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Oshkosh Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic

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Winneconne, Wisconsin
United States
Midwest Sports Events
70sF / 0C
Sunny

Total Time = 3h 13m 20s
Overall Rank = 153/199
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 20/23

Pre-race routine:

Woke up after 2 hours of sleep and drove to the event. Set up transition and mellowed out

Event warmup:

Quick swim- hard to walk on bare feet since I sliced them on the Zebra Mussles the day before.

Swim

29m 37s
1444 yards
02m 03s / 100 yards

What would you do differently?:

More practice with the new wetsuit. This was the first OWS with the suit

Transition 1

Comments:

T1 was slow. I needed to put on socks and bandaids to the cut up toes and I did not want to put these on until after the swim and the sandy run. Needed to make sure feet were dry, which took a while.

What would you do differently?:

Not slice feet the day prior to the race

Bike

1h 38m 44s
28 miles
17.02 mile/hr

Comments:

Bike ride felt good except I needed to pee at mile 15 and there was no place to go and I'm not hard core enough to pee on the bike.
I slowed my H2O intake the last half of the ride--- bad idea that hurt me on the run.

What would you do differently?:

Make sure the new computer worked in the AM- it worked Saturday, but not during the race

Transition 2

Comments:

Changed bloody socks for the run. This took a few minutes

What would you do differently?:

Not cut feet the day before the race.

Run

1h 01m 41s
6.2 miles
09m 57s min/mile

Comments:

COuld not get HR les than 170. Lower quads hurt first mile.
Surprixed, but the feet held up- for the most part.

Post race

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My 38 year old body. Over all it felt good for my first OLY

Event comments:

As has been mentioned. Sara was there the night before and gave a great talk.
Also, Thanks to the young lady that is starting medical school next week. The chattting during the run allowed me to finish the run without walking.

Last updated: 2006-08-13 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:29:37 \| 1444 yards \| 02m 03s / 100yards
Age Group:	0/23
Overall:	0/199
Performance:
I wanted to keep HR < 160 and was unsuccessful. I did not know you can hear the HRM beeping underwater..
Suit:
Course:	Out and Back- Shallow for most of it
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Below average	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:

T1
Time:	00:00
Performance:
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:

Biking
01:38:44 \| 28 miles \| 17.02 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/23
Overall:	0/199
Performance:	Good
HR>170 for much of the ride
Wind:	Some
Course:	Long loop, mostly flat with a few small hills
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:
Race pace:		Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
01:01:41 \| 06.2 miles \| 09m 57s min/mile
Age Group:	0/23
Overall:	0/199
Performance:
HR off the chart 170-180s, but I was dry
Course:	Flat, nice run
Keeping cool		Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
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