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Boulder, Colorado
United States
5430 Sports Corp.
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 19m 41s
Overall Rank = 48/1317
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 8/154
Pre-race routine:

This is my 24th race of the year so it is becoming routine...

Woke up at 2 to get my bike and gear ready! I have been so busy and tired this week and I didn't have time to do it before going to bed. I haven't had good sleep, my legs were very fatigued and my training slipped this past week.
Event warmup:

Rode with Dills and Tom for a few miles.
Had some stomach issues so I hit the porta-potty a lot. I am glad that the race was delayed 15 minutes or my race could have ended up differently!
Swim
  • 30m 24s
  • 1500 meters
  • 02m 02s / 100 meters
Comments:

This swim includes a long run to transition. My time out of the water was 29:31 and a PR for me...

Still, I really need to work on my swim. I could be killing it if my swim was half of what my bike and run are right now!

Last year I swam this in 34:47, this year officially 30:24 so that is a huge improvement. Also, Last year I came in 999th out of 1415 and this year 692 out of 1317 so a nice improvement there.
What would you do differently?:

Swim more.
Transition 1
  • 00m 57s
Comments:

Good transition... not super fast but smooth.
What would you do differently?:

Not worry about putting on my Garmin. From now on, the POLAR is my race watch and the Garmin is my training watch.
Bike
  • 1h 07m 34s
  • 26.1 miles
  • 23.18 mile/hr
Comments:

This is where it is coming together for me! I am very happy with my biking right now. Officially I was 2nd in my AG on the bike but only one second behind the winner Tim Sandell. We were the only ones to have a 23+ avg mph on the bike course. It's hard to really have a big avg speed on this course because of the long climb where speeds drop into the single digits.

Last year: 1:08:22 so another improvement!

NOTE: I climbed old stage in my saddle, I never stood up on the pedals! I have never done that in training or in this race. I was trying to be smooth and to keep my HR as low as possible. I think this was smart.
What would you do differently?:

Nada
Transition 2
  • 00m 51s
Comments:

Another good transition. Smooth.

Last year my two transitions totaled 3:02 this year 1:48 - I made up more time in transition than on the bike!
What would you do differently?:

Nada
Run
  • 39m 57s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 06m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

I knew it was going to be the hottest day in Denver this year so my plan was to rock the bike and let the run just be what it would be... this worked and I broke 40 minutes on a OLY tri for the first time!

My plan was to hold 6:20s and I managed a 6:27 average (basically my marathon pace).

This is a really tough run course so I'm super pleased with the result here.
What would you do differently?:

Nada
Post race
Warm down:

BEERS with BT friends!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My swim is my limiter. but I made some improvements and I'm happy about that.

Event comments:

This is a great race... one of the best in the country with one of the strongest fields of competitors anywhere! It is a great benchmark race to tell me where my fitness is at this point in the season. Since my bike/run split was faster than the winner of my AG, I'm think I'm in the best shape of my life! I just need to continue to improve on the swim and get ready for IMAZ!




Last updated: 2008-02-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:30:24 | 1500 meters | 02m 02s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/154
Overall: 692/1317
Performance: Good
Suit: Full
Course: Square and counter-clockwise
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:57
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:07:34 | 26.1 miles | 23.18 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/154
Overall: 22/1317
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Loop course with a killer climb up Old Stage road.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:51
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:39:57 | 06.21 miles | 06m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/154
Overall: 21/1317
Performance: Good
Course: Rolling hills on a dirt road along a reflective lake on a blistering hot day!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2008-07-21 8:11 AM

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2008-07-21 8:23 AM
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Nice race.  You killed Old Stage.  Good Job.  And that swim... Where did that come from.  congrats, way to go.
2008-07-21 9:15 AM
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Great race! I don't know how in the world you could make an OLY run PR in those conditions. Once you move up the hill we should trade off on some swim/run training sessions.
2008-07-21 9:38 AM
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Great race. Your limits are starting to get higher and higher this season. Keep the great work up!
2008-07-21 10:14 AM
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Awesome race! Congrats on the PR! You killed that run! It was so hot out there! Awesome job!
2008-07-21 10:41 AM
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Great race!  Sub-40 on the run in that heat...awesome!  Nice improvement on the swim too.


2008-07-21 12:01 PM
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Great work, DD - you are one fast mofo!!

2008-07-21 12:06 PM
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Nice race, speedster. Great work on the PR's all over the place! I keep telling you...
2008-07-21 4:20 PM
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Great race, super impressed with that run in those hot conditions! I was reading my old reports and in every one I made the comment "need to get a swim coach." I'm tired of making that comment so I got one. Enough said.
2008-07-21 4:24 PM
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Congrats, and way to kick @ss on the bike!
2008-07-21 4:33 PM
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Nice race. Looks like your beer drinking is kicking a$$ too. Haven't forgotten about the 12'er that I owe you.
You're fun DD.


2008-07-21 8:50 PM
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Fantastic job knocking serious time off last year in all areas!  Sub-40 10K in that heat?  Dang.

And good to meet you again!

2008-07-24 1:56 PM
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YEAH DIME!!  Go Dime Boy, Go!!  Super - fantastic race.  Very impressive!  Now are you ready to REALLY start swimming??
2008-07-24 9:00 PM
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Improve your limter over the winter (swimming).. You will kick butt next year.
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