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Wareham, Massachusetts
United States
Max Performance
66F / 19C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 24m 9s
Overall Rank = 66/250
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 4/10
Pre-race routine:

Raisin toast w/sun butter and banana for breakfast, little bit of water, 1/2 a 5 hour energy in place of coffee to avoid the intestinal side effects thereof
Event warmup:

10 min warmup swim, keep moving to keep warm until race time
Swim
  • 11m 29s
  • 600 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

Even after the swim warmup, still wasn't ready for breathing in the tightness of a full suit and the cold water. The 'cold' pool I train in is usually around 78.
What would you do differently?:

More time in the pool, I missed quite a few swim workouts leading up to the race.
Transition 1
  • 03m 12s
Comments:

I'm not entirely certain what was doing in T1 - ordering out for pizza and waiting for delivery to arrive? I knew it didn't go well, I was really gassed for air coming out of the water couldn't even run to T1. Really I was happy to have survived the swim... I also did precious little transition practice in training, and at that it was bike to run transitions for bricks. Also didn't help I was so disoriented I was looking for my bike in the wrong row.
What would you do differently?:

More practice, especially with wetsuit removal and putting on shoes while wet.
Bike
  • 41m 25s
  • 13.5 miles
  • 19.56 mile/hr
Comments:

PR bike split pace! Felt good on the bike and realized toward the end I could have gone faster. Passes went well. Only got passed by a few, and most often full aero bikes with Zipps (of course)
What would you do differently?:

Up the pace, try to push one harder gear than I was. I'm just happy that additional bike training in the offseason combined with aero tweaks paid off
Transition 2
  • 02m 18s
Comments:

Must have been eating leftover pizza from the prior delivery, or otherwise having a picnic. Struggled a bit getting my running shoes on, been saying now for 3 years I need to go to locklaces... Also despite powdering the shoes and going sockless I still couldn't get my feet in.
What would you do differently?:

Locklaces, more T2 practice/bricks
Run
  • 25m 46s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Despite the good rankings on the run, this was a slow run for me. I've spent more time on bike training this year and as a result my run training has suffered. I need to go back to what worked for me in training two summers ago when I was a min/mile faster.
What would you do differently?:

More speed work, and go back to run/walk on maintenance and long runs. The runs were so short (compared to marathon training) I felt like I didn't need walk breaks. But walk breaks help not only prevent injury, but also to potentially increase the pace while running which for me at least is better prep for race day pacing.
Post race
Warm down:

Lots of water, some fresh oranges and watermelon. Some stretching immediately after finishing, then taking care of clearing up my gear in transition and getting myself out of the way before the Olympic athletes started rolling in to T2

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Missed training, not training in the same way that worked in the past.

Event comments:

This was Max Performance first go-round at this venue, but they pulled it off like they'd been there for years. Post race bbq, awards ceremonies, and beer garden (!) were excellent.




Last updated: 2017-06-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:29 | 600 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/10
Overall: 104/250
Performance: Average
01:58/100yd per event results
Suit: Full sleeved
Course: triangle shaped, in water full wave start
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 66F / 19C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:12
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:41:25 | 13.5 miles | 19.56 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/10
Overall: 49/250
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Single loop, very slight rolling hills
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:18
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:25:46 | 03 miles | 08m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/10
Overall: 52/250
Performance: Average
08:36/mi per event results
Course: 100% off road, mostly gravel/fire roads but some sand washes around cranberry bogs. Very picturesque, also somewhat hilly.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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