Lake Norman YMCA Triathlon (Saturday) - TriathlonSprint


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Cornelius, North Carolina
United States
Set-up, Inc
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 38m 7s
Overall Rank = 199/348
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 44/65
Pre-race routine:

Started off Friday not feeling real good, went to be fairly early and was up at 5am thinking about not doing the race. Between the feeling crappy and the fecal contamination of the lake, I really did not have motivation for this race. Ended up getting the coffee going, eating a banana and a few bites of Alice's remaining PBJ sandwich (I hate peanut butter by the way...)
Event warmup:

Got to site, got setup, ran up the bike exit and back, then a little ways out the run start and back. Headed over to the swim start, which due to afore mentioned contamination, was moved to the outdoor chapel for the swim start. It was fitting that we had to walk by the alter ( a larger 9' cross) on our way into the water...
Swim
  • 17m 45s
  • 820 yards
  • 02m 10s / 100 yards
Comments:

Had a good start to the swim, even with all the traffic. Actually being in traffic is an indication that the switch to breathing on every stroke to the first turn buoy has improved my performance. Swim would have been better if I had known the course was still a rectangle and not a triangle. Completely missed the second (yellow, non-triangle) turn buoy. I finally figured out where everyone was going and doubled back to the proper course. Added at least 50yds to my swim. All in all shaving off between 30sec to a 1min from previous swim times is good!
What would you do differently?:

Navigation
Transition 1
  • 02m 8s
Comments:

Need to get new pedals and shoes, having real issues clipping in/out of bike
What would you do differently?:

Had a hard time running up the hill, ended up walking a bit (5 to 10yds)... real suffer-fest into T1
Bike
  • 51m 4s
  • 18.64 miles
  • 21.90 mile/hr
Comments:

As always, fun great bike course, and typical drafting by a few *ssholes.
Transition 2
  • 01m 19s
Comments:

Just about ate pavement at T2, uncliped right foot, came in hot, got my leg over and then could not unclip my left foot as I came around, a bit of balancing and finally free
What would you do differently?:

New pedals & clips for shoes
Run
  • 25m 9s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Legs were dead at first, really surprise the first mile was sub 8min/mile and then slowed down as I climbed back up to the YCMA. Need to work on keeping pace up.
Post race
Warm down:

Hanging with friend watching some buddies and the wife finish.

Event comments:

Great race, but SetupEvents is clearly starting to skimp on the post race. Good T-Shirt --- really good t-shirt.




Last updated: 2010-02-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:45 | 820 yards | 02m 10s / 100yards
Age Group: 52/65
Overall: 246/348
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Rectangle shifted from standard beach start over to chapel area start. Had to tread water before start
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:08
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:51:04 | 18.64 miles | 21.90 mile/hr
Age Group: 46/65
Overall: 202/348
Performance: Average
Nml Pwr 219, target 240 (DOH!) Entire workout (203 watts): Work: 635 kJ TSS: 78.3 (intensity factor 0.952) Norm Power: 219 VI: 1.08 Min Max Avg Power: 0 526 203 watts Cadence: 39 113 91 rpm Speed: 0 34.3 19.4 mph
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 91
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:19
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:09 | 03.11 miles | 08m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 39/65
Overall: 180/348
Performance: Average
Course: Neighborhood run, decent but not a great deal of shade
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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