Jackson County Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Lee's Summit, Missouri
United States
KLM Marketing Solutions
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 22m 12s
Overall Rank = 91/235
Age Group = 40-44 Male
Age Group Rank = 20/43
Pre-race routine:

Show up, park, get chip and body marked, loosen up after setting up transition area. Ipod in hand for motivation.
Event warmup:

Light stretching, no opportunity to get into the water before swim.
Swim
  • 27m 28s
  • 1055 yards
  • 02m 36s / 100 yards
Comments:

Awful swim - crowded, choppy, and didn't sight worth a damn. Easily added another 100m to the swim. Found some rhythm about halfway through the first lap though, and settled down some. Very slow still, not sure if it was me swimming zig-zag or the beach run or both.
What would you do differently?:

Start a little farther back in the wave, less crowded.
Transition 1
  • 02m 16s
Comments:

Did ok, here, not much wasted motion. Had to hose off feet with a water bottle (brought just for that purpose) to get the sand off, but it went quickly.
What would you do differently?:

Eventually need to practice getting starting with the shoes clipped into the bike.
Bike
  • 1h 08m 32s
  • 23.53 miles
  • 20.60 mile/hr
Comments:

A little slower than the last race, but the course was a bit tougher, with longer hills and not so many rollers. 2nd goal was to have a decent bike split, and 40 of 235 overall and 13 of 43 isn't too bad.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure, maybe just more bike work. Felt like I was struggling a little on the climbs. The bridge thing sucked too. Maybe get the clip in thing squared away.
Transition 2
  • 01m 53s
Comments:

Not too bad here either, but was racked about halfway in between the bike in and run out, so ran in bike shoes more than I wanted too.
Run
  • 42m 5s
  • 5 miles
  • 08m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

Not too bad for me. 30 of 43 kind of sucks, but my pace almost 50 seconds per mile faster and the course was a half mile longer than the last race. 3rd goal was to improve on the run, so I'm happy with that aspect of it. First mile was a little under 8 minutes, and was 16:05 at the 2nd mile mark, so definitely faded toward the end. It will come with more conditioning though.
What would you do differently?:

Just be in better shape. Also, learn to drink out of a freaking paper cup on the run - man I suck at that.
Post race
Warm down:

Water, light stretching, walk around.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Overall conditioning, and the struggle with the swim early on.

Event comments:

Good race - probably liked the Shawnee Mission Triathlon better because the bike course was easier.




Last updated: 2008-07-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:28 | 1055 yards | 02m 36s / 100yards
Age Group: 30/43
Overall: 142/235
Performance: Below average
Suit: None
Course: 2 laps, with a short beach run in between laps
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:16
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:08:32 | 23.53 miles | 20.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 13/43
Overall: 40/235
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Out and back with a loop, long course had to do it twice. Had to dismount to cross a wooden bridge (again, twice for the long course) which was a real momentum killer. Struggled getting clipped in a bit the 2nd time - probably need either new cleats or pedals or both.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:53
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:42:05 | 05 miles | 08m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 30/43
Overall: 139/235
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back on a hike & bike trail, aid stations every mile.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4