Wildflower Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Lake San Antonio, California
United States
Tri-California
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 17m 44s
Overall Rank = 953/2362
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 127/220
Pre-race routine:

First Olympic Tri:

Camped the night before. Woke up early and hung out in the tent for awhile. Ate a Banana and a Power Bar and headed down to transition around 7:00. Specialized tuned my bike up, then I set up transition, and then hung out w/ my wife at the festival and the church service for a while. My wife was able to hang out w/ me right up until my wave went off. Very Relaxing.
Event warmup:

Right before my wave went off I hopped in the water and swum around a bit. Water felt fine.
Swim
  • 28m 21s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

I felt good during the swim. I started last and on the outside and passed many in my group and a few in the couple groups ahead of me. Next Tri, need to start in the front.
What would you do differently?:

Start in the front and try to get out faster. I think I could have knocked a couple minutes off my time if I started in front and didn't have to deal w/ winding thru people.
Transition 1
  • 05m 7s
Comments:

Long run up a hill from the water into transition. A bit of foreshadowing for the rest of course. My transition actually went better than it has previously. Wore my Tri-Tank under my wetsuit for the first time, which helped. I took the time to put my Garmin on.
What would you do differently?:

Still need to improve.
Bike
  • 1h 37m 20s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 15.32 mile/hr
Comments:

Wow. I just started doing Tri's about 8 months ago and this was my first Olympic. Not only that, every Tri I've done has been pretty flat. Not the case here. Started off straight up hill for a mile. Just about killed me, but got my legs and actually felt pretty good the rest of the bike. I felt like I was either going 7 mph or 35 mph; not a whole lot in between. I thought the bike was tough until I got to the run. In retrospect, the bike was a cakewalk compared to the run!
What would you do differently?:

Needed to train on hills.
Transition 2
  • 03m 7s
Run
  • 1h 03m 49s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Rough Run. I started off OK and my legs actually felt good after the bike. The first 1.5 miles went fine. The next 3.5 miles felt like they were straight up hill. I walked all of the steep hills, including a good 8-10 min stretch. I honestly felt if I ran those portions I would have passed out, so I walked as fast as I could. There were many others walking w/ me. Felt great getting the 5 Mi mark and knowing that it was all down hill from there.
Post race
Warm down:

Saw my wife and tried to get out to her w/out going thru the exit. She went to the exit and we lost each other for about 45 min, which sucked! After I packed up transition we hung out at the festival and ate like pigs. Had a Rib Platter, a Burrito as big as my head, and a few slices of pizza. Healthy stuff! But I felt justified

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I trained, but did not train on hills. Need to train on hills next time I decide to do this.

Event comments:

Great Experience. Would do it again w/ a little more prepartation and training.




Last updated: 2010-05-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:21 | 1640 yards | 01m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/220
Overall: 563/2362
Performance: Good
Suit: Full Wet Suit
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 05:07
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:37:20 | 24.85 miles | 15.32 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/220
Overall: 1241/2362
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 03:07
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:03:49 | 06.21 miles | 10m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/220
Overall: 1526/2362
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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