Oshkosh Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Oshkosh, Wisconsin
United States
Midwest Sports Events
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 26m 51s
Overall Rank = 21/205
Age Group = Male 20-24
Age Group Rank = 3/9
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30. Ate a banana, 1 scoop of HEED and a Gu. Grabbed my stuff and headed off to the race. When I got to the race site, I started pumping my tires. I took the pump off the back tire and tightened the presta valve. The damn thing broke off in my fingers. I was about to start freaking out, but it ended up okay and wasnt losing any pressure.
Event warmup:

Swam out to the first buoy and back twice.
Swim
  • 25m 21s
  • 1200 meters
  • 02m 07s / 100 meters
Comments:

This was the first time being in the elite wave and I was really worried about getting smoked really badly or holding up other people. When the signal was sounder, I hung out kinda in the back until I found a small opening where I jumped in and started swimming. After about 100m or so it thinned out and I was mostly by myself the whole way. I just concentrated on breathing and stoke and pounded it out. This was the most comfortable Ive been on a OWS to date! I could have swam harder, but I paced myself and finished with a decent time thats about normal for me.
What would you do differently?:

Push myself a little and swim harder.
Transition 1
  • 01m 8s
Comments:

As I was getting out of the water, I took my cap and googles off and took my wetsuit down to the waist. Ran across to T1 and started to peel off the rest of the wetsuit. My feet got stuck a little, but thats minor. Grabbed the rest of my stuff and ran out with my bike. When I was getting ready to mount, I was running way to fast to jump over the bike, but I did it anyways and almost biffed it. Caught myself and continued on.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe cut off about an inch off the bottom of the wetsuit. Slow down a hair before jumping on the bike.
Bike
  • 1h 19m 31s
  • 28 miles
  • 21.13 mile/hr
Comments:

As soon as I got up to speed I took a shot of Gu from my flask. For the rest of the ride I had a bottle with Perpetuem in it and a bottle of water - both of which I completely drank. Started out good, but after a while I couldnt get comfortable at all and I was almost continually adjusting my positioning on the bike. 4 or 5 guys passed me, but that was about all. I didnt really feel "mentally" into the ride either. But, I did it faster than when I did a round on the wednesday before, so Im happy with that. All in all a good ride, but I feel that I couldve gone faster.
What would you do differently?:

Get into it more and get a more comfortable position. Usually the comfort part isnt a problem, but this race it was.
Transition 2
  • 01m 8s
Comments:

About .5 mi before T2, the guy in front of me started unstrapping his shoes. Since I was kinda unsure about where the ride was ending (but I knew it was coming very soon) I did the same and unstrapped my shoes and took em out. Well, I rode for about .25 mi with my feet on top of my shoes. When I was coming in to T2, I was flyin and I hopped off my bike and started to run with it. My bike was bouncing all over the place since the entrace was on grass, but I got control and all was good. Racked my bike, got some grass off my feet, slid on my socks and shoes and took off my hat on the head and race belt in my hand. On exit, there was water there so I walked through that area, double fisted two cups and took off.
What would you do differently?:

Know exactly where the bike ends and not unstrap early.
Run
  • 39m 46s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 06m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

I was feelin really good after the bike and took off. Almost right out of the transition I passed the people, except for maybe 1, that passed me on the bike. After that, nobody passed me on the run. I was maintaining about a 6:20 pace until mi 4 or so when my legs started to turn to rubber and my mouth was getting dry. I kept pushing and until the near end, where I gave it a kick to finish.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more on the run.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched a little. Went back in the lake to cool and clean myself off a little. I also did a short swim out a little bit and back for warm down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Comfort in the saddle on the bike. Other than that, I pretty much did what I could. Oh yeah, as always - work on swim. Looking at my placings in overall and AG for each split, it shows immensely that I need to work on that. But even the swim was good for me today.

Event comments:

Overall a very good race. HR was high thoughout the race, but that probably stemmed off of whatever was going on with me this past week.

The race was well organized and ran very good. They could have used some security around the transition area though. Nice course. Ill be back next year!


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Last updated: 2006-03-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:21 | 1200 meters | 02m 07s / 100meters
Age Group: 6/9
Overall: 72/205
Performance: Good
Avg HR: 155; Max HR: 165
Suit: ProMotion Fluid Drive Sleevless
Course: Out and back, turning clockwise around the buoy.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:08
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:19:31 | 28 miles | 21.13 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 18/205
Performance: Average
Avg HR: 157; Max HR: 172
Wind: Some
Course: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=352850
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 91
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:08
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:39:46 | 06.2 miles | 06m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 16/205
Performance: Good
Avg HR: 171; Max HR: 182
Course: Out and back on some of the city and country roads.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4