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Westpoint Lake Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic

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La Grange, Georgia
United States
Georgia Multisports Production
80?F / 0C
Overcast

Total Time = 2h 43m 48s
Overall Rank = 116/346
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 29/44

Pre-race routine:

We stayed at a Best Western in Lagrange so we wouldn't have to get up at 3:30. I ate breakfast at the IHOP (three pancakes) and then loaded the bikes.

Event warmup:

Chatted with friends.

Swim

33m 22s
1640 yards
02m 02s / 100 yards

Comments:

It was a time trial start and I started with the slow folks. I did great through the first turn. After that I had a leg cramp and started taking the scenic route to the next bouy. This was my best swim performance so I'll take it.

What would you do differently?:

Not much. Swim straighter?

Transition 1

00m 56s

Comments:

I felt like I was moving slow. My rack area was packed with bikes, but by the time I got there everyone was gone! I had all the space I needed.

Bike

1h 15m 7s
24.85 miles
19.85 mile/hr

Comments:

I came out of T1 and started up the hill. I though I was going to puke. It took the first few miles to get the stomach and HR to calm down. I had a lot of trouble drinking and eating for the rest of the ride, but I think I got enough. half a water bottle and 2 squeezes from the gu flask wasn't the original plan, but it got me through. My goal was to average 20 mph and I did that fairly easily.

What would you do differently?:

Drink more. If the sun would have come out earlier I would have been in trouble on the run.

Transition 2

01m 21s

Comments:

Where did all these bikes come from? The bike rack was filled when I got back and I had to take some extra time to carefully lift my bike up and in to the rack. It was so tight that all the bikes were touching! Anyway, the bikes next to me were really nice ($5000+) and I didn't want any bad karma.

Once I got the bike racked I noticed someone had double knotted my running shoes! It couldn't have been that I am so stupid that I left them double knotted. Probably was a transition gnome.

What would you do differently?:

Leave the shoes untied.

Run

53m 1s
6.21 miles
08m 32s min/mile

Comments:

I wanted to run at 8 min mile pace, but I never got going. I stayed in lolly gagger gear and enjoyed a beautiful day. I tried to run slow out of T2 and then pick it up once I found my legs. It felt like I just got stuck at that speed though. Next time I'm just going to run. Also, my lack of motivation could have been caused by the lack of fuel I took in. I felt fine, but maybe it had something to do with it.

What would you do differently?:

Run harder. force liquids down on the bike.

Post race

Warm down:

Nada. drank 3 bottles of water and a red bull.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of ability? I never know how to answer that question! Anyway, I had a blast! Maybe if I had remembered to bring beer. Beer always increases my performance.

Event comments:

This is a nice race. Very well organized.

Last updated: 2008-06-06 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:33:22 \| 1640 yards \| 02m 02s / 100yards
Age Group:	37/44
Overall:	0/346
Performance:	Good
Suit:
Course:	Out and around a pennisula.
Start type:	Run	Plus:	Shot
Water temp:	81F / 27C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Average
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Below average
Waves:	Average	Navigation:	Average
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	00:56
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	No
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
01:15:07 \| 24.85 miles \| 19.85 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/44
Overall:	0/346
Performance:	Good
Wind:	Some
Course:	Climb out from the lake and then rollers. The toughest part was the climb after the turn around. The hills weren't that big if you are coming from the north side of ATL.
Road:	Rough Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Average	Cornering:	Average
Gear changes:	Average	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Not enough

T2
Time:	01:21
Overall:	Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike		Average
Racking bike		Bad
Shoe and helmet removal		Bad

Running
00:53:01 \| 06.21 miles \| 08m 32s min/mile
Age Group:	0/44
Overall:	0/346
Performance:	Below average
Course:	uphill for the first mile then down for about a mile and the flat across the dam to the turn around. On the way back you turn right after getting off the dam. This gives you a nice steep downhill to build some speed, but in about half a mile you have to climb a short steep hill back out.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Below average
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:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4

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brown_dog_us

2008-06-15 1:42 PM

Elite

3658

Roswell, GA

Subject: Westpoint Lake Triathlon

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Teed

2008-06-15 4:33 PM

in reply to: #1467602

Master

1404

Atlanta, Ga

Subject: RE: Westpoint Lake Triathlon

You beat your predicted time. Nice Racing. You definitely need to invest in some yankz for the running shoes. I use them full time and will never go back to laces. See ya at the next race.. oh, and bring some beer.