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Castle Cholmondeley - TriathlonOlympic


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Malpas, Cheshire
United Kingdom
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 14m 43s
Overall Rank = 70/87
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 10/
Pre-race routine:

We camped the night before on the castle grounds so just woke up, ate some bagel and PB and went to start.
Swim
  • 34m 3s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 05s / 100 yards
Comments:

Just swam down one side and back, twice. Lake was muddy and had tentacles poking into mah bellay!
Transition 1
  • 01m 49s
Comments:

Not a bad tranny.
Bike
  • 1h 41m 18s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 14.72 mile/hr
Comments:

Holy hills!!! I hadn't trained on the bike much prior to this race and this course was hilly! And not the rolling hills, either. No no -- it was those short, steep little that your up. You know what I mean. And it wasn't just a couple, it was NON-STOP! I think I peed a little a couple times between sobs.
What would you do differently?:

Train on some hills occasionally.
Transition 2
  • 01m 57s
Comments:

Not bad. I just was happy to be off those hills.
Run
  • 55m 23s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

Oh my god are you SERIOUS!? MORE HILLS!? OK so this course was like a mean joke you'd play on someone. Or something you make people run as a punishment. It was two 5K loops. The first 3K is all peaches and puppies breath. The last 2K is like rotten peaches and getting your face bit off by a Rottie. And it was muddy! MUDDY! What the ? No, seriously, WTF is that???
Post race
Warm down:

Curled into a ball and lay just past the finish line in the fetal position, sucking my thumb.

Event comments:

This was a humbling race and showed me that I need to do some training before tackling hills of this caliber. OK of any caliber.




Last updated: 2011-08-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:03 | 1640 yards | 02m 05s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 66/87
Performance: Average
Suit: Full sleeve wetsuit
Course: Down one side of the lake and back along the other.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 60F / 16C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:49
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:41:18 | 24.85 miles | 14.72 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 64/87
Performance: Bad
Wind: Some
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Bad
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:57
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:55:23 | 06.21 miles | 08m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 65/87
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2011-08-03 4:09 AM

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Subject: Castle Cholmondeley

2011-08-04 10:11 AM
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Subject: RE: Castle Cholmondeley

Wow... you're just getting around to posting this now? 

This race was put together by mean people.  The kind of mean people that would kick you repeatedly in the shins or poke you in the eye with a sharp stick just for fun. 

Glad we finished it, but maybe some hill training would be a good idea?  Just maybe? 

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