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Over The Mountain Triathlon - Aquabike


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Kings Mountain, North Carolina
United States
Set-Up, Inc.
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 06m 52s
Overall Rank = 2/5
Age Group = Women
Age Group Rank = 2/5
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4:30. Ate my usual bowl of Raisin Bran and Cheerios and headed to the race site. This was a point-to-point race so there were a lot of logistics to deal with.
Event warmup:

Swam a minute or two while waiting to start.
Swim
  • 28m 2s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 43s / 100 yards
Comments:

Had a really good swim. The visibility was great so my navigation was dead-on. I felt really good in the water and just concentrated on breathing and using long strokes.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Transition 1
  • 02m 34s
Comments:

I usually take a gel in T1 but, for some reason, I opted not to here. I think it was the idea of having one more thing to shove in the bag before I exited t1. Bad decision.
What would you do differently?:

Take a gel.
Bike
  • 1h 36m 17s
  • 27.96 miles
  • 17.42 mile/hr
Comments:

Whoa! This was a tough race, mentally, for me. Started out good but by about mile 3 I was convinced I was bonking. My breakfast was long gone and I was on empty. (Remember that gel I didn't take in T1!) I kept putting off taking a gel b/c I don't like to take gels with gatorade and all I had was gatorage. Had planned on drinking gatorade until the water hand off at mile 15 and then take a gel with the water they gave me. At about mile 6 I decided to take my chances with the gatorade/hammer gel combo. Thank goodness I did. After a few minutes I started to pep up. By mile 12 I was singing the song of the day:
And the sun is shinin'
This road keeps windin'
Through the prettiest country
From Georgia to Tennessee..."
(Singing is what I do to drown out the pain and keep bad thoughts at bay.) I went back and forth b/n this song and the "I think I can, I think I can" mantra. :) I did take another gel after the water bottle hand off and it really helped. I did much better on the second half of the course than the first half. Saw a couple of people walking their bikes up mile 24. Ouch! Once I made it up 24 I realized I still had a chance to make my push goal for the bike of 1:35. Didn't quite make it but it was a good bike for me.
What would you do differently?:

Get my nutrition plan down. I was very lazy about this and it came back to bite me. I also need to get rid of the negative talk going on in my head.

They didn't mark the AquaBike racers so Icouldn't tell who I was racing.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and cheered everyone headed out on the run. Got some much needed ART therapy on my hips and legs.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Poor nutritional planning and I just need to ride more.

Event comments:

Really liked this course. Hope to do the whole Tri next year. Great volunteers!




Last updated: 2007-05-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:02 | 1640 yards | 01m 43s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/5
Overall: 11/5
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: L shaped point-to-point course across the lake. Exited the water and had to go up a very long, steep boat ramp to the timing mat and TA.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:34
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:36:17 | 27.96 miles | 17.42 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/5
Overall: 37/5
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Point-to-point course. Rolling until about mile 14 when you head into the State Park. Mile 14 was tough then you rolled through until the never-ending hill at mile 24.
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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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2007-06-04 7:30 AM
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The visibility was great so my navigation was dead-on.

You suck. Maybe one of these days I'll be able to do that.

Nice job out there on saturday!

2007-06-04 2:16 PM
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Great job Alice! As usual your swimming was stellar and it seems we are all having "issues" on the bike these days. At least you didn't have to push your bike! Hopefully next year we can both do the whole tri!
2007-06-04 9:02 PM
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Way to go! You did a great job.
2007-06-05 3:47 PM
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And so Alice thrashes all of us in the swim...as usual
2007-06-06 7:34 AM
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Kicking Butt as usual. And I love the Keith Urban to keep your mind occupied.


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Awesome job, so thats the trick. Keep your eyes open while swimming. Gotta try that!!! Yes, I'm just jealous.
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