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Caesar Creek Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Waynesville, Ohio
United States
HFP Racing
Sunny
Total Time = 8h 05m
Overall Rank = 97/249
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 9/24
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 3:30am and helped Amanda get the kids ready (what troopers they were), loaded up all of my gear, and we left for Cesar's Creek. Stopped at Tim Hortons on the way to get some pre race fuel (blueberry bagel).
Event warmup:

I did a little bit of swimming.
Swim
  • 28m 51s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not too bad, but i've decided I don't like my full wetsuit. It's either too tight or i'm not wearing it properly. It really burns my shoulders out bad. So bad that my swimming becomes extremely sloppy. The swim went as planned other than that. A good swim for me is not drowning and making it out of the water having completed the course.
What would you do differently?:

Not wear the wetsuit.
Transition 1
  • 02m 6s
Comments:

This was horrible. My wetsuit was the issue here. I just could not get the damn thing off. If you saw a guy near the transition exit on the right side rolling around on the ground like a drunk person that was me trying to get my westuit off. It was really that bad. Obviously that cost me a lot of time in T1.
What would you do differently?:

Not wear the wetsuit.
Bike
  • 1h 12m 42s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.51 mile/hr
Comments:

Ok, this was my first ride (not race), first ever ride on my new bike. I must say that i'm thouroughly impressed and satisfied. I have never had an avg bike pace over 19 mph, so this was awesome for me. I had more juice left in me too, but I kept telling myself to just take it easy and not push too hard. I knew that my first race and ride on the bike was not the time to see what "she" could do, but i'll take it! Verry happy with the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Nodda.
Transition 2
  • 01m 34s
Comments:

Not too impressed with this T time either. I could have done better.
What would you do differently?:

Hustle!
Run
  • 53m 49s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

I told myself I was using this as a training day and I had no real goals for the run, other than keeping cool and my heart rate in check. I think I managed to do this. I'm pretty sure I did the 2nd lap faster than the 1st.
Post race
Warm down:

Helped tear down transition and then hustled home so Emma could get to cheer practice.

Event comments:

This was my favorite tri yet. Not because of my bike time, but I really liked the venue and course!




Last updated: 2010-01-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:51 | 1640 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/24
Overall: 0/249
Performance: Average
Suit: full wetsuit
Course: 2 laps, rectangular course
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:06
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:12:42 | 24.85 miles | 20.51 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/24
Overall: 0/249
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back with rolling hills.
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:34
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:53:49 | 06.21 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/24
Overall: 0/249
Performance: Average
Course: 2 laps
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2010-07-12 10:32 AM

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Subject: Caesar Creek Olympic Triathlon


2010-07-12 11:58 AM
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Subject: RE: Caesar Creek Olympic Triathlon

Nice Job DLaw and glad to hear you like the new bike. I'm sure you will find a time soon where you can open it up and see what "she can do". Congrats on a good race.

2010-07-12 12:21 PM
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Subject: RE: Caesar Creek Olympic Triathlon
I had the same wetsuit issues. I cut up the ankles about 6 inches. It seems to help me with getting the suit off without getting stuck on the calf/ankle.

Not too bad for a training day. See you in Sandusky
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