General Discussion Race Reports! » Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon Rss Feed  
Moderators: k9car363, alicefoeller Reply

Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


View Member's Race Log View other race reports
Staten Island, New York
United States
Green Brook Racing
82F / 28C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 17m 49s
Overall Rank = 61/369
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 10/44
Pre-race routine:

Got up around 4:30, had a peanut butter on whole wheat and a cup of coffee, gathered my stuff, and drove to the site.
Event warmup:

Got there really early. Transition was supposed to close at 6:30, even though the race didn't start until 8:45. Set up my spot, met Tim (1stTimerinNY), which was cool, then just kinda milled around. Went to the bathroom about a million times. More boredom than nervousness, I think. Watched the Oly start, then put on my suit. As I was heading to the line, I saw my wife, dad, and son. Wife took a really dorky picture of me.
Swim
  • 10m 26s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 22s / 100 yards
Comments:

This swim was tough. I went out really fast, which was part of the plan, then found some room and settled into a pace, but for whatever reason, I really didn't feel smooth at all. Water was a little choppy. Also drifted off course a little a couple of times.
What would you do differently?:

Time isn't terrible--an improvement on my last OWS time, but room for improvement. Better sighting, focus more on form, and practice bilat breathing.
Transition 1
  • 01m 58s
Comments:

Much better than my last T1, but not great. I was really loopy from the swim, and almost fell over trying to get my suit off, but I got it off fast, got into my shoes, and headed out pretty quickly. Had a little trouble clipping in.
What would you do differently?:

Practice more.
Bike
  • 39m 27s
  • 12 miles
  • 18.25 mile/hr
Comments:

Having cadence on my computer was a huge help. I really focused on staying in the 85-90 range, and the speed kind of took care of itself. I pushed, but never felt like I was hammering a too difficult gear or straining. Speed was consistently in the 20-22 range, and I passed a lot more people than passed me, including lots of guys in my AG.
My left aerobar came loose (!) and started sagging downward about 4 miles in, so I spent the entire ride in the drops. Weird. NEVER happened before. Never even occurred to me to check it before the race. Won't make that mistake again. That coulda been A LOT worse.
Aerodrink was a great addition. I love it--I'll never race a sprint with bottles again. If the race had been longer, though, I would have needed more fluid.


What would you do differently?:

Check my arobars before the race.
Transition 2
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

The turnoff came up quicker than I expected so I a) didn't have my feet all the way out of my shoes b) missed the turnoff. So I didn't get to perform the "jump off the bike w/shoes still attached" maneuver. But I coulda. Honest.
Tried to rack my bike bars-in and couldn't. Duh...aerodrink. Got my shoes on, grabbed a gel and some water, and headed out.
What would you do differently?:

Not miss the turnoff. Drink more.
Run
  • 24m 56s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Hot and humid. Saw at least one guy get carted off the course on a stretcher from heat exhaustion. Just tried to keep a consistent pace, picking it up a little at each mile beep from my garmin. Had a swig of gatorade and dumped a cup of water on my head at each aid station.
I was doing a good job of picking targets and running them down, but, with about 3/4 of a mile to go, I just kind of ran out of rabbits. Everyone was either too far ahead and too fast, and no one else passed me. I wonder if I would have run faster if I'd had more people to chase.
Managed to sprint the last 50-75 yeards or so, saw my boy just past the finish and gave him a big hug---soaking him with water and sweat. Sorry mom.
What would you do differently?:

Either slow down and drink more, or learn to drink while running at a faster pace. I could have used more gatorade. Pace is a little slower than Lonestar, but still pretty good for me. I felt like I was going much more slowly.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank some water, stood under the showers. Ate a few grapes, but couldn't stomach the idea of eating any pancakes. Gathered my stuff, and headed home.
Ate lots of barbecue!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I think functioning aerobars would have helped a little. Better hydration--more water at T2, and taking in more water on the course, probably would have helped too. More practice.
I beat the time from my last race by almost 8 minutes, and my goal by 2 minutes, so no complaints.

Event comments:

A pretty good no-frills local race. Making the people in the sprint get there 3 hours before the start was silly and could have been planned better. Still, it's convenient, cheap and a good course, so I'd probably do it again.




Last updated: 2007-02-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:26 | 440 yards | 02m 22s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/44
Overall: 0/369
Performance: Average
Time includes about a 100yard run up the beach.
Suit: Full
Course: Straight line saltwater bay swim, followed by left turn onto the beach. Run up beach about 100y to T1.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:58
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:39:27 | 12 miles | 18.25 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/44
Overall: 0/369
Performance: Good
HR was pretty high 167 avgerage, and max 170, which is close to LT.
Wind: Little
Course: 3 loops on a closed road. Sharp u-turns at each end. Very flat.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:03
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:24:56 | 03.1 miles | 08m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/44
Overall: 0/369
Performance: Good
Again , close to LT. 171avg, 180 max.
Course: Out and back along an asphalt path, and then back in on the boardwalk.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

{postbutton}
2007-07-29 6:23 PM

User image

Champion
7821
50002000500100100100
Brooklyn, NY
Subject: Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon


2007-07-29 6:36 PM
in reply to: #905866

User image

Extreme Veteran
576
500252525
Bethpage, New York
Subject: RE: Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon
Nice race today, way to take Top 10 in the AG!!
2007-07-29 7:50 PM
in reply to: #905866

User image

Master
1704
1000500100100
Long Island, NY
Subject: RE: Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon

Jonah:

Nice to finally meet up.  Great race! Thanks for kicking up that cloud of dust as you zoomed by me. Congrats on beating goal.

Tim

2007-07-30 9:35 AM
in reply to: #905866

User image

Master
1381
1000100100100252525
Clifton, NJ
Subject: RE: Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon

um, hello? where's the dorky picture? come across, man!

but seriously, congrats on taking so much time off your last race...

2007-07-30 1:09 PM
in reply to: #905866

User image

Veteran
258
1001002525
Long Island
Subject: RE: Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon
Hey Pancakers....

Fun race yesterday, but DAMN who can eat Pancakes after a TRI. I got hit with a 2 min penalty for drafting and I'm trying to figure out where the heck did that come from - NOT FARE. I really wanted 3rd place.

JMK - so right, they wait was killing me. I left my house @ 4am - Geez.

It was a great course and Joe did a great job on annoucning the course layout to the newbies.

See you next year,

Erik # 276
2007-07-30 2:51 PM
in reply to: #905866

User image

Veteran
124
100
MA
Subject: RE: Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon

How come Tim got stung by the Jelly fish and you didn't?    Congratulations on beating your goal and PRing!

The aerobar thing happened to me too, only luckily it was during a training ride and Jorge fixed it for me.  I'm just glad you made it through the bike safely.  Congrats again!



2007-07-30 3:36 PM
in reply to: #906877

User image

Master
1704
1000500100100
Long Island, NY
Subject: RE: Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon

eburg - 2007-07-30 2:09 PM Hey Pancakers.... Fun race yesterday, but DAMN who can eat Pancakes after a TRI. I got hit with a 2 min penalty for drafting and I'm trying to figure out where the heck did that come from - NOT FARE. I really wanted 3rd place.  Erik # 276

I don't know how they could have banged anybody for drafting, that bike was packed!  I came down the hill from my 3rd loop of Oly course and the bike course ahead looked like a swarm of ants around a picnic.  IMO, that penalty was undeserved.

Sorry to hijack Jonah's thread.

2007-07-30 8:00 PM
in reply to: #907099

User image

Champion
7821
50002000500100100100
Brooklyn, NY
Subject: RE: Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon
Nekton - 2007-07-30 2:51 PM

How come Tim got stung by the Jelly fish and you didn't?   



One word: sleeves.
2007-07-30 8:10 PM
in reply to: #907495

User image

Master
1704
1000500100100
Long Island, NY
Subject: RE: Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon
jmk-brooklyn - 2007-07-30 9:00 PM
Nekton - 2007-07-30 2:51 PM

How come Tim got stung by the Jelly fish and you didn't?   

One word: sleeves.

Yup! I opted for the sleeveless, Battling the Jellies never crossed my mind.

2007-07-30 9:18 PM
in reply to: #905866

User image

Pro
4216
20002000100100
Sous Mon Diadème
Subject: RE: Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon

Great race, Jonah!  Congratulations, you top 10 in AG Rockstar Stud!!!! 

2007-08-01 4:10 PM
in reply to: #905866

User image

Expert
709
500100100
Subject: RE: Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon
Way to rock Jonah! Great race. Nice job over coming the aerobar debacle. It certainly is something I would never expect to happen! Congratulations on a great finsih and not getting stung by the jellies!


General Discussion-> Race Reports!
{postbutton}
General Discussion Race Reports! » Pantanella's Flat As A Pancake Triathlon Rss Feed