Nautica New York City Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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New York City, New York
United States
Korff Enterprises
75F / 24C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 17m 38s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = M 45-49
Age Group Rank = 202/229
Pre-race routine:

Had difficulty sleeping the night before the race. I woke up at 4:30 am. Had a banana, two power bars and gatorade.
Event warmup:

Walked to transition from hotel, and then to swim start. Did some light stretching.
Swim
  • 21m 25s
  • 1640 yards
  • 01m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

I felt like this was the best swim I have had yet in a race. The current gave me a boost. I held on to the rope a few extra seconds to let the pack get ahead of me, and I caught up with relative ease. This was the first swim I have done where I stayed in freestyle during the entire swim. I got up on the dock with no problems.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Surprisingly, the swim was my best event.
Transition 1
  • 12m 38s
Comments:

I lost a lot of time in transition, which is becoming a theme of my Tris this year. I use the time to catch my breath from the swim, and don't hustle enough. In this race, I also forgot my sunglasses and bike gloves, and went back to get them.
What would you do differently?:

Hustle more.
Bike
  • 1h 34m 14s
  • 24.85 miles
  • 15.82 mile/hr
Comments:

I think I was slighly faster than my normal 25 mile weekend ride pace, but I was disappointed in the bike. I can't point to anything specific, but I just felt slow.
What would you do differently?:

Work out more with my trainer during the week. Simply riding on weekends is not enough.
Transition 2
  • 06m 44s
Comments:

Transition was a little slow.
Run
  • 1h 02m 39s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

The run was a forced march. I was struggling to keep up a 10 min mile pace. I stopped at every water stop to get water.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around a little.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I really have to train more during the week. Relying solely on my weekend workouts is not going to advance me to the next level.

Event comments:

This was my first oly, and my fourth race overall. I had a great time, and enjoyed the race. The volunteers and the crowd were great. Despite my disappointment in my time, I am very proud to have finished. Even though it was crowded, I would do this race again.




Last updated: 2008-10-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:21:25 | 1640 yards | 01m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/229
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: Zoot full wetsuit
Course: point to point down the Hudson River
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding:
T1
Time: 12:38
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:34:14 | 24.85 miles | 15.82 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/229
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some
Course: Up and down the West Side Highway to the Henry Hudson Parkway. More hills than I expected. It was very crowded, and narrow at times. There was a lot of water on the road from heavy rains the night before.
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 06:44
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
01:02:39 | 06.21 miles | 10m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/229
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Run to the north end of Central Park on the west side, then back down the east side. It was quite hilly at the north end.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4