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Magog, Quebec
Canada
20.5C / 69F
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 16m 49s
Overall Rank = 28/195
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 8/20
Pre-race routine:

My race was starting late, so no stress at all. I woke up as usual, got ready and packed everything in the car. Then headed to the race site, stopped to grab a bagel and a coffee for breakfast. Then headed there and cheered my friends from the triathlon club that were racing the Oly ad the Oly elite.
Event warmup:

Not much, I ran for 12 minutes or so, not too sure on the distance, probably around 2km. Then I got ready in transition, grabbed my wetsuit and headed to the race meeting. After the meeting I jumped in the lake and swam for 2-3 minutes to get warm up a little bit.
Swim
  • 16m 8s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 08s / 100 meters
Comments:

The swim was one 750 meter loop, we were starting in the water. We couldn't hear the official calling how much time before the start so at some point I just heard the whistle and I started swimming. I started on the right side since we had to follow a line of buoy and they were on the left I knew that it wouldn't be too bad on the right, and it was a really good idea.

I tried to remember everything that the coach told me during the swim and make my stroke as effective as possible. I finished with a swim time longer than the last two triathlons, but I placed MOP overall, which is better than the other tri so I guess that the swim course was a bit longer and that my stroke was better ;)
What would you do differently?:

Swim more, and more!
Transition 1
  • 02m 25s
Comments:

Went pretty good overall, still having problem with my suit that get stuck on my heels though. The starting line was crowded though, I had to run way past it to get some room to jump on the bike.

Both transition time are an estimate because they didn't have a timing mat to get transition time.
What would you do differently?:

Try to find a way to get the suit off my heels faster.
Bike
  • 34m 42s
  • 20 kms
  • 34.58 km/hr
Comments:

The bike course was way harder than I thought it would be. At first I struggled with the idea of putting a 12-27 cassette instead of my 11-23 but finally decided to keep the 11-23. Worst idea EVER!

The first 3km were mostly flat with some little hill, then we had THE hill. I was climbing at maybe 11km/h (6.8 mph) while climbing standing on the bike and pushing every little drop of energy that I had. I saw two person who had to walk the hill on my way up. I got passed by 2 or 3 person while climbing and I swore that I would pass them back pretty soon.

Once that big mofo was behind me the bike course was not that bad, even if I left my legs on the hills I tried to get back to speed and gain as many speed back as I could. I passed back everyone that passed me while climbing and passed a lot of others. Since I finished the swim in 89th place and the 34 and less wave started 5 minutes in front of me I had a lot of people to pass.

Went to the turn around and restarted pushing as hard as I could. Finally reached that hill and I hammered as hard as I could on the descent, probably reach 85 km/h (53mph) on the way down.

As I was approaching the transition zone I removed my shoes and got ready to jump off the bike, there was that girl who decided to stop in the middle of the road to unclip, I went by her so fast while yelling WATCH OUT, I hope I didn't scare her too much
What would you do differently?:

Train more on the hills, this is really my weakness on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 01m 21s
Comments:

Transition 2 went really well, only small problem is that I have a hard time to rack my bike with the aero bottle on. I've got to find a solution to fix that. Then I put my shoes on and started running out of the transition zone.

Both transition time are an estimate because they didn't have a timing mat to get transition time.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Run
  • 22m 53s
  • 5 kms
  • 04m 35s  min/km
Comments:

For the first time I decided not to run with my Garmin, I didn't know what to expect for that run and I was hoping that they would have put a marker at each km so I could have an idea of my pacing. Sadly there was no marker, so I had to guess my pace on how I was feeling.

I went not too hard but hard enough at the beginning and found two guy about my speed. I followed them for a long while but they finally dropped me at maybe 1.5km from the end. I tried to get back to them but I was unable to push.

At maybe 500 meter from the line I saw a friend who was doing the Oly, chatted with him for a couple of seconds and then I sprinted to the finish line. He tried to follow me but he was too tired to stay at my pace so I finished in front of him ;)
What would you do differently?:

Keep running
Post race
Warm down:

Not much, walked a bit around then drank some chocolate milk and chatted with friends from the club while cheering on people.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough training

Event comments:

Awesome race, I will be back for sure :)

If only I could get into another age group that would be cool. With my time I would have grab hardware in almost every age group, but in the 40-44 I finished 8th ... Even if I finished 28th overall.

Oh well, not much I can do about my age, so I've got to train harder to get faster and beat them ;)




Last updated: 2009-04-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:08 | 750 meters | 02m 08s / 100meters
Age Group: 12/20
Overall: 89/195
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: One lap of 750 meter
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 20C / 69F Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:25
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:34:42 | 20 kms | 34.58 km/hr
Age Group: 10/20
Overall: 23/195
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: One loop of 20km
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 86
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:21
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
00:22:53 | 05 kms | 04m 35s  min/km
Age Group: 7/20
Overall: 36/195
Performance: Good
Course: One loop of 5km
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2009-07-27 10:07 AM

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2009-07-27 10:18 AM
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Nice race!  I know what you mean about hills - they kick my backside everytime.  Even when I get up them, I am blown-out going over the top and have to recover.  Great RR.  Good luck next weekend as well!

2009-07-27 10:51 AM
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Good job Robert!

For someone who had a hard time running at all two months ago, you hammered that one!

Congrats!

2009-07-27 11:00 AM
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Excellent race Robert! Sounds like a crazy bike portion, but you still did great, pushing up that hill and all! Congrats!
2009-07-27 2:32 PM
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Our AG is amazingly VERY competitive.

What's the dealio with the aerobottle?

2009-07-27 2:33 PM
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ashort33 - 2009-07-27 11:18 AM

Nice race!  I know what you mean about hills - they kick my backside everytime.  Even when I get up them, I am blown-out going over the top and have to recover.  Great RR.  Good luck next weekend as well!



I guess i will have to live on hills for a while  


2009-07-27 2:34 PM
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etccallhome82 - 2009-07-27 11:51 AM

Good job Robert!

For someone who had a hard time running at all two months ago, you hammered that one!

Congrats!



Thanks, I am slowly  getting back up to speed with my running.  
2009-07-27 2:36 PM
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1stTimeTri - 2009-07-27 3:32 PM

Our AG is amazingly VERY competitive.

What's the dealio with the aerobottle?



I don't know why but I got used to rack my bike on the aerobar side when I am getting back from my ride during triathlon, but with my aero bottle installed on the front the bike doesn't fit well on the rack

And yes, our AG is REALLY competitive sadly for us I figured that if I still do that at 75 I should get some hardware
2009-07-27 3:45 PM
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Great job on the race.  8th for your age group, pretty darn awesome. 
2009-07-27 4:06 PM
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Really great race! you kicked some out there Wink All your training pay off! You really did well on the bike considering THE hill Surprised it was something to climb!!!
I was not very fast on the bike but  I didn't have to get off to walk  THE hill Wink I have quite a few like that around my house!

Good luck on your future races...
2009-07-27 5:41 PM
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Great job out there!  You are wicked fast!



2009-07-27 7:34 PM
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caro11 - 2009-07-27 5:06 PM Really great race! you kicked some out there Wink All your training pay off! You really did well on the bike considering THE hill Surprised it was something to climb!!!
I was not very fast on the bike but  I didn't have to get off to walk  THE hill Wink I have quite a few like that around my house!

Good luck on your future races...


Thanks Caro, it was nice to meet you out there  
2009-07-27 7:34 PM
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rlejeune - 2009-07-27 3:36 PM
1stTimeTri - 2009-07-27 3:32 PM

Our AG is amazingly VERY competitive.

What's the dealio with the aerobottle?



I don't know why but I got used to rack my bike on the aerobar side when I am getting back from my ride during triathlon, but with my aero bottle installed on the front the bike doesn't fit well on the rack

And yes, our AG is REALLY competitive sadly for us I figured that if I still do that at 75 I should get some hardware

I don't know if it's possible with your setup but, instead of racking the bike with the brake levers, when I rack mine, I make the rod go between the aero bottle and the frame. Maybe it's worth giving it a try...

2009-07-27 7:51 PM
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etccallhome82 - 2009-07-27 8:34 PM

rlejeune - 2009-07-27 3:36 PM
1stTimeTri - 2009-07-27 3:32 PM

Our AG is amazingly VERY competitive.

What's the dealio with the aerobottle?



I don't know why but I got used to rack my bike on the aerobar side when I am getting back from my ride during triathlon, but with my aero bottle installed on the front the bike doesn't fit well on the rack

And yes, our AG is REALLY competitive sadly for us I figured that if I still do that at 75 I should get some hardware

I don't know if it's possible with your setup but, instead of racking the bike with the brake levers, when I rack mine, I make the rod go between the aero bottle and the frame. Maybe it's worth giving it a try...



I will give it a try, thanks Etienne  
2009-07-27 9:09 PM
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Another great race, Robert!  You smoked that one!
2009-07-27 9:22 PM
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GREAT RACE! how is it they always seem to find one of the toughest hills to climb...at the start of the race!? sounds like you woooped up on that hill and never looked back! Nice finish too! way to leave your buddy in the dust! GREAT JOB!!! KIU!!!!



2009-07-28 6:55 AM
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Congratulations on another great race, Robert!  Hills are yummy... but yeah, ya gotta eat lots of 'em  .  Sounds like you did just fine pushing through the bike, though!

2009-07-28 11:45 AM
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Great job kicking the HILL, Robert. Better at the beginning than the end. You must have be FLYING down it.
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