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WHISKEY MAN OFF ROAD TRI - Triathlon


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WHISKEYTOWN, CA
United States
WHISKEYMAN EVENTS
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 16m
Overall Rank = 73/90
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 9/12
Pre-race routine:

Didn't sleep well, in the cheapest hotel in Redding (Expedia.com). Woke at 4:00, had PBJ and coffee, a cliff bar around 6:00, and a GU at 7:30. Packed all my stuff, at the race early, lots of time to warm up and realize that there were only 3 rigid frame bikes (mine being one of them).
Event warmup:

Walk, stretch, short bike ride
Swim
  • 23m
  • 880 yards
  • 02m 37s / 100 yards
Comments:

Back of Pack, but I was not the last out of the water!!!! I think there were 5 or 6 behind me.

Yea!!!
What would you do differently?:

Continue to work on swimming - now that I can breath and go the distance, I jsut need to speed Up.

Transition 1
  • 02m 30s
Comments:

Had a hell of a time getting the wet suit off again - stupid little velcro strap is going to be removed, also lots of trouble with the swim cap, of all things.

Used my new tri jersey and hated it, as it is very tight, and I had a hard time getting it on wet, and managed to rip off my race number in the process.
What would you do differently?:

Practice some more.
Bike
  • 2h 03m
  • 10 miles
  • 4.88 mile/hr
Comments:

Hardest couse I have ever done. Over 1 hour of the BIKE PORTION was spent ON FOOT either hiking up with bike (because it was too steep to physically propel the bike up) or hiking down with the bike (because it was too steep and rough to safely ride down.
What would you do differently?:

Need a bike with suspension!!!!
Need to ride the couse a few times prior to the event.
Need to train on steep hills (15-20% and higher). The namby-pamby hills we find on paved roadways do not prepare you for this race.
Transition 2
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

No problems here - grabbed new water bottle and off I went.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 46m
  • 5 miles
  • 09m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

Went pretty well at first, had to walk some of the steeper sections to keep my heart rate down. Managed to get half a power bar and a GU down. About mile 3, both my quad muscles (at the same time) decided they had enough, and seriously cramped up. Had to do a lot of walking, an kinda limp the remainder of the race.
What would you do differently?:

Quads were blown out by the amount of hill climbing (on foot) that we had to do on the bike. More training in the hills.
Post race
Warm down:

Water Gatorade and a stale bagel, plus an recovery GU

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Scared of crashing my bike on a steep downhill into a pile of rocks and having both my legs broken.



Event comments:

Good, well run race. I do not believe their description of "Scenic climb on gravel service road" really described the mule track that they sent us down. I was short of water since I figured (based on last years event) I would be done in two hours, rather that 3 hours and 16 minutes.
Next time I would use the Camelback, not fuel belt.





Last updated: 2004-06-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:23:00 | 880 yards | 02m 37s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/90
Performance: Average
Suit: wetsuir
Course: Three pylons, set by GPS (by an engineer (thanks, Brian) , so we know it is right!!!)
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:30
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
02:03:00 | 10 miles | 4.88 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/90
Performance: Below average
Wind:
Course: Up service road south of Brandy creek then up some god-awful 25% grade (surfaced with 3" crushed rock). Down some trail called the "Couch", and then who knows where we went.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:30
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:46:00 | 05 miles | 09m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 0/90
Performance: Average
Course: Out another trail east of Brandy creek - we were either going up a 15% grade, or down a 15% grade
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2004-09-11 6:52 PM

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2004-09-16 1:16 AM
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Slow&steady,

Way to go!!! Congratualtions on your finish...I too did this race, and I too was unprepared for the "detour" (I also did not bring water)...That was too hilly...A couple of weeks ago, I did the Xterra West in Big Bear and the bike was no where near as hard...Last year I did the Whiskeytown race in 1:48 and this year it took me almost 1 hour longer...
2004-09-17 3:07 AM
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great job in light of the difficulty of the course!!!
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