme Veteran
577
500252525
Connecticut
Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon

Hey good hanging in there Gabe!!..Thats a tough course to do as a first time Oly and you hung in there! Good experiance points for ya!!...Onward and Upward it is!

Look on the bright side you weren't dfl and you did great on the run!!

2009-08-24 8:04 PM
in reply to: #2365182

User image

Master
1265
10001001002525
CT
Subject: RE: Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon

Very tough race to choose as your first OLY! Good job getting it done!

General Discussion-> Race Reports!
{postbutton}
General Discussion Race Reports! » Litchfield Hills Olympic Triathlon Rss Feed