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70.3 Atlantic City - Triathlon


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Atlantic City, New Jersey
United States
Delmo Sports
80F / 27C
Overcast
Total Time = 6h 38m 9s
Overall Rank = 1291/2150
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 149/202
Pre-race routine:

Day Before- ate a normal lunch of a grilled chicken sandwich around 2pm. Then went for a walk for about an hour. Came back to the room and watched a movie and dozed off a bit. Went for dinner around 7pm. Had bread, pizza, and a small piece of a veal cutlet. Went to sleep around 10pm. Woke up at 3:45 and ate a bagel with butter at 4am. Went to the bathroom at 4:30.Checked in to race around 5am.
Event warmup:

No warmup. Stretched a bit. Had a 100 calorie hammer gel around 7am. Got into the water at 7:45
Swim
  • 53m 58s
  • 2112 yards
  • 02m 34s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim was very comfortable for me. My garmin put me at 2414 so my sighting was bad. My 500’s on garmin were 12.21, 12.55, 11.21, 9.31
What would you do differently?:

Try and swim harder
Transition 1
  • 12m 8s
Comments:

I took my time. I had my cap and goggles off and wet suit below waist by the time I reached strippers. I went on my back and the suit was stripped off in seconds. I had a gel in transition and also went to the bathroom to pee. I walked to transition and walked my bike out. You also have to ride for a few minutes to hit the official transition exit.
What would you do differently?:

Everything a little faster with more urgency
Bike
  • 2h 49m 17s
  • 56 miles
  • 19.85 mile/hr
Comments:

I had another gel at the 55 minute mark, another at 1:50. I drank 2 25 oz bottles of water, and a few ounces of Gatorade endurance around the 50 mile mark. I rode harder than my longest training bric workouts. My avg hr on the 2 3hr plus rides I did was 115. I took another gel in bike to run transition also had base salt 2-3 times. My toes were numb for the last 20 miles from shoes being too tight.
What would you do differently?:

Add calories to my water, and get them way up. Maybe not go as hard on bike. For sure figure out a metric to use for my exertion level and get it dialed in. Because I had no idea if i was going too fast or not.
Transition 2
  • 07m 59s
Comments:

I took my time here also. Had a gel in transition
What would you do differently?:

Go faster with more urgency for time
Run
  • 2h 34m 59s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

Took a gel about 50 minutes in, another at 1:40, another at 2:15. Had Gatorade endurance and water at every station. Also took a thumb full of base salt 4-5 times. I was dying after first mile. I walked a lot during the run and was relieved to just finish. The heat was unbearable. My toes on right foot were still numb during the run
What would you do differently?:

Much more fuel
Post race
Warm down:

None

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of energy during the run from under fueling.

Event comments:

Race was terrific. Very well organized. Lots of fun. Course was flat and very fast. My only problem was under fueling




Last updated: 2019-09-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:53:58 | 2112 yards | 02m 34s / 100yards
Age Group: 180/202
Overall: 1784/2150
Performance: Good
Suit: Sleeveless wet suit
Course: Horseshoe around Atlantic City bay. Into current on the way out. With current on way back.
Start type: Wade Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 12:08
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
02:49:17 | 56 miles | 19.85 mile/hr
Age Group: 151/202
Overall: 1257/2150
Performance: Good
Avg hr was 136, max was 159
Wind: Some
Course: Rained for the first hour or so. Course was very wet and I had to ride more cautiously around turns.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: Dnk
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 07:59
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
02:34:59 | 13.1 miles | 11m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 149/202
Overall: 1291/2150
Performance: Bad
Course: Very flat but no shade so it was super hot. And the rain stopped so the sun baked all the moisture in the air.
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
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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