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Oyster Bay, New York
United States
Runner's Edge
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 29m 49s
Overall Rank = 410/1098
Age Group = Cylesdale Light
Age Group Rank = 17/35
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:45 and had coffee and one pack of oatmeal. Loaded up my Dad's truck and headed to the race site. Once there, I picked up my race packet, set up my transition area. Nothing too exciting here.
Event warmup:

Did a quick, real quick run just to try and stretch out the legs. Put on my wetsuit and left the transition area as it was closing. I did get a little swim in and felt how quick the tide was moving.
Swim
  • 24m 15s
  • 1094 yards
  • 02m 13s / 100 yards
Comments:

I tried something new. I started it off as a modify free style stroke keeping my head out of the water to stear around the washer machine. I felt that worked well and I got into my regular swim after 50-100 yards. I turned at the turn around and kicked someone hard on accident. I felt bad about that.

Heading back I kinda feel off my pace about 3/4 of the swim. I thought I would be able to do this in 20 minutes, so my swim workouts were around 15-20 minutes. So, that explains why I felt really fatigue after 15-20 minutes in the swim.
What would you do differently?:

Training.
Transition 1
  • 03m 13s
Comments:

It was a long run up to the transition area, but right next to the bike exit.
What would you do differently?:

Practice transitions.
Bike
  • 34m 24s
  • 9.3 miles
  • 16.22 mile/hr
Comments:

Good bike overall. I didn't throw up on the big hill, which I did the previous two years. However, I felt great at parts of the ride and my legs were just cooked at other parts. Kinda weird. I felt good at the end of the ride heading into the transition area. So, that was a bonus.
What would you do differently?:

Train more.
Transition 2
  • 02m 27s
Comments:

Well, this was a good time since I had to run about a quarter of a mile from the bike entrance to my rack and to the run start. Anyway, I was really confused because I went to the right row for my rack, then I was standing in front of a white towel noticing that it wasn't my stuff. Oh, I went one rack too far and then found my stuff and was out.
What would you do differently?:

Not pass my rack and stand infront of someone's stuff looking dumbfounded.
Run
  • 25m 32s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

I was worried about the run because my BRicks have been really painful. Luckily I felt great and I started to really build my pace on the downhill around 2 miles in. Finished up real strong.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe pick up the pace earlier, but I was worried about my running, well hard effort running, endurance. Train more, notice the trend.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around grabed some water and a banana and a bagel. Went home to my parents house where we had a nice brunch with a lot of my family coming to visit. It was a great day.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training. But I wanted to get back into weight training after Patriot, so I've cut back on all of my Tri training. Maybe next year I'll try to have more of a balance between the two.

Event comments:

It's a huge race, but a lot of fun. I've done it the past 4 years and I plan on doing it my entire Tri career.




Last updated: 2007-08-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:24:15 | 1094 yards | 02m 13s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/35
Overall: 394/1098
Performance: Below average
Suit: BodyGlove Sleeveless
Course: Counter clockwise out and back with the tide pulling perpendicular to the course.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:13
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:34:24 | 9.3 miles | 16.22 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/35
Overall: 483/1098
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Hilly loop with one steep hill about 2 miles in.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:27
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:25:32 | 03.1 miles | 08m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/35
Overall: 480/1098
Performance: Good
Course: 1.5 miles uphill, 1 mile downhill and the rest on flat ground. It's a really tough 5K.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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