Folsom Olympic Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Folsom, California
United States
USA Productions
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 7h 00m
Overall Rank = 48/422
Age Group = Clyesdale
Age Group Rank = 20/25
Pre-race routine:

Normal 4:00 am wake time followed by the standard BF of bagel PB&J, coffee, water and bananna. I loaded everything in the truck. Did my morning bathroom thing and left the house by 5:00. Was the very first one in transition at 5:15-even before the people where there to tell me to get out of transition because it wasnt open yet.
Event warmup:

I got the chance finally to do a quick warm up run, ride and swim. It felt good to warm up properly.
Swim
  • 27m 24s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 40s / 100 yards
Comments:

It was my stongest swim of the season so far and I was very happy with it. I was able to average a 1.40/100 which is ok for me. It is my weakest sport, but I was happy with this swim. I came out of the water in 2nd by 4 minutes...ug.
What would you do differently?:

I need to get serious about my swim training. Like most of us, I am training to just finish the swim. But if I had swam faster by just 35 seconds-i would have placed 1st in my class.
Transition 1
  • 00m 54s
Comments:

Best T1 of the year for me.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 1h 08m 5s
  • 24.9 miles
  • 21.94 mile/hr
Comments:

My legs left tired early on the ride. My fitness is good, but I was coming down with a cold I think. I just never felt great on the bike today. I rode a good time, but felt I could have done better.
Transition 2
  • 00m 52s
Comments:

I hit the dismount line and did my flying dismount and had no problems. Started running with my bike and the front tire turned and the bike crashed into the timing equipment. I was still running a few steps into transition and had to stop and get my bike saying out loud "hey, I need that!" the spectators all laughed.
What would you do differently?:

Not drop my bike....still had a blazing fast trasnistion for me.
Run
  • 48m 51s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 07m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

Had what I thought was a slow run even though I averaged a sub 8 minute 10K. I am able to run a 7:30-7:45 10k off the bike and was trying today. But the lack of energy on the bike, followed me into the run. If I had been able to push the run, I could have made up for the swim. While I outran number 1's run and bike time, the 4 minutes I gave away on the swim was just 30 seconds too much.
Post race
Warm down:

No warm down other than loving on my wife and kids who got to see me race for the first time this year.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Getting sick or lack of real consistant training.

Event comments:

USA does a good job and I will run this one next year.




Last updated: 2011-08-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:24 | 1640 yards | 01m 40s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/25
Overall: 0/422
Performance: Good
Suit: yes
Course: Rectangle river swim. Water was cool but nice. nothing worst than swimming in bath water in a wetsuit.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:54
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:08:05 | 24.9 miles | 21.94 mile/hr
Age Group: 1/25
Overall: 0/422
Performance: Average
Wind: Cross-winds with gusts
Course: Course is on the areas back roads so road surface is only ok. There were a ton of flats the prior day due to the remote location of the course. Next year I am running gator skins and I am not going to worry about the thorns and glass.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:52
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:48:51 | 06.2 miles | 07m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/25
Overall: 0/422
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good 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? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5