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Riverhead Rocks Olympic Distance Triahtlon - TriathlonOlympic

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Riverhead, New York
United States
Event Power
72F / 22C
Overcast

Total Time = 2h 53m 37s
Overall Rank = 200/322
Age Group = m35-39
Age Group Rank = 28/41

Pre-race routine:

I got to the race sight at about 5:15 with plenty of time to spare. I took my time getting set up and checked in. I met up with Kev at about 5:45 and we talked for about an hour before the race started. It was inspiring to be here with him considering that he was, for all intensive purposes dead a little over a year ago and in a coma for six days.

We talked about upcoming races and how far I have come in 7 years. I'm looking forward to rooting him on and helping him out at IM NY in 2 weeks.

Event warmup:

None

Swim

31m 16s
1640 yards
01m 55s / 100 yards

Comments:

Like I said, this was a good swim for me. I was relaxed and smooth throughout. I have done a lot of swimming this year...ALOT, and it resulted in a :02/100 yards faster pace from the HIM in October 2011. Not sure why this is, but I think it supports the theory that swimming is not something one should spend a great deal of time on in training. I think training is. More or less needed to just feel comfortable when you get out of the water and put in a good bike effort.

What would you do differently?:

Not much

Transition 1

02m 4s

Comments:

Really good. One of my quickest T1s I can remember. I was efficient and relaxed. The race experience I have acquired over 7 years has helped in that area.

Bike

1h 17m 46s
24.85 miles
19.17 mile/hr

Comments:

This was a great ride for me. I don't think there were many times during the ride where is felt like I was over working or cycling outside of my ability. I stayed smooth and calm and just hammered the whole course. I stayed aero for, I'd say, 90% of the course. I kept a good cadence and my climbs were fantastic. I knew going in that if I was going to have a good race I'd have to have a great bike leg seeing as how my run has been a little off lately.

Transition 2

01m 42s

Comments:

Another good transition. I took some time drinking some fluids and walked out of transition with a bottle of Gatorade. The humidity was high and I knew that would make the run tough.

Run

59m 50s
6.21 miles
09m 38s min/mile

Comments:

Not good. Not terrible, but not good. I really wish I could figure out what my running problems have been as of late. I'd like to just blame it on humidity, but it's not like I have never had a good run in humid conditions.

I set an oly pr last June and I did so because I averaged 8:30 per mile in that race. Today I was a full minute/mile slower. Its extremely frustrating especially considering the fact that I have logged more miles to date than I ever had in the past. I mean, I could see if I was slacking off and not running 20 a week for the past 7 months.

The one good thing I could take from this is that I pushed myself and the effort was definitely there. I think mile 6 was my fastest.

Post race

Event comments:

2/3 of this race was good and I have to be satisfied with that. I have to get my running better and get out of this slump.

Last updated: 2012-03-31 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:31:16 \| 1640 yards \| 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/41
Overall:	224/322
Performance:	Good
Suit:	Blue seventy sprint
Course:	In the Peconic River. This was my first river swim and it was a little strange being in such a narrow course. You swim up about 600 yards or so and turn Round towards the swim exit which is about 500 yards west of where we entered. It is a time trial start which is something else new to me. Of course you had the handfuls of people who seeded themselves incorrectly so there was quite a bit a passing in the first 400 yards but I was able to settle in nicely and had a really good swim.
Start type:	Dive	Plus:	Time Trial
Water temp:	72F / 22C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Good
Waves:	Good	Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	02:04
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Good

Biking
01:17:46 \| 24.85 miles \| 19.17 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/41
Overall:	125/322
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some
Course:	Big loop on roads I have ridden countless times in my life so it was comfortable and relaxing. We have gotten a lot of rain the past few days so the road was slick. I was fortunate to be around a lot of, obviously, experienced triathletes so I think we worked well together to keep ourselves out of danger. Still though, there was carnage everywhere. A lot of people fixing flats (lots of debris on the road) and some nasty spills.
Road:	Rough Wet	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:42
Overall:	Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Bad
Jumping off bike		Bad
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:59:50 \| 06.21 miles \| 09m 38s min/mile
Age Group:	0/41
Overall:	238/322
Performance:	Average
Course:	Two 3.1 mile loops. You pass the finish line on your first loop which is always disconcerting.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
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]	4

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mscotthall

2012-07-30 2:35 PM

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Subject: Riverhead Rocks Olympic Distance Triahtlon

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FELTGood

2012-07-30 4:59 PM

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Subject: RE: Riverhead Rocks Olympic Distance Triahtlon

I like the comment about swim training..I agree...unless i plan on racing in a normal swim meet that I am going to max out on speed and it will just be a matter of getting out of the water in a IM with still alot left in the tank, no matter whether its a 1 hr swim or 1:20.

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Dream Chaser

2012-07-31 9:44 AM

in reply to: #4337774