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St. Anthony's Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

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St. Petersburg, Florida
United States
St. Anthony's Triathlon
Sunny

Total Time = 3h 23m 10s
Overall Rank = 2902/4000
Age Group = Athena 40-49
Age Group Rank = 16/27

Pre-race routine:

couldn't sleep- the AC went off for about two hours. I woke up sweaty and hot. Couldn't just strip the jammies off bc the kids were in the bed next to us...so rummaged aroundlooking for a shirt and shorts. It came back on soon after but I kept waking up. Then 5am comes and I just want to crawl back to sleep....

Event warmup:

lots of walking, getting into a wetsuit is a warmup in itself. Got wet, stretched, hung out with a band of BTers.

Swim

32m 41s
1640 yards
01m 59s / 100 yards

Comments:

lined up for the swim. We had a smaller group than last year (I raced AG last year). It was the Funder 25 and all Athenas. I must of lucked out... I started back and left, next to KathyG and Ovetta. I got a good rhythm going, got off course to the left a little but not much. No waves, no crowd, but I did hit someone once and kept going. Rounded the buoys with no problem, caught a few drafts and swam over some leftover Clydes from teh previous wave. Got pulled out of water onto steps by some big strong dudes. Nice.

What would you do differently?:

swim a bit faster. I was plenty comfortable. This was my best St A's swim all around.
Last year's swim: 34:45

Transition 1

02m 6s

Comments:

came out of water, running to my bike, they rearranged the T area this year so everyone pretty much ran straight out instead of out, over, over again, and out. I think it was much better. I was amazed a LOT of bikes were still there. I had to sit down and remove damn wetsuit. Got everything else on no problem, and ran out with my bike, yay me, I usually have to walk!

What would you do differently?:

have a stripper?

Bike

1h 26m 7s
24.85 miles
17.31 mile/hr

Comments:

I need to work on the bike. I'm tired of getting passed by a gazillion people. KathyG and Sue passed me just like I knew they would :) Fast Biker Chicks. The first long way out was hard, I swear it was a fake incline, I was pushing 13 then. The other long stretches were fast, hit 23, 24. But some times I could barely keep up 16 I don't know why.

What would you do differently?:

Learn cornering better. I had a gel flask, but I didn't get enough. I should of used it all up- 2 servings. Used all of water and gatorade and half a bottle they gave out on the course. Learn a rolling dismount.
Last year's bike: 1:28:45.

Transition 2

02m 47s

Comments:

a bit slow. I didn't get my feetsies out, haven't practiced that this year. So ran funky till I hit the soft grass. I liked the flags they had near the dismount- got your attention all right! Ran to rack, lots of bikes back :( shoes off, socks off, socks on, shoes on, swig of the gel again, grab two gels, grab hat and while running I stuck the gels in my boobies and put on the hat and belt. I usually have to walk this, but with everyone looking at ya, ya gotta run!

What would you do differently?:

practice getting feet outta shoes on bike.

Run

1h 18m 56s
6.21 miles
12m 43s min/mile

Comments:

HOT. ugh. I was tired. Cramped a little. I need to learn NOT TO GET SCARED of getting out of breath. I think that is my biggest thing. I walked and partook of every water station even that I knew the cups were being reused. Saw Betsy pass me, some folks from the tri club passed me, Jen passed me, I saw Janice and blew her some kisses, saw Wendi but she was in a zone(?). Ran with Adam for a while. Saw a friend I haven't seen for a while. She's usually a fast (8:00) runner but was really struggling. Every freakin'body passed me. sheesh. A fat chick was going faster than me, with a C on her calf, so I"m like no way and played cat and mouse before I finally won and tried it again with another fatter chick with a C on her calf. Why can't I run faster??? I mean, 12 minute miles, come on...

What would you do differently?:

new legs. new lungs?
Last year's run: 75:04

Post race

Warm down:

near the end, someone sprinted in front of me. I realized it was Jessica! Hugged her at the end. Got ice cold towels. ahhh! Then Jessica did something really crazy- ya know those huge garbage cans with ice and drinks at the finish? She dunked her head in it!! whoa! Walked around... got food....

What limited your ability to perform faster:

running.

Event comments:

Everything was great about this weekend. Dinner, drinks, etc, etc. Always fun to hang out with the Band of BTers.

Last updated: 2006-11-30 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:32:41 \| 1640 yards \| 01m 59s / 100yards
Age Group:	10/27
Overall:	0/4000
Performance:	Good
Suit:
Course:	out, over and back.
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.		Remainder:
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	02:06
Performance:	Good
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
01:26:07 \| 24.85 miles \| 17.31 mile/hr
Age Group:	14/27
Overall:	0/4000
Performance:
Wind:
Course:	out and around St Pete.
Road:		Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:		Hills:
Race pace:		Drinks:

T2
Time:	02:47
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal

Running
01:18:56 \| 06.21 miles \| 12m 43s min/mile
Age Group:	0/27
Overall:	0/4000
Performance:	Bad
mile splits: 12.53 12.45 12.28 12.33 13.19 12.46 2.19 did lot of walking, more than I should've.
Course:
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking