Winnebago County Triathlon - Olympic Course - Triathlon


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Winneconne, Wisconsin
United States
DuTriRun
Total Time = 2h 36m 14s
Overall Rank = 23/138
Age Group = M20-24
Age Group Rank = 4/9
Pre-race routine:

Woke up and had coffee and sipped on a water downed gel. Then drove to the race with McKenzie which was about a 30 minutes drive.
Event warmup:

Light job and some arm warm ups for the swim.
Swim
  • 29m 23s
  • 1320 yards
  • 02m 14s / 100 yards
Comments:

First olympic distance race swim. Took it easy, but way too easy! Really wish i would have gone harder. My swim is my weakest area, but compared to those who finished ahead of me, i was 3-4 minutes slower!
What would you do differently?:

Really need to get in the pool more and work on drills.
Transition 1
  • 01m 31s
Comments:

Little bit of a jog to T1, but pretty decent overall. 18th overall T1.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I carried my bike to the mount line because all of T1 was grass.
Bike
  • 1h 21m 10s
  • 30.5 miles
  • 22.55 mile/hr
Comments:

According to the race site they changed the route to 28 miles, and my results of the site show an average speed of 22.7 MPH, so I'm not sure it they changed it again.

Either way the bike went very well for me. I pushed to a good level and saved just the right amount of energy for the run. There were some headwinds at times, but other than that i felt very good on the bike. My goal for my first 2 races has been 20mph average and that was my goal for this one. In each of my races I've improved so its nice to see the training is paying off.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, maybe try to hydrate during the bike as my mouth got a little dry towards the end.
Transition 2
  • 01m 37s
Comments:

Slower T2 for me. After i racked my bike and put on my shoes i forgot where the run exit was and ran around in a circle for 10 or so seconds. 66th overall T2.
What would you do differently?:

Know where the exits are! I also want to start training sock-less as putting socks on is tough after a bike and really wastes a lot of time.
Run
  • 42m 30s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 06m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

The run is probably my strongest area, so I know I want to save a little energy so I can run to the level I know I can. It went very well for me. I kept it easy and moved into a moderate pace for the first 3 miles and pushed hard on the last half. My left quad felt like it was going to start cramping up but never did thankfully. Went as hard as i could for the last 400m or so and was dead sprinting the last 100m to give it everything I had. My goal was a 7min mile and I did a lot better than i expected!
What would you do differently?:

Try to hydrate more. My stomach started sloshing around about 4.5 miles in and was thinking maybe a gel or some gatorade for the last stretch would have been nice.
Post race
Warm down:

Found McKenzie, stretched, ate a bit and drank water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My swimming! Its funny to look at the times and assume that if i got an average time based on the people that finished ahead of me I would have gotten top 15 and 2nd in my AG!

Really shows what a few minutes here and there on the swim can do!

Overall, as my first Olympic Distance race I'm very happy and know what I need to work on. Will be exciting to hit the pool hard and see what improvements I can make! I plan on doing one more tri this year at the end of August, so i have a little bit of time to try and gain some swim speed.

Event comments:

Great race and not too challenging in terms of hills/turns etc.
Everything was well run and a lot of fun!




Last updated: 2014-06-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:23 | 1320 yards | 02m 14s / 100yards
Age Group: 8/9
Overall: 87/138
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 01:31
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:21:10 | 30.5 miles | 22.55 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 20/138
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Fairly flat with some hills. Overall pretty fast and flat course.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:37
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:42:30 | 06.2 miles | 06m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 9/138
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back, flat and fast with a few short uphills.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5