Breath of Life Ventura Triathlon - Olympic Course - TriathlonOlympic


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Ventura, California
United States
Breath of Life Ventura
62F / 17C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 00m 49s
Overall Rank = 317/373
Age Group = M 40-44
Age Group Rank = 45/48
Pre-race routine:

Get plenty of rest and relax and have fun , plan was to enjoy the swim at a training pace and pick up the pace on the beach after the swim .
Event warmup:

None, Since its a long enough race and with no wetsuit i stayed warm on the beach with an old throwaway tshirt .
A few curious folks in wetsuits asked if i was going swimming with the t shirt on LOL
that made me laugh. I did the old marathon trick of tossing extra clothing away at the start line.
Swim
  • 37m 21s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 29s / 100 meters
Comments:

This is the part of the race I hate , So i relaxed and went at my pace and enjoyed the swim . Did not try to go fast but just cruise at my sustainable pace and make sure i dont swim any extra yardage due to poor sighting.

What would you do differently?:

Not much it was a huge improvement over last year.

Transition 1
  • 03m 33s
Comments:

Great T1 ran the whole way up the beach and out onto the bike mount line.
Put on shoes socks , shirt Hr monitor , gu s for the ride and a tube and cartridge in shirt back pocket
What would you do differently?:

NAda
Faster than year
Bike
  • 1h 12m 37s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 20.53 mile/hr
Comments:

This is where the race starts for me and i had a great bike leg where i hammered hard the whole time passed only by TT bike with very fit folks onboard. Passed many and tons of sprint folks .
What would you do differently?:

I should rig up the gu and the spare kit for the bike so i dont have to load them during my transition.
Faster than last year
Transition 2
  • 01m 51s
Comments:

This went so fast it was a blur , ran in with bike and out to run start.
What would you do differently?:

Faster than last year
Run
  • 1h 05m 31s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 33s  min/mile
Comments:

My HR was not that high but my legs could not turn over any faster . I guess i left a lot on the bike course and was running on fumes at this point .
Its my marathon pace so i not should be surprised , but i was really hoping i could run 9 min miles like in my recent half marathon.

2.5 k splits were 15:05 15:26 16:24 AND 18:45 SO I was getting tired .
What would you do differently?:

Keep working on the bricks and drop some LBS ...
Still faster than last year.
Post race
Warm down:

Changed into dry clothes and Beer and burger and some stretching.
Hit the beach after the race and it got sunny around 2 pm

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I dropped 14 mins from last year , So improved fitness and better race preparation played a big part .


Event comments:

Got plenty of rest and did not work out too hard this week so i had plenty of energy for this years Race . Also took the swim at a confortable pace awoiding traffic and only started my RACE once i hit the beach on the way back from the swim. Maybe should do last brick 2 days before the race instead of the day before.




Last updated: 2008-04-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:37:21 | 1500 meters | 02m 29s / 100meters
Age Group: 44/48
Overall: 48/373
Performance: Average
my watch goofed up at the race start .Went into a weird mode i could not get out of and the yellow caps , my wave, were all running to the water . I got it going during the bike leg so i was able to pick up my T2 time and the run splits . No wetsuit. Water was a nice 62F and pretty calm. I know wetsuit is faster but i get HOt and claustrophobic in it last year and just wanted it off . My time was faster this year without it and the long run up the beach was a lot easier ..
Suit: Nope
Course: C shape . Out about 400 m turn 700m along shore and 400m back in
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 62F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:33
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:12:37 | 24.85 miles | 20.53 mile/hr
Age Group: 29/48
Overall: 49/373
Performance: Good
151-160
Wind: Some
Course: Flat And FAst a couple of very subtle off flats and 1 small roller in the loops
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:51
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:05:31 | 06.21 miles | 10m 33s  min/mile
Age Group: 45/48
Overall: 49/373
Performance: Below average
151
Course: Flat along the shore to County fairgrounds and back twice.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5