Les bois off-road triathlon - Triathlon


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Boise, Idaho
United States
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 51m 39s
Overall Rank = 59/64
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 11/11
Pre-race routine:

Ate a power bar. Visited with my brother. Raced.
Event warmup:

Jumped into lucky peak, splashed around. Got out and waited for the race to start.
Swim
  • 35m 19s
  • 800 meters
  • 04m 25s / 100 meters
Comments:

First Tri. No wetsuit. I flat out didn't know how to swim. Freestyle for about 50m the rest was done with the "snow-angel" backstroke. I was in the water long enough to get cold, even with air temps in the 80-90 degree range.
What would you do differently?:

Learning to swim. Making great strides, or should I say strokes....
Transition 1
  • 05m 30s
Comments:

Exhausted from the swim. No real practice.
What would you do differently?:

Swim better, practice t1 in training.
Bike
  • 1h 25m
  • 12 miles
  • 8.47 mile/hr
Comments:

Fun course. A person with mtn. Bike skills would have a blast. It was way tougher than I expected,
What would you do differently?:

Back story here, I signed up for this three weeks before the event, and started training then. Previously I had not trained or exercised for any length of time for the last 18 years or so.

I would train more!
Transition 2
  • 03m 29s
Comments:

Changed shoes, ate a powerbar, grabbed my half frozen water bottle, and "ran"
Run
  • 42m 11s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 13m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

What can I say. I was fat, undertrained and tired. I'm happy I was able to pretend to run for parts of the course :)
What would you do differently?:

Already doing it. Dropped from 245lb to 185, training now for a HIM. I'm gonna crush this course in 2014
Post race
Event comments:

When I say it was too hard, I mean it was too hard for my fitness level. Already signed up for 2014, it will NOT be too hard this time.




Last updated: 2014-02-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:35:19 | 800 meters | 04m 25s / 100meters
Age Group: 9/11
Overall: 51/64
Performance: Bad
Suit: Jammers.
Course: Reservoir loop around buoys. Deep water, and cold..
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 05:30
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:25:00 | 12 miles | 8.47 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 0/64
Performance:
Wind:
Course: Xterra off-road course. Some good speed sections. A bunch of "I'm dying" up hills, with just as many "I'm gonna die!!!" Downhill tracks.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 03:29
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:42:11 | 03.1 miles | 13m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/11
Overall: 11/64
Performance: Bad
Course: Go to the website, read about the groin. Trust me it is way more intense than they can describe it.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4