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Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon Olympic - TriathlonOlympic


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Dallas, Texas
United States
50F / 10C
Precipitation
Total Time = 3h 03m 37s
Overall Rank = 406/637
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 38/62
Pre-race routine:

Setup T2. Rode bus to T1 with Tommy (ZiaCyclist) & Kenny. Setup T1. This is a point to point race. Wandered around looking at the pro's bikes, the water, & chit-chatting.
Event warmup:

Putting on the wetsuit. I did this fairly early just to stay warm.
Swim
  • 36m 35s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 14s / 100 yards
Comments:

Walked into the water to let the water get into the wetsuit. Started swimming. The water felt good because the air temp was cold. I had no troubles breathing or sighting. My stroke felt strong.

Ran into John from TTT about 1/2 way thru. Said hi and continued on. I stopped almost everytime I touched someone. I need to continue. I stopped waaayyy too many times.

The chop/wind picked up and pushed at all of us. I found it easier to breath by turning into the wind/chop instead of away from it.

I beat my 2007 Oly swim time by 9 min. but I could've done better.
What would you do differently?:

Keep swimming. I was entirely to lackadasical. Push, push, push.

Transition 1
  • 06m 24s
Comments:

My wetsuit got stuck. Ended up sitting down to fight it. Finally got it off. I had some stuff I've never used before on the bike but due to the weather conditions, felt I needed to. Full zip windbreaker & ear covers. This slowed me down a little bit
What would you do differently?:

Nothing new on race day. Practice different conditions. But I'm a real wimp about riding in the rain.
Bike
  • 1h 27m 38s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 17.01 mile/hr
Comments:

My pre-race goal here was to equal my last Oly bike time (75min). Due to the weather conditions, this did not happen. I did not push this. We went across the dam (seemed to take forever) and then uphill (10min of steady up). After that it was a net downhill with a few rollers. I did not take advantage of the downhills as much as I could. The potholes were well marked but most were filled with water so you couldn't see if it was a pothole or just a puddle. My bike was sliding around the first few miles.

I'm thankful I had my jacket, ear warmers & Sziols sunglasses on. The Sziols are polarizing so I was able to wear them in the rain and still see.

Did my best to thank every volunteer out there. I know I missed 6.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I was fine not pushing.
Transition 2
  • 03m 12s
Comments:

Stopped at the pott-o-pottie on the way out.
Run
  • 49m 50s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

The run was fun. I saw a lot of my tri-teammates out there and the coach cheering us on. It makes it more enjoyable to high-five the people I know. I got up to one of them in the last mile (Sean) and passed him at the end.

I followed my plan in regards to HR. 172-175 on the way out; 175-178 on the way back; all out once I get off the trail.
What would you do differently?:

Not have my training interrupted a month before the race for work.

This was a PR for me.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around; talk to teammates. Eat, eat, eat.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My focus on the swim; the weather on the bike; nothing on the run.

Event comments:

Big party atmosphere at the end. The bag pickup was very disorganized this year.

All-in-all well run race. I will do it again.


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Last updated: 2009-10-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:35 | 1640 yards | 02m 14s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/62
Overall: 0/637
Performance: Average
Suit: Quintana Roo sleeveless
Course: Clockwise triangle course with a 6 people entering the water every 10 seconds.
Start type: Wade Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 06:24
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:27:38 | 24.85 miles | 17.01 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/62
Overall: 0/637
Performance: Average
Avg HR 166; Max 190
Wind: Headwind
Course:
Road: Potholes Wet Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:12
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:49:50 | 06.21 miles | 08m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/62
Overall: 0/637
Performance: Good
Avg 174; Max 191
Course: Out and back on the Katy trail.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2009-10-12 10:10 AM
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Ken- super job! Congrats on a great PR in some ridiculous weather conditions!! Crazy Texas weather!! You did great out there, glad to see you racing and doing it strong!
2009-10-12 10:22 AM
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Nice race. Saw you on the run. You looked pretty good. At least you survived the bike course.
2009-10-12 11:35 AM
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great job out there.. !!!!!!!!!!!!

I heard those 6 volunteers are forming a support group though
2009-10-12 2:08 PM
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Nice race and congrats on the run PR!
2009-10-12 2:13 PM
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Nice Job!  Sounds like a pretty good race for you!  I also stop when I run into people on the swim - I need more OWS practice...



2009-10-12 5:40 PM
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Great PR! Interesting that you found someone you knew out in that stormy, choppy water. I was just trying to survive it and couldn't have recognized my brother out there...
2009-10-12 9:06 PM
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Great job, Ken.  Nice PR run.  It was great running weather (but not cycling weather). 
2009-10-13 11:39 AM
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Totally awesome performance. Especially on the run. Congratulations on a fine race, my friend.

2009-10-14 12:09 AM
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Really solid race Ken! It was nice seeing you out there!

WOW, amazing run!!! Awesome!

Congrats on PRing!
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