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Kiawah Island Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Kiawah, South Carolina
United States
Charleston Triathlon Club
62F / 17C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 15m 57s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35 - 39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke 3:30 AM and got a shower. Got the kids up packed the car up and on the way to the race by 4:30. Little sluggish because I didn't get finished at work until about 11PM.
Event warmup:

No real warm up except for the 1 mile walk down the beach to the swim start.
Swim
  • 37m 57s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not real sure what happened on the swim. My sighting was terrible. Heard some people fussing about one of the bouys released and moving down the course which could explain a lot. About the time I reached the bouy they were hooking it to a jet ski and pulling it back the other way. Not sure what was wrong but if that's what it certainly would make me feel a lot better about my swim time. Also included in the swim time was a long run up the soft sand to the transition area.
What would you do differently?:

Work on sighting and avoid any course malfunctions.
Transition 1
  • 02m 41s
Comments:

Took a little extra time to drink some extra water and had some trouble with the wetsuit.
What would you do differently?:

Work on getting out of my wetsuit a little more smoothly.
Bike
  • 1h 28m 53s
  • 27.96 miles
  • 18.87 mile/hr
Comments:

Last few sprints I've come out a little too hard on the bike and didn't have much for the run. This was my first Oly, so I knew I needed to save a little for the run. Came out too slow the first 10 - 14 miles and picked it up the second half of the course. Going out everytime I got into an open area, it seemed like a strong headwind but after the turn around, the headwind was still there. Didn't seem to be too many braks out there today.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe not hold back so much on the first half of the course.
Transition 2
  • 01m 22s
Comments:

Quite a few relays teams in my area so there were a few people still hanging around. Everyone was real nice and got out of the way as quickly as they realized they were in the way.
What would you do differently?:

Could have saved a few seconds with no one in the way but it's not like I was competing for the podium, so no big deal.
Run
  • 1h 05m 6s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

The run has always been a huge struggle for me. I've actually never even ran 6.2 miles before today. My longest run before today was 5 miles. I was able to run the whole time with the exception of getting water. While my time was terrible it was actually kind of a mental thing for me to be able to do it with having to walk.
What would you do differently?:

Speed up.
Post race
Warm down:

None. Pizza and a coke with my wife and 2 girls.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Still carrying too much weight. I need to drop another 20lbs to be able to start turning in some respectable times.

Event comments:

Tis was my first season of triathlons and today was my first Oly. It's been quite a change over the last year. I've lost 50lbs (although I've put about 10 back on in the last 2 months) and began to get physically active again. I've always been very athletic and generally in good physical shape until the last few years. I played football, baseball and basketball in high school and football in college. About half way through the run I began to get extremly frustrated because I knew that I was going to be BOP again and was getting passed by some very un-athletic looking people. (No offense to them, they were kicking my butt) Then I began to reflect back on my first season and I'm proud of how far I've come. One year ago, I would have thought that I would have been much more likely to have been laid up in the hospital with a heart attack today rather than finishing my first Oly tri. So I've still got a long way to go but I'm proud of how far I've come even if I was BOP today.




Last updated: 2011-07-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:37:57 | 1640 yards | 02m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Suit: Sleeveless wetsuit
Course: Point to point straight down the beach.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:41
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:28:53 | 27.96 miles | 18.87 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Wind: Some
Course: A long T out of transition.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:22
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:05:06 | 06.21 miles | 10m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: First mile is back down to and down the beach. Next five are through a neighborhood with several fingers in and out.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
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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2011-09-19 9:22 AM
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Subject: RE: Kiawah Island Triathlon
Nice job Wesley! Your first Oly and you did great. Congrats too on the weight loss. I got into triathlons myself a few years ago to help lose weight and got hooked on the lifestyle. Yesterday's race was really nice. Perfect weather. I almost followed that runaway buoy myself! How about a woman winning the entire race? She was impressive.
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