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Wildman Triathlon Festival - Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Orlando, Florida
United States
Buttar
68F / 20C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 16m 26s
Overall Rank = 35/124
Age Group = 35-39 M
Age Group Rank = 3/7
Pre-race routine:

Ate a whole wheat bagel with natural PB and honey along with a banana. Jump in my ride and made my way to the race...Man, it was cold this morning (for Florida, that is)...got body marked and got my transponder then set up transition...kind of crowded because they had us rack by race number, even though there were plenty of empty racks...oh well. Put on some Chris Cornell/audioslave to get in the right place and hung around a bit waiting for some friends to arrive. Can't lie, I was nervous this morning, last night, last week...j/k. It was my 1st tri at this distance (and my first full year of racing after starting last summer)
Event warmup:

Too cold to bike so I ran a little bit to get my HR up some. Just a light jog with some stride outs. Got on my wetsuit and headed down to the lake (which was warmer than the air temp) Didn't really even warm-up for the swim other than getting wet and swimming about 25 x 2
Swim
  • 26m 41s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

Myself and another couple of athletes really felt that from the start and up until the rounding of the second buoy was really turbulent with people all bunched up. Got kicked ALOT! Maybe I should swim faster...Found my groove about 500 in and just held steady for the rest of the way...swallowed a bunch of cola-colored lake water so my hydration was right on (haha)
What would you do differently?:

Site better, maybe new goggles or anti-fog. Practice OWS more
Transition 1
  • 01m 49s
Comments:

I was numb from the LONG run from the lake to transition (not sure when the started timimg the swim vs the transition so my swim time is from my watch
What would you do differently?:

figure out how to get out of the wetsuit (heels) Body glide on the outside of the suit may help when it flips over
Bike
  • 1h 07m 43s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 22.02 mile/hr
Comments:

Awesome bike today. Felt strong all the way. Had 2 gels out there and 2 bottle of electrolytes/H2O
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, I felt great on the bike but was I cold! My hands were numb, my toes were numb, my nether-regions were numb ( not from compression)
Transition 2
  • 01m 39s
Comments:

Again, it was hard to manipulate objects with my cold hand (I should have worn gloves, which I had in my trans bag)
What would you do differently?:

practice my dismount with feet on top of pedals, jumping off of bike
Run
  • 37m 29s
  • 5.5 miles
  • 06m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

Of course, this hurt. I guess I was running at a good pace, though. Felt slower than I was actually running. Just tried to keep my cadence up and turn my legs over.
What would you do differently?:

Really, this was a good run but I felt it at the end ( as you should) More brick sessions before St A's
Post race
Warm down:

Hugged the wife and kids...ate pancakes

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Genetics, haha




Last updated: 2006-12-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:26:41 | 1640 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/7
Overall: 0/124
Performance: Good
Suit: Full XTERRA
Course: Clockwise 2 laps with shallow water start. Triangular course.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:49
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:07:43 | 24.85 miles | 22.02 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/7
Overall: 0/124
Performance: Good
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: 2 lap out n back, all flat. Wind was reported at 10-20 out of the north. Nice course, you could really hammer. Some car traffic but they were patient and respectful (from what I saw)
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 95
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:39
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:37:29 | 05.5 miles | 06m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/7
Overall: 0/124
Performance: Good
Course: 2 laps through camp ground with hard packed sand roads. All shaded
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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

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Awesome race you had there...  Good Job!
2007-03-18 8:09 PM
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Thanks...I guess all the hard work does pay off...
2007-03-19 10:00 AM
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Subject: RE: Wildman Triathlon Festival - Olympic Triathlon
Nice race!  Sorry I missed you yesterday.  Funny, I was tuning into Bad Motorfinger that morning.  Chris Cornell is good psych-up music.
2007-03-19 10:08 AM
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Man, Chris Cornell does get me pumped up...helps on my trainer too!
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