Kerr Lake Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Henderson, North Carolina
United States
Set-up, Inc
90+F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 56m 3s
Overall Rank = 196/207
Age Group = 60-64
Age Group Rank = 3/3
Pre-race routine:

We stayed in a house near the race site. The guy who owns the house is a friend of Roger's who I did the race with.

One of the things that came up at dinner on Saturday night was that a guy staying on the property a few years ago died of a heart attack during the swim part of the race. That is all I needed to hear!

We had 4 of us from Greensboro who stayed there and did the race. The guy who owned the house was my age and graduated Carolina the same year(1972)I did.
Had breakfast about 6:00-breakfast cookie,banana,and perpetuem sport drink.
Glad I did not eat more because of the heat.
Event warmup:

biked from parking area,ran a little,and swam a little
Swim
  • 46m 40s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 50s / 100 yards
Comments:

Was hoping to wear a wetsuit but water was too warm to be wetsuit legal. A few people wore them but they were disqualified. I probably would have been about 5 minutes faster with a wetsuit. I couldn't really figure out the course so I just followed the folks in front of me. This swim was my longest lake swim ever. I am glad I made it. I told myself if I could make it through the swim,I would finish the race no matter what
Transition 1
  • 01m 39s
Comments:

T1 was faster than I thought. It may be because I forgot to put on my helmet. They sent me back when I was mounting the bike with no helmet.
Bike
  • 1h 40m 14s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 14.88 mile/hr
Comments:

I tried not to push it on the bike so I would have a little left for the run. Drank 2 bottles of water with perpetuem and 1 water bottle that they passed out at the 12 mile mark.
What would you do differently?:

My bike time was about what I expected. My bike fitness is not great. I need to do more hills and longer bike rides.
Transition 2
  • 02m 10s
Comments:

I was starting to feel the heat.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe rest morer in T2 to get ready for a HOT run?
Run
  • 1h 25m 24s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 13m 45s  min/mile
Comments:

It was hot. It took me about 20 minutes longer than I expected. I could not get going. It felt like about 95 degrees on that asphalt road. I tried to run some on the grass shoulder. That helped a little.
What would you do differently?:

Most of my running is early morning. When I train for longer races, I need to run some in the heat of the day to be better prepared.
Post race
Warm down:

stretched,drank water and a coke,ate potato chips,talked to friends. Also,waited around for awards. Figured I would get one since there were only 3 in my age group. A lot of life is just showing up!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

bike fitness and heat

Event comments:

Kerr lake was my first Olympic Triathlon. I am glad I could do it with friends. Roger Church was especially helpful since he has been doing triathlons for a long time and has done this particular race about 6 times.

My mantra for this race was : "head down,heart up"(Thanks to my friend and yoga teacher,Ann). I needed a lot of heart to finish this race. When I started looking at my watch or eyeing a potential competitor, I gently reminded myself, it was all about heart!




Last updated: 2010-03-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:46:40 | 1640 yards | 02m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/3
Overall: 0/207
Performance: Good
min HR-80 avr HR-152 Max HR-164
Suit: no wetsuit
Course: Kerr Lake near Henderson,NC
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 79F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:39
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:40:14 | 24.85 miles | 14.88 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/3
Overall: 0/207
Performance: Average
Min Hr-102 avr Hr-154 max Hr-166
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: country roads in Kerr lake area-pretty course
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 65
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:10
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:25:24 | 06.21 miles | 13m 45s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/3
Overall: 0/207
Performance: Bad
Min Hr-110 Avr HR-154 max Hr-173
Course: 2 loop course with not much shade
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4