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Boulder Peak Olympic Tri - TriathlonOlympic

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Boulder, Colorado
United States
5430 Sports
85F / 29C
Sunny

Total Time = 3h 09m 36s
Overall Rank = 918/1408
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 118/162

Pre-race routine:

Wake up before the freaking birds, but still not early enough to get to the tri on time. Take a quick shower, go to the bathroom, eat some cereal, go to the bathroom again, load the car, head to the reservoir, hope I can make it there before I have to go to the bathroom again, unpack quickly and sit on the beach as I wait for my wave...the last wave, to begin.

Event warmup:

Go for a quick run - you guessed it...to the bathroom! What the heck was wrong with my intestines this morning???
Do a little stretching on the beach and get wet in the res. I don't swim before the race because I figure I only have so many yards that my lungs can handle, and I don't want to waste any of those before the race.

Swim

38m 7s
1500 meters
02m 32s / 100 meters

Comments:

Anyone who knows me knows I hate the swim. It didn't help that after wave 9 (I was in wave 12), they stopped the swimming because they had to pull someone out of the water with a power boat assist and an ambulance screaming toward them. I never heard for sure what happened, but the rumor was that someone had a heart attack. Some people said it was a non-racer. Aside from that, the swim went decently. I kept my breathing in check by going slower than the debris in the water, but at least I didn't choke like I did in my first tri.

What would you do differently?:

If I hadn't had such a horrible experience in my first tri, I probably would be swimming a bit faster. I know I can go faster without screwing my breathing, but I'm still worried that I'll tank in the water - I don't want that to ever happen again. So rather than waiting until the last 200 yds to pick up the pace, I might pick it up at the half way point.

Transition 1

05m 42s

Comments:

I have to start to remember to pee BEFORE I get out of the water! I spend way too much time running to the portapot when I should be on my bike. But for the life of me, I can't think about anything at all while I'm swimmning. I could solve a quadratic equation while biking or running, but couldn't even tell you what 2+2 is while swimming.

What would you do differently?:

Don't stop at the bathroom. Don't forget to put sunscreen on my shoulders or back of my neck (ouch!).

Bike

1h 28m 31s
42 kms
28.47 km/hr

Comments:

Going up Old Stage just kicked my butt! For some reason I didn't want to unclip while going up the hill and take a little break, even though lots of other people were. About half way up the hill I made the mistake of looking at my speedometer - 3.6 mph!!! Yup, I was barely going fast enough to keep the bike upright, and I kept pounding on. I didn't look down at the speedometer again - too depressing. Going down the hill, I peaked at just under 47 mph when a wave of volunteers demanded that we all slow down going into the upcoming turn. Apparently, earlier in the race at that same turn someone must have crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a car. From the sounds of it, it was a terrible crash (the latest news I heard is that the person was not killed but suffered extensive injuries). I'm glad I zipped by there too quickly and was paying attention to the road and not the accident and didn't really know about the outcome until after the race - I get emotional every time I think about the rider and their family, and the poor driver of the car.

What would you do differently?:

I probably would have stopped while going up the hill. Without the stop, I was spent once I got to the top and felt like I was going to lose my breakfast.

Transition 2

04m 18s

Comments:

How do all of you people go through a whole freakin race without going to the bathroom? I was glad I made it 1 1/2 hours on the bike without a stop. Minus the quick bathroom break, the transition was pretty fast - for me. Oh yeah, while I was on the bike I realized that I applied sunblock while wearing a shirt with sleeves, but my bike/run shirt didn't have any. So during T2 I had to throw some on my shoulders - they were already feeling burned.

What would you do differently?:

If I knew there were potties on the run course, I would have skipped the bathroom stop. I would have made sure I had sunscreen on EVERYWHERE before the start of the race.

Run

52m 55s
10 kms
05m 17s min/km

Comments:

The run went pretty well, although I couldn't run as fast as I hoped. To keep with the theme for the rest of the race, about 1/4 mile into the run, I went past 2 ambulances that were loading someone up - I assume it was heat exhaustion. Although I only saw one other person who was carrying drinks with them, I was glad that I tote around my water bottle on the run. I don't have to slow down at the water stations (I just dump it into my bottle and keep running) and I can take a hit whenever I feel the need.

What would you do differently?:

I would bring another water bottle with the sports drink that I'm used to - I wasn't too fond of the Gatoraid.

Post race

Warm down:

Walk around and look for my wife and daughter. Stretch the legs a bit.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Experience; heat.

Event comments:

They did everything they could before and during the race, but it still had lots of medical issues. They should consider closing Old Stage Rd in the future (or not even race on that road).

Last updated: 2005-07-24 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:38:07 \| 1500 meters \| 02m 32s / 100meters
Age Group:	0/162
Overall:	1105/1408
Performance:	Good
Suit:	you bet!
Course:	The course was similar to 3 sides of a square with a CCW direction swim. The marina on the west side made me a little nervous, but they must have had it closed while we were swimming.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	73F / 23C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Bad
Waves:	Average	Navigation:	Below average
Rounding:	Below average

T1
Time:	05:42
Performance:	Below average
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	No
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
01:28:31 \| 42 kms \| 28.47 km/hr
Age Group:	0/162
Overall:	867/1408
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Little
Course:	Up Old Stage hill, which is pretty darn steep!
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	90
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Below average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	04:18
Overall:	Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Below average
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:52:55 \| 10 kms \| 05m 17s min/km
Age Group:	0/162
Overall:	579/1408
Performance:	Average
Course:	Pretty flat, but with no shade on the course.
Keeping cool	Below average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
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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Macdaddy

2005-07-24 5:32 PM

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