The Lobsterman Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Freeport, Maine
United States
Tri-Maine
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 40m 4s
Overall Rank = 151/323
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 5/17
Pre-race routine:

Stayed overnight at homestay in S. Berwick, ME with Anita and Bob. Got up at 5am, was showered and out the door by 5:30am. Andrew accidently made Coffee with salt instead of sugar in the morning then had me take the first sip in the car. Lol. Breakfast half a plain bagel toasted with peanut butter [chewed slowly] and half of a medium D&D coffee with cream and sugar. Pasta the night before.

Andrew had two Ensures; D&D Coffee; and the other half of my bagel.
Event warmup:

Registered when we arrived at 6:45am; Warm up: walking around to try to figure out the transitions & lots of stretching
Swim
  • 22m 15s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 22s / 100 yards
Comments:

Best leg of the Triathlon for me this time around although If elt as if I could have pushed it harder.

Technique: Breath every other stroke; I had to concentrate not take in mouthfuls of salt water.
[Unfortunatly I didn't beat my boyfriend- I guess he wanted to win the race].
Great swim for my first time in the ocean! I was able to draft 40% of the time.
Eventually I ran into the yellow wave that started 3 minutes ahead. This slowed me down; I had to swim over and around about 15 people; I may have been in top ten women out of the water from my wave.
What would you do differently?:

swim straighter; more sighting
Transition 1
  • 02m 23s
Comments:

I had trouble with the wetsuit. It came off easily but it took my shorts off with it. After that I had trouble getting into socks and shoes.
Bike
  • 1h 20m 28s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 18.53 mile/hr
Comments:

Worst leg of the race for me; I think it is about time to get those Aero bars; I never saw anyone in my age group after I got out of the water so I didn't puch myself hard enough.
What would you do differently?:

Try harder; heart rate was very high in the begining but I let it slow by the end; I am confident more biking will improve my run;
Transition 2
  • 01m 51s
Comments:

Hamstrings stiff coming off the bike; My arms were not sore after this triathlon from riding in the drops
What would you do differently?:

easier on/off with running shoes
Run
  • 53m 8s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

TSaw Andrew on his way in to win the race around the .5 mile mark. [Met goal to start the run before the winner finished.] I felt bad the first mile, but I was feeling good by mile 3; I wish I had picked it up earlier.

What would you do differently?:

This was a hard and I think slow run course compared to other courses I have run. Regardless - I think I should be running under 50 minutes. Preferably 47-48. I think improving my bike will go a long way to improve my run since I was pretty sore coming off the bike.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Felt very sick with stomach bug in the week before the race; I felt ok during the race. It was the before and after that was hard.

Event comments:

Good race with beautiful weather; Lots of Volunteers!; Good turn out at awards!




Last updated: 2006-09-18 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:15 | 1640 yards | 01m 22s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/17
Overall: 82/323
Performance: Good
Suit: Wetsuit
Course: Water was cold, but I thought perfect for a wetsuit. Conflicting temperature reports that it was 60 or 68 degrees. The swim was triangle shaped; water was a light coffee color from the sand; It was very clean water; No Waves as it was in a protected sound; the only problem was swimming towards rising sun made it hard to sight bouys
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:23
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:20:28 | 24.85 miles | 18.53 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 200/323
Performance: Bad
1st in age group did it in 1:12:44
Wind: Some
Course: Rolling Hills with some steep parts; Beautiful bike;
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:51
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:53:08 | 06.21 miles | 08m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/17
Overall: 160/323
Performance: Average
Course: Very Hilly and a little too hot. 5-6 goodsized hills that hurt.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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