Huntington's Disease Triathlon - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Key Biscayne, Florida
United States
Huntington's Disease Society of America
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 15m 58s
Overall Rank = 83/119
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 13/16
Pre-race routine:

Coffee, water, relax
Event warmup:

Run and Swim a little. Prepare the mind and body.
Swim
  • 32m 51s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m / 100 yards
Comments:

I thought the swim for me was good. I'm not the strongest swimmer and I found a lot of open water. I ran into the sprit competitors because of the delayed start, and cost me some time navigating around them with about 200m to go.
What would you do differently?:

Push a little harder. I was relaxed and confident, just unsure of how hard to push. It was my first OLY and longest swim in competiton.
Transition 1
  • 03m 8s
Comments:

Trasition was great. I forgot my Cliff shots.
What would you do differently?:

Tape nutrition to the bike so I don't have to remember.
Bike
  • 1h 25m 19s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 17.48 mile/hr
Comments:

I thought I did better on the bike than my results showed. I train with relatively no hills so the bridge was an eye opener. I never felt exhausted, but needed a shot on the second lap. Drank both water bottles but could have used a gel.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder.
Transition 2
  • 02m 1s
Comments:

I drank a lot of water after racking the bike. I was a little dehydrated and my back was sore. Ate a gel shot, not sure if that hurt or helped me. I guess it didn't matter, I really was hurting after this point. I was in good spirits until I started to leave T2.

Run
  • 1h 13m 30s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 11m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

Terrible. My back was killing. Everytime I tried to push, pain. I stopped a couple times at the water stations to stretch my back, but it was too tight. I lost a lot of time and ground. I was very dissapointed with the run.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder and train harder.
Post race
Warm down:

Found some shade and tried to stretch out my back. Iced it all day and night.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Back problems

Event comments:

Overall, I was happy with my first OLY race. I was very dissapointed with my run effort. Entering T2, I was confident of a sub 3H finish. A lot of dissapointment when people started passing me on the run. Just wished I could have run a little harder and the back held on for another hour. Looking forward to the next one.




Last updated: 2006-06-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:32:51 | 1640 yards | 02m / 100yards
Age Group: 8/16
Overall: 52/119
Performance: Good
Suit: Tri suit
Course: Out and back, parallel to the beach.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 84F / 29C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:08
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:25:19 | 24.85 miles | 17.48 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/16
Overall: 78/119
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Flat with 4 intercoastal bridge climbs.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:01
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
01:13:30 | 06.21 miles | 11m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 15/16
Overall: 98/119
Performance: Bad
Course: Flat, pavement, hot.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3