Giant Eagle Triathlon - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic


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Columbus, Ohio
United States
HFP Racing
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 59m 33s
Overall Rank = 280/330
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 1/5
Pre-race routine:

I think Mr. Cyclist would be slightly embarrassed if I wrote what I did to calm my nerves the night before.

I did paint my nails black and gold to match the Bumblebee!
Event warmup:

Stretching at home, it was only a 10min drive to Alum Creek from my house.
Swim
  • 27m 29s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 41s / 100 yards
Comments:

Buoys were placed too close to shore- people were running, dolphin diving. It was pretty frustrating.... :/
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

No T1 Times...there are always HFP timing issues.

Oh and my chain was OFF my front cogs. Pretty sure I didn't leave it like that.
Bike
  • 1h 18m 1s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 19.11 mile/hr
Comments:

Dating a cyclist has really paid off. I was very pleased at my pace and how I road. Lost a bit of steam towards the end but I was happy with my performance.
Transition 2
  • 01m 43s
Comments:

You gave your bike to a volunteer and they racked it, you went to get your bag. I forgot where my bag was and spent my T2 time searching for it.
What would you do differently?:

Rack my own bag so I knew where it was! Mr. Cyclist hopped out of the car to rack both of our bags and I drove around the block. D'oh!
Run
  • 1h 12m 20s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 11m 39s  min/mile
Comments:

Still hate to run. I need to run more. Funny, I say that every race report. I will say that I left everything I had on the course- no sprinting the last 200M into the finish line this time.
What would you do differently?:

I was pretty annoyed at COTT and JustTri. I'm pretty sure that non-racers aren't suppose to pace racers during USAT events. It made me angry when I saw the same COTT member pacing people.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked it off, drank 2 bottles of water and a banana. Cheered Macintri on as she rounded the corner to the finish. Met up with Brue and said hello to other racers.

Event comments:

This was a mighty fine Point to Point race. I was very impressed with the volunteers, planning and organization. It only would of been better had I won the bike raffle.




Last updated: 2011-07-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:29 | 1640 yards | 01m 41s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/5
Overall: 150/330
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: 2 laps
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:18:01 | 24.85 miles | 19.11 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/5
Overall: 250/330
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Nice technical course with some hills, turns. Once you got on 23 it was AMAZING!
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:43
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:12:20 | 06.21 miles | 11m 39s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/5
Overall: 262/330
Performance: Average
Course: Double loop
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4