Pokagon State Park Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Angola, Indiana
United States
Trifort
65F / 18C
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 48m 49s
Overall Rank = 58/
Age Group = 1-19
Age Group Rank = 3/
Pre-race routine:

Made the hour drive from Lake Wawasee to Angola, got there with PLENTY of time. Had a Panera Cinnamon Crunch bagel for breakfast and a bottle of water.
Event warmup:

Set everything up, got on the bike for a 10 minute spin, ran for about two miles...nothing too exciting
Swim
  • 28m 57s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

Water was SO COLD! First time wearing a full wetsuit was...interesting. I was zig-zagging all over the place, never really found a good set of feet to follow...it was just not good at all.
What would you do differently?:

Work on sighting, BIG TIME.
Transition 1
  • 02m 8s
Comments:

I must have spent a solid minute sitting on the ground tugging at my wetsuit. My size 14 feet did NOT want to get out of that thing!
What would you do differently?:

Well, besides actually trying on a wetsuit for the first time the night before a race, invest in some body glide.
Bike
  • 1h 16m 47s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.42 mile/hr
Comments:

I knew I was well under-trained, so I just maintained a comfortable pace and made sure I got some calories in me (not eating much breakfast was so stupid!). I didn't actually put my shoes on until after I had left transition because of the mud between the racks and the mount line...
What would you do differently?:

Figure out the whole rubber-band bike shoe thing to save myself a few seconds
Transition 2
  • 01m 41s
Comments:

Took my sweet time. Knew the run would not be going my way, so I paused to make some small talk with my mom.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, really.
Run
  • 59m 14s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

Controlled dying, seriously. My legs were on fire, my stomach was a mess, and all I wanted was some gatorade/powerade. Had to stop every half-mile or so to stretch and/or puke up the nasty HEED stuff they were giving out.
What would you do differently?:

Bring my own beverages, not do an olympic-distance triathlon on little-to-no training...
Post race
Warm down:

Almost collapsed at the finish line, but after that scarfed down three cups of fruit, two bananas, and a 32 oz. powerade. I then had to hop in my car and drive to the south side of Indy for a dance marathon (standing up for 7 hours straight after an olympic tri and 3 hour car ride=not a good idea), so there was no real warm-down at all.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Relative lack of training, poor nutrition, poor mindset.

Event comments:

Will probably be back next year.




Last updated: 2009-04-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:57 | 1640 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/
Overall: 49/
Performance: Below average
Suit: Full Body Glove Wakeboarding Wetsuit
Course: Out and back
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 61F / 16C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Average Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:08
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:16:47 | 24.85 miles | 19.42 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 47/
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Never actually looked at a map, but it seemed to be in a lollipop-type formation.
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:41
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:59:14 | 06.21 miles | 09m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/
Overall: 74/
Performance: Bad
Course: Wet, sloppy trail run with a TON of hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4