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Lakeville, Massachusetts
United States
Bay State Triathlon Team
83F / 28C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 37m 55s
Overall Rank = 229/494
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 34/55
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 3:00 had a bowl of cereal and a banana and a coffee. Met up with Rob, Dave and Stacy and drove out to the course. Stopped on the way for a second coffee and had a clif bar. Met Max and May at body markings then just hung out with all the fellow BT'ers until race time

Goals going in were sub 28min. swim, 20mph+ on bike sub 52 min run.
Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 25m 46s
  • 1408 yards
  • 01m 50s / 100 yards
Comments:

Didn't really feel comfortbale during the whole swim. My arms felt tired right out of the box. Not sure if that was from not swimming for a week, or a lack of warm-up. Overall time was pretty good. Just tried to stay relaxed and swim easy. One funny thing did happen. When I got out to the end of the course, I had thought you rounded the bouy and start heading for shore, so I rounded the bouy nicely, and found some clear water and was moving along, look up to sight and find there is no one around me. Look to my right and see everybondy swimming to another bouy that is parallel to the shore that you have to turn around before headign back. DOH. Luckily I was only about 10 yards off course. Grabbed some feet when I could, my navigation was better than usual, however some of the people around me weren't doing to good, and kept running into me. At first I thought it was my navigation that was off, but everytime I checked I was right on.

met sub 28 min. goal.
What would you do differently?:

A little warm-up and not have the pool close right before the race.
Transition 1
  • 03m 18s
Comments:

Long run to T1. Steep hill right out of the water was a bit of a challenge when you are a little disoriented. Suit was stuck on arms as I was jogging to T1. Luckily it was a long run and had it down to my waist by the time I got to the bike. Put shoes and helmet on, had a Gu and I was off.
What would you do differently?:

nothing, after 6 races this year, pretty much have this down.
Bike
  • 1h 13m 45s
  • 24.9 miles
  • 20.26 mile/hr
Comments:

Got on the bike and got settled in, looked down at my computer and it was reading all zero's. Again DOH. After the race I noticed that the rear wheel sensor was flipped. So with no computer I just decided to ride comfortably hard. I figured I could get a pretty good sense of speed by how much passing I was doing and how many were passing me. The hardest part about not having the computer was that I had no idea how far I was so I could judge my drinking. I ended up finishing my second bottle with about 3 miles to go.

Course was nice, had some pretty stiff headwinds in some locations, but it was fairly flat, at least compared to what I'm used to. Was able to stay in the big ring the entire time, and never got out of the saddle on any climbs. Met 20mph+ goal
What would you do differently?:

Make sure the wheel sensors are lined up.
Transition 2
  • 02m 16s
Comments:

Pretty quick again. Made sure I had another gel, and 2 endurolytes. Lots of racks, but I marked mine with soem pink surveyor's tape, which made it a snap to find.
What would you do differently?:

nothing, again after all the racing, have this pretty much down.
Run
  • 52m 51s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

This was the part I was most interested in seeing how I would do. Haven't done any brick work outside of racing since early June. And even before then, the longest I had done was a 4 mile run. Looked at my watch heading out of T2 and saw I had almost exactly an hour to finish to break 2:45.

Settled right into a comfortable pace, found my running legs right away. A few people blew past me right out of transition, and it was hard not to go with them, but I was determined to run my own race. First mile passed in 9:07, felt a lot slower which was a good sign. Second mile was in 8:55 and third was 8:35. In between mile 2 and 3 started to feel some cramping coming on, so I fell back on some of my marathon experience, and changed my turnover a bit, speeding up for a short distance then settling back down. Worked like a charm the rest of the race. Mile 4 was 8:41, and mile 5 was 8:23. During these two miles was trying to do some calculations in my head to see if it was possible to get sub 2:40, but by then my brain really wasn't working right. Hit the jets during the last mile (8:10) and the last 0.2 in 1:00. Finishing in 2:37:55.
What would you do differently?:

Push a little harder on the run earlier. Being this was my first Olympic, I wasn't sure how everything was going to work out, so I wanted to run the first half conservatively.
Post race
Warm down:

Ran into Kathy at the finish line, she was a godsend, some ice cold sponges were just what the doctor ordered. Had a bottle of gatorade and did some light stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of regimented training since the 1/2 IM. Sort of just did whatever I wanted for the last 2 months which worked outed fine for me. I think I did as best as I could for this day. I pretty much left everything out there.

Event comments:

Great race, great course and great organization. But the best part of all was meeting up with all the Mass. BT'ers. They are much cooler in person.Max, May, Kathy, Joanne, and everyone else that I'm forgetting, thanks for showing us Bt'ers from Conn. a great time. You guys Rock.




Last updated: 2005-08-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:46 | 1408 yards | 01m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/55
Overall: 235/494
Performance:
Suit: Xterra Vortex Full
Course: counterclockwise rectangle
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:18
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:13:45 | 24.9 miles | 20.26 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/55
Overall: 225/494
Performance: Good
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: clockwise loop
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 95+
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:16
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:52:51 | 06.2 miles | 08m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/55
Overall: 240/494
Performance: Good
Course: clockwise loop
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %2.5%
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2005-08-29 6:31 AM

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2005-08-29 6:38 AM
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Great race Chris. Good splits all around, I'm more than envious of guys that can run 8+ minutes coming off the bike! Yeah and it was fun hanging with you and Dave and all the rest, glad you could make it up from CT. Next season we'll have to come down there for a race!

2005-08-29 7:12 AM
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Great race! You were right on and better then target for all of the events. Nice way to end the season with a really strong finish. Congrats!
2005-08-29 7:16 AM
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Well done Chris. Gotta' like that 2:37:55 time. To quote May, "When I grow up I want to" run "like you!"

Thanks for getting us up there in the morning.

See you at the Hartford 1/2.
2005-08-29 7:27 AM
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2005-08-29 9:26 AM
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Fantastic race, Chris.  Very nicely done. 


2005-08-29 11:10 AM
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Great race Chris!!! You did terrific!! swim, bike and run are consistant and right on target. Pat yourself on the back!!

Very nice to meet you. Enjoy the recovery and LOL....maybe we can have a race closer to you!! Oh! see ya at firmman!!  Maybe we need a BT tent there!!! (have to check w/ max or ontherun)
2005-08-29 7:38 PM
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Nice race, Chris- & it was a treat to meet the Conn BT group-!
2005-08-29 8:23 PM
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Chris, I wish I could say my first Oly was half as good as yours. It was nice meeting you and I look foward to seeing everyone next season.

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