Blue Lake Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon


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Fairview, Oregon
United States
AA Sports
71F / 22C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 17m 37s
Overall Rank = 52/398
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 10/35
Pre-race routine:

dave's bread with pb, banana, GU Brew enroute and water
Event warmup:

2/3 mile jog to warm up, swam a few minutes in wetsuit before race
Swim
  • 16m 25s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

had some tough moments until halfway between first 2 buoys, but got into a good ryhtmn then and started to focus on technique
felt excellent with sighting
What would you do differently?:

first time in an open water race - more technique focus early, maybe push the pace a bit more?
Transition 1
  • 03m 3s
Comments:

hard time getting suit off over watch and timing chip - stumbled around like a drunk trying to get off heels
What would you do differently?:

practice getting suit off over watch and off feet lots more practice here
Bike
  • 34m 10s
  • 12 miles
  • 20.83 mile/hr
Comments:

felt really good getting on bike and going, held good aero position, good pushing downhill, am bummed on bike split - this is almost 2 mph off my Olympic PR but first time doing a Tri
What would you do differently?:

play with gearing and cadence a bit more to try and get a little more effort out - bike leg felt great though
Transition 2
  • 02m 2s
Comments:

Went into the wrong corral, maybe twice and got totally messed up in finding the bike rack
What would you do differently?:

I think in the Du's was easier to find bike rack, practiced T1 looking for bike but will work on practicing T2 as well
Run
  • 22m 3s
  • 5 kms
  • 04m 28s  min/km
Comments:

GREAT run - felt really solid and not totally shot during the last mile, felt this was by far my best multi-sport run on the pace - was chasing another guy the whole way and he ran out of gas in the last .1 miles and I passed him and another guy in age group - had that kick in the end to finish strong
What would you do differently?:

Pick up the cadence a tiny bit more
not sure if I had better pacing on the bike which set this run up to be better - definately a different feel with this being the first run instead of the second
Post race
Warm down:

some stretches - muscle milk and water/gatorade
did a 1 mile cool down run about 20 minutes later

What limited your ability to perform faster:

some transition issues - wetsuit removal and bike racking
some swimming issues but hey it was the first time!

Event comments:

In some ways this is hard to compare times with Duathlons as I can tell it feels different coming off a swim than a first run - made both the bike and run feel different - not easier per se, just different.
No looking back - will keep on doing Tri's from now on!




Last updated: 2013-06-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:25 | 880 yards | 01m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/35
Overall: 156/398
Performance: Good
avg HR 152, max HR 167
Suit: full wetsuit
Course: counterclockwise, 2 buoy turns
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:03
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:34:10 | 12 miles | 20.83 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/35
Overall: 33/398
Performance: Good
avg HR 168 - had some bogus HR spikes turned on GPS prior to race but shut off automatically, didn't realize this and didn't get GPS info on bike
Wind: Little
Course: flat and fast
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 82
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:02
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:22:03 | 05 kms | 04m 28s  min/km
Age Group: 0/35
Overall: 56/398
Performance: Good
156 avg HR mile 1 - 7:07 mile 2 - 7:12 mile 3 - 7:09 avg cadence 89
Course: flat but one hill mid way and some small hlls at the finish
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4