Blue Lake Olympic Triathlon - Triathlon


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Fairview, Oregon
United States
Why Racing Events
82F / 28C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 28m 53s
Overall Rank = 56/272
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 7/24
Pre-race routine:

pb bagel and banana, water and Gatorade before
Event warmup:

5 min jog with some skips and high knees
Swim
  • 28m 18s
  • 1500 meters
  • 01m 53s / 100 meters
Comments:

swim cap came off after 2nd buoy - swam holding it for a few minutes then turned on back to get back on - lost 5-10 seconds there. Otherwise felt focused and solid on swim - even got a noticeable draft between 1st and 2nd buoy which was good - good sighting
What would you do differently?:

make sure cap is on SECURELY next time. could maybe pick up pace a touch
Transition 1
  • 01m 51s
Comments:

great getting suit to knees, got slightly stuck on first heel but able to quickly get off by hand - did put on fit bit which takes a few seconds - got into R shoe okay but L shoe got a bit smashed down, took a bit to get into it
What would you do differently?:

push few feet past mount line - got crowded and to tight for good flying mount
Bike
  • 1h 07m 3s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 22.24 mile/hr
Comments:

found myself sort of in between 2 gears on back ring - larger gear had cadence around 93-95, smaller gear had cadence around 87 - just didn't quite have enough to push the harder gear to 90, but in last 6-8 miles got it dialed in and had a 24 mph stretch to finish strong - took a gel @ mile 14
f-ing GPS turned off and never caught it
What would you do differently?:

felt water bottle was an issue - too full to get a good pinch to get out - tried to fill bar bottle but cap too tight to get - for future hot races better to get a 2nd bottle behind saddle, also don't fill up felt bottle so high - lost some time on the uphill messing with it
Transition 2
  • 01m 42s
Comments:

good T2 - raced in at a good clip - bit of struggle with left 2nd shoe getting on
Run
  • 49m 58s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

cadence a bit too low - 87 avg
felt strong and focused on run - especially first 3 miles - got some shade here also - last 3.2 were hard until I got back into park - had enough for a sprint finish - inside of both quads pretty crampish at start, walked through aid stations to fully hydrate due to heat - pace is about :30 off last years, but researching hot temps this is exactly what I should have expected
What would you do differently?:

went out too fast at start, think needed to save more energy for 2nd half which was sunnier and hotter
Post race
Warm down:

walking around, water, some stretches

What limited your ability to perform faster:

HEAT HEAT HEAT!
hydration issues on the bike likely cost bike split PR, swim was a PR by 3 seconds but should have been by closer to 10.

Event comments:

overall 56/272 - top 21%
AG 7/24 - top 29%
Males 51/176 - top 29%




Last updated: 2016-05-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:18 | 1500 meters | 01m 53s / 100meters
Age Group: 7/24
Overall: 94/272
Performance: Good
avg HR 151
Suit: full
Course: 5 buoys - hard left at first buoy, then another hard left at last
Start type: Wade Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:51
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:07:03 | 24.85 miles | 22.24 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/24
Overall: 49/272
Performance: Good
avg HR 164 - got a good solid chunk of 24 mph on last 6-8 miles Strava NP - 243w, TP NP - 245w - this is probably closer to my FTP Avg watts 287w IF 0.83, TSS 76.6
Wind: None
Course: flat and fast
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:42
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:49:58 | 06.2 miles | 08m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/24
Overall: 75/272
Performance: Good
only mile markers at 3 and 5 - WTF? GPS not on so can't get splits from Strava mile 1-3 - 23:54, HR 168 mile 3-5 - 16:15, HR 173 mile 5 - 6.2 - 9:48, HR messed up here total avg HR 162 but probably should be higher
Course: much better course than prior - around entire back of lake through neighborhoods, then up small dirt hill to go back out to the dreaded, but shorter, slog up Marine drive towards airport
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