Silicon Valley International Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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San Jose, California
United States
USA Productions LLC.
50F / 10C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 13m 55s
Overall Rank = 17/598
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/39
Pre-race routine:

Usually I don't sleep much the night before a race but I slept at my Father's house a couple miles from the race venue, and I actually slept very well and even overslept by 20 min.
Event warmup:

There was some confusion over swim cap color. They announced my group needed to exchange our caps for a different color, but when I went to the packet pickup booth the lady would not give me the new color. After arguing with her I finally realized who gives a shit?? I have my timing chip and I'm starting with my age group so there. No running warm up today, just some swimming.
Swim
  • 25m
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 31s / 100 yards
Comments:

If the course distance was accurate, this was my fastest open water swim. I'm still giving away 4-5 min. to the top guys in my age group. All went well. Still need a lot of work here
What would you do differently?:

My sighting is real good, just need more speed
Transition 1
  • 01m 14s
Comments:

Had to put wet suit into a transport bag so they could bring it to the finish. This is not the kind of thing you practice but it did take a little extra time. Transitions for me are very simple and efficient
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 1h 06m 50s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 22.31 mile/hr
Comments:

Got up to speed well and settled into a good pace. Tried drinking early but my stomach wanted none of it. I wasn't thirsty and it was cool out but all my nutrition was in that bottle so I kept trying to drink. No other problems here, My bike fitness is better than ever and this is an area where I can make up a lot of time. Towards the end I went back and forth with two guys, one of them dropped off the other was in the next age group and he hung in there to the end.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 2
  • 01m 4s
Comments:

Found my rack and bag. Somebody tied a knot in my transition bag, so instead of trying to untie it I tore the bag open, shoes on helmet off grabbed number belt and away we go.
What would you do differently?:

Pretty much flawless
Run
  • 39m 47s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 06m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

My legs transitioned real well and I settled into a 6:30 pace. I wish I had an exciting race story here but basically I was in no mans land. I passed one guy in my age group at mile 2. Turns out he was out of the water 5 minutes and 10 seconds before me (refer to swim segment what would you do differently?) I knew as I passed him he was not a strong runner and so there I was, alone to the finish.
What would you do differently?:

I should have tightened my lace locks. You do or in my case don't do some stupid shit sometimes.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed some tasty fruit and water. Went to my truck, my dad walked with me and kept me company. Changed to something clean. Made it back in time for awards. I also won case of Cliff bars in the raffle

What limited your ability to perform faster:

refer to swim segment what would you do differently?

Event comments:

My beautiful wife could not be there for this race, she had puppy duty (I had the better end of that deal)But I did have a great cheering section, Dad, Joyce, my niece Sophie and nephew Ian. Thank you so much for all the wonderful hospitality Dad and Joyce.




Last updated: 2011-10-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:00 | 1640 yards | 01m 31s / 100yards
Age Group: 6/39
Overall: 52/598
Performance: Good
Suit: Blue seventy reaction
Course: The swim usually takes place at the lake Almaden duck pond, but the water quality was not suitable to swim so they moved it to Uvas Reservoir. Nascar style, all left turns
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:14
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:06:50 | 24.85 miles | 22.31 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/39
Overall: 15/598
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Point to point. They changed the bike course from last year due to the swim change. It was a little tougher, more elevation. I drove the course the day before to get an idea of turns and hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:04
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:39:47 | 06.21 miles | 06m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/39
Overall: 22/598
Performance: Good
Course: Very flat and fast around lake Almaden with two out and backs.
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? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4