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Valley View , Texas
United States
Dallas Athletes
74F / 23C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 37m 39s
Overall Rank = 140/320
Age Group = 40-44 M
Age Group Rank = 18/30
Pre-race routine:

This weekend's race predictions:

500 yd OWS - 14'30"
T1 - 3'30"
17.6 mile Bike - 56'
T2 - 2'
3.1 mile Run - 28'

Total 1'44"

Got everything together and in my truck the night before. Checked it 3 times and in bed by 9. Peanut butter & honey toast, a chewy granola bar, and coffee. Drove for a hour to get there. Arrived at 5:45, setup transition area. Got a spot at the very end of the row so I had extra room. Brought everything in a 5 gallon bucket which I also use as a seat for putting on shoes.
Event warmup:

Potty 3 times. Walk into water for temperature check. It felt good. Talked to a few people I'd met the week before and to Aaron (JeepFleeb). After the Half-Iron and Olympic distance waves went off, swam about 50 yds. Waited for my wave.
Swim
  • 11m 44s
  • 500 meters
  • 02m 21s / 100 meters
Comments:

Started out well. I had worked on my 3 stroke breathing this last week with good results. Got to the first buoy using front crawl. After the turn I had problems getting my breathing going right again. Sidestroked, breast stroked and front crawled to the 2nd buoy. After the turn tried backstroke to get the heart rate / breathing under control. Started front crawl again and made it to the beach.
What would you do differently?:

Keep working on the 3 stroke breathing until it's completely automatic.
Transition 1
  • 03m 22s
Comments:

Longish run from beach up to the transition area. At the actual transition area it didn't feel like I spent a lot of time. But I did sit down to put my shoes on.
What would you do differently?:

I was happy with it.
Bike
  • 54m 24s
  • 18 miles
  • 19.85 mile/hr
Comments:

This is a fun ride. Lots of "Texas Rollers". Meaning scream down a hill at 37 mph and hopefully have enough momentum to get up the next hill. Went down to a minimum of 11 mph on one hill, but I was able to stay seated and spinning. I was able to pass multiple people going up the hills by spinning up them. Last weekend, that same hill kicked my butt and took all the energy from my legs. This weekend, I was able to accelerate afterwards to get up to speed.
What would you do differently?:

More time in the saddle
Transition 2
  • 01m 46s
Comments:

Ride up to the dismount line; thank all of the volunters on the way. Come to a complete stop and dismount. I still haven't worked out the flying mount or dismount.
What would you do differently?:

Work on the flying mount and dismount.
Run
  • 26m 24s
  • 3.2 miles
  • 08m 15s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out with a high cadence and not pushing too hard, trying to keep my HR in the low 180's. After the final turn around, there was an uphill run and then a down hill run. I knew from last weekend the final down hill part was a little less than a mile from the finish. At this point, I started pushing. HR was 190+. Thanked all of the volunteers along the way.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, grabbed some drinks and found the rest of the BT contingent. Cheered the rest of the people coming in.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swimming, biking, and running. All three need work, but I had fun and I count this as a good race.

Event comments:

The swim started a little late but everything ran very smooth. Lot's of volunters on the course to direct people. I will do this race again.




Last updated: 2007-08-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:44 | 500 meters | 02m 21s / 100meters
Age Group: 26/30
Overall: 30/320
Performance: Below average
156
Suit: none
Course: Triangular clockwise with a beach start
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:22
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:54:24 | 18 miles | 19.85 mile/hr
Age Group: 15/30
Overall: 30/320
Performance: Good
178
Wind: Little
Course: Riding on the shoulder of a Farm to Market road. This first 2 miles out of the park were rough. After that, nice and smooth.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:46
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:26:24 | 03.2 miles | 08m 15s  min/mile
Age Group: 16/30
Overall: 30/320
Performance: Good
188
Course: Shaded cement trail thru the state park. Well supported.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2007-09-16 8:03 PM

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2007-09-16 8:58 PM
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Great to meet you today and good job on your race. It's nice to have folks to hang out with after the event.
2007-09-16 9:13 PM
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Great to meet you out there today. I didn't realize you were on this site too. Great job on the biking. Keep up the good work

Ross (The other bald guy.)
2007-09-17 12:31 PM
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Great job!! Sorry I missed the other BTers at the race...we'll have to meet up at the next one!
2007-09-17 1:43 PM
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Great Job Ken... Best of luck at your Oly in October.
2007-09-18 10:43 AM
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Awesome job Ken!  So were ya sandbagging the estimates on us?


2007-09-18 1:08 PM
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jszat - 2007-09-18 10:43 AM

Awesome job Ken!  So were ya sandbagging the estimates on us?


Not sandbagging. I took the available data and made conservative estimates based on that data. But it's hard to factor in the fun factor. And this race was fun.
2007-09-18 9:56 PM
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Congrats on beating your projected times. If I remember right, this was your first OWS race. What ever it takes to get to the finish that is fine. The OWS does get easier each time you do one. Great to meet you.
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