Fort Ritchie Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Fort Ritchie, Maryland
United States
Racine Multisports
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 19m 53s
Overall Rank = 6/166
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 1/21
Pre-race routine:

Peanut butter toast and chocolate milk. Slept in a bit too long and was running late but able to pull things together.
Event warmup:

Ran a loop of the run course with Dan.
Swim
  • 24m 32s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 30s / 100 yards
Comments:

Obviously not one of my better swims and struggled mentally but fought through and finished it.
What would you do differently?:

Be a bit mentally tougher.
Wear a wetsuit.
Transition 1
  • 01m 3s
Comments:

Not too bad but definitely wasted time thinking things through - definitely b/c I was late today and never really felt like I was organized - my fault!
Also had to put on a race belt and decided to grab some shot blocks.
What would you do differently?:

Arrive earlier and mentally walk through it - like I typically do.
Bike
  • 1h 07m 54s
  • 24 miles
  • 21.21 mile/hr
Comments:

The original MPH avg cannot be right - guessing the mileage is off - so I just put in 24 miles to be a more realistic avg speed...that may be a bit high too.
A tough bike today with some hills and rough roads. The last climb seemed to never end and it was slow going. Definitely started to feel better mentally as the bike went on...tried to stay positive throughout the ride and give good effort.
What would you do differently?:

not much - maybe try and push a little harder on the climb but not sure how that would have impacted the run - probably a great deal.
Transition 2
  • 00m 50s
Comments:

Pretty good transition here but still wasted time doing a double take to ensure I was good - decided to grab a gel which ended up being a good decision.
What would you do differently?:

Arrive earlier for prep time -
Run
  • 45m 37s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 21s  min/mile
Comments:

Not a terrible run considering I have not been consistent enough in my training despite my lip service about consistency and committment to the run. I definitely negative split the run but not exactly sure what the 2nd loop was done in. Felt pretty good on the 2nd loop but need to feel better than this for 13.1

What would you do differently?:

TRAIN - bottom line is I have 7 weeks before AUGUSTA which means about 6 weeks of solid training and I need to push all in for these 6 weeks and hopefully improve down ther this year.
Post race
Warm down:

Recovery drink - a little food and some water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mental stuff & probably a wetsuit

Event comments:

A very nice 1st Ft. Ritchie Tri experience.




Last updated: 2010-08-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:24:32 | 1640 yards | 01m 30s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/21
Overall: 9/166
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: 2 loops in Fort Ritchie Lake
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:03
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:07:54 | 24 miles | 21.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/21
Overall: 4/166
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road: Rough  Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:50
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:45:37 | 06.21 miles | 07m 21s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/21
Overall: 14/166
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4