General Smallwood International - Triathlon


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Indianhead, Maryland
United States
88F / 31C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 57m 23s
Overall Rank = 43/82
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 10/22
Pre-race routine:

Woke up, had a pb&j and some gatorade, did some last-minute straightening up (we had spent the day before getting our house ready for an open house), loaded up the car, and drove to the race site
Event warmup:

My stomach was killing me...so i spent a good portion of the time in the porta pot line. At one point a guy walked by in a swim cap eating a breakfast burrito, as if he was mocking my gastric distress.

Swam out to the first buoy and back, stretched.
Swim
  • 29m 48s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 49s / 100 yards
Comments:

We swam in the Potomac River. It was pretty gross. There was some long sea grass that my arms would get tangled in. I am pretty pleased with my swim time though. I think i just wanted out of the water..so i swam fast.
Transition 1
  • 03m 15s
Comments:

There was a long run from the water to T1
Bike
  • 1h 20m 23s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 18.55 mile/hr
Comments:

Ugh, this is where things started going down hill (or up hill rather..as there seemed to be a lot of those, which I was not prepared for). I just couldn't get myself moving. I felt heavy and slow, and couldn't get into the groove. My stomach also started to act up, gurgling and calling me names. I'm pretty good at attacking hills, but I just couldn't do it today. It was frustrating.
What would you do differently?:

Get in some more hill work outs.
Transition 2
  • 01m 27s
Comments:

My husband came running over to the side of the transition area and yelled "are you ok?" to me. I said "yeah I guess". Later he told me that I looked pretty sick when I came in on the bike.
Run
  • 1h 02m 31s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

Behold! the slowest 10K i have ever run, ever in my 17 years of running.

I was doing well until mile 3 and my stomach just rebelled. I walked/jogged back the rest of the run, hobbled over.

it sucked
What would you do differently?:

I don't know...i thought I had the whole salt/nutrition thing worked out. Maybe that played a part? Maybe i was just having a crap day?


Post race
Warm down:

Stood under the misting tent, drank some water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I am not sure what my issue was with this race. I think it was a combo of things. 1) Going into the race I was worried that I was under prepared. I reassured myself i'd be fine, because my first triathlon ever was an Olympic distance, and all I did was run train for that. 2)There were hills (i guess this falls under #1). I haven't been spending as much time cycling on hills as I have in the past. 3) I hadn't been feeling well all week. Sluggish and achey. 4)It was dang hot out.

Event comments:

Despite my crap day, I liked this race. The course was quite challenging...a lot hillier than I'd anticipated. The post race festivities were some of the best I've seen in a while. BBQ, and Kool Aid - reminded me of family picnics when I was a kid.




Last updated: 2008-01-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:29:48 | 1640 yards | 01m 49s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/82
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Two triangular loops
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 83F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:15
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:20:23 | 24.85 miles | 18.55 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/82
Performance: Average
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:27
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:02:31 | 06.21 miles | 10m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/82
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4