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Ventura, California
United States
Breath of Life Ventura
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 29m 37s
Overall Rank = 398/420
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 53/53
Pre-race routine:

Tried to ride the day before.
Broke spokes and rushed to get to a bike shop.
No one would take it, so I paid a H.S. kid cash to work on it in his garage the night before.
Ride-able, but not fixed.
Event warmup:

Rode 6.5 miles to event from hotel.
Swim
  • 29m
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Transition Times not reported separately.
Embedded in leg times.
Bike
  • 1h 45m 12s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 14.17 mile/hr
Comments:

Time includes Transition.
Per my Garmin, I averaged 18mph.
Which was sketchy, last 8 miles I needed to open my rear brakes because my tire was getting warped again.
What would you do differently?:

Keep conditioning.
Get more reliable gear, buying a new set of wheels today.
Buy a tool-kit and manual.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 1h 15m 24s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 12m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

I had terrible non-athletic related issues.
I took one pit-stop for GI issues.
It took me about 2 miles to find my legs and rhythm.
My biggest problem was blisters and chafing.
What would you do differently?:

More BRICKS.
Wear my Tri-top on long runs so I can learn all of the Chafe spots.
The areas that I used Body Glide were fine, but I discovered too many more.
Make sure that I get the sand between my toes. (I use a squirt bottle in transition, but I missed some sandy spots.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around with family for about a mile.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Overall conditioning.
GI issues.
I chafed in places that I don't want to mention, AND I USED BODY GLIDE AND CHAMOIS BUTTER!
I still cannot figure out how one body part got chafed.

First Oly.

Event comments:

My first Oly, and I did not like it.
In Sprints, my pain is from exertion, but my pain in this race was all embarrassing stuff like GI, blisters, chafing, etc.
(Especially when I used Body Glide and Chamois Butter on the parts that I identified as problem areas. These were all new today.

I am a recreational Triathlete trying to get in shape.
As a USAT qualifier, the Oly was definitely for a more hard-core set.




Last updated: 2010-04-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:00 | 1640 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/53
Overall: 0/420
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Full
Course: Protected harbor, so no chop. However, course was weird and there were a lot of people off-course. Sprint and Long-course merged funny.
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:45:12 | 24.85 miles | 14.17 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/53
Overall: 0/420
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Too much broken glass for the slowpokes on the right like me. I saw about a dozen people changing tires.
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:15:24 | 06.21 miles | 12m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/53
Overall: 0/420
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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

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2010-07-03 2:21 PM
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Subject: RE: Breath of Life Ventura Triathlon - Olympic Course

Congrats on your first Oly, next stop HIM Tongue out  Stick with it you will get better, more longer training and more practice and with the nutrition and you will take care of the GI issues. 

2010-07-03 4:29 PM
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Subject: RE: Breath of Life Ventura Triathlon - Olympic Course
So it is normal to be looking at 70.3s before the nipples have healed!?
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