St. Anthony's Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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St. Petersburg, Florida
United States
St. Anthony's Triathlon
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 32m 23s
Overall Rank = 537/3192
Age Group = W40-44
Age Group Rank = 6/147
Pre-race routine:

Had some coffee and ate a piece of toast with sunbutter and nutella..walked down to transition and set up. Walked back to hotel, tried to eat some more and sip on some watered down infinit. Walked down to the swim start - hugged Betsy and Bridget then stood around for a bit talking to Sue.
Event warmup:

No warm up.
Swim
  • 28m 53s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 56s / 100 meters
Comments:

Swimming out was fine. I had to stop once and empty my goggle - didn't want to lose a contact. Made the first turn and could see nothing. Goggles were fogged bad and the bouys were obstructed by the waves. My sighting was awful!!! AFter the second turn, it got a little rougher, which was not expected! I kept trying to sight but kept ending up way too far to the right of the bouys...WHen I finally got close to the start, I had to swim parallel to the sea wall for about 200 meters.
What would you do differently?:

Wear different goggles and really work on sighting in rough water more!! I should have had a better swim.
Transition 1
  • 02m 2s
Comments:

I had a pretty good transition. Got my suit to my hips while running, cap and goggles off...once at my spot, removed wetsuit, threw glasses and helmet on, slipped bike shoes on, grabbed garmin and GUs and was off.
What would you do differently?:

not much.
Bike
  • 1h 13m 22s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.32 mile/hr
Comments:

As soon as I hopped on my bike, my right aeropad flew off :o oops! I was riding down the cobblestone putting my gus in my pocket and slipping my garmin on. Got settled and took off. It took about 25 minutes for my legs to warm up. Once they did I felt pretty good. LOTS of gear changing with the shifts in wind and frequent turns. Toward the end we got a few straighaways with good tailwind so I just tried to lay it down a little there.

I tried to run over every obstacle in the road...including an insulated water bottle. I did pretty good with this ;) Also lost a water bottle coming in, and got some air on the first speed bump by the golf course :o.

It was windy out, but the conditions are not much different than what I have been training in. Far from a PR, but times on the bike were slower for everyone I think. It was a pretty good effort for me.
What would you do differently?:

Try to get some more calories in earlier in the day...should have taken a GU first thing on the bike when my legs weren't responding.
Transition 2
  • 01m 41s
Comments:

Ran the route I planned. Racked my bike, removed helmet, slipped on my flats, grabbed my number belt, GUs and visor and took off. No messing around here!
What would you do differently?:

Coming in I took my feet out of my shoes which was a disaster...feet kept slipping off shoes...next time I would just keep them on and unclip and run...the cobblestone changes everything at this race!
Run
  • 46m 26s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Took off a little fast but not out of control. A girl in my AG passed me coming in from the bike..I got her within a mile of the run - think it was pretty early on. Gave a shout out to Betsy, had a quick chat and just focused on getting it done. I was a breathless for most of it, but was able to control the breating a little after the first mile or so. Just kept the calories and liquids coming in as planned and tried to surge when I felt I could. Passed another girl in my AG. The last 1/2 mile I was running with a 24 year old...she took off the final stretch but I couldn't hang! She pushed me a little but once I saw her calf said "24" and not "44" I kind of backed off.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Happy with the run.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing really. Stood around looking for our crew, hangin with B. Eventually grabbed some beans and rice! YUM!!!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My swim :) I was a little under 2' behind 5th and 4th place, who were 1" apart! 3rd place was 3' ahead of me...which I think can be found on the swim and maybe a few less errors on the bike.

Event comments:

Love St. Anthony's weekend. Will be back next year :)


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Last updated: 2010-04-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:53 | 1500 meters | 01m 56s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/147
Overall: 0/3192
Performance: Below average
Suit: Blue seventy helix
Course:
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:02
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:13:22 | 24.85 miles | 20.32 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/147
Overall: 0/3192
Performance: Average
158 avg / 168 max. Garmin estimate calories out 1351 (little high), calories in 500. Just about right, maybe could have used 100 calories more.
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:41
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:46:26 | 06.21 miles | 07m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/147
Overall: 0/3192
Performance: Good
171 avg hr/ 179 max. Garmin estimate 745 calories out, 200 calories in. (1 GU on bike with 5' left, 1 GU 10' in and 1 GU at 30' in.)
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 5