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Capital of Texas Triathlon - Olympic - TriathlonOlympic

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Austin, Texas
United States
RunTex
80F / 27C
Overcast

Total Time = 2h 29m 41s
Overall Rank = 222/1266
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 31/144

Pre-race routine:

We had a great BT get together at my place on Sunday night. There was plenty of beer, spaghetti, and desserts. The desserts all got left behind, so I have to either take them to work or eat them. Since I don't feel like toeing the line at IMLP with an extra 10 pounds, they'll go to work.

We ended up with somewhere around 20 people including: Vegas, CitySky, Comet, JeepFleep, NYTriGal and her husband, LisaJ and her husband, TriVeggies, sebjamesm and his wife, Cajun and her boyfriend, tag and his wife, nette213, her husband, and their nephew.....am I missing anyone?

Event warmup:

None, really. I got their later than I usually do and barely had time to set up transition before they closed it. Fortunately I had racked my bike the night before and had a spot at the end of the rack. The weather was humid but overcast, which was a nice way to start the race.

I tried to get some strokes in after they let us in the water but before the race started.

Swim

27m 20s
1640 yards
01m 40s / 100 yards

Comments:

This was my first race since getting Jamie as my coach (who won today, by the way). I tried to use everything he said and it worked out very well. I actually found some good feet to draft off of for several large sections of the race, which is unusual for me, but good. I may have went a little hard, but not too bad.

Transition 1

02m 47s

Comments:

T1 is a long run out of the water around transition before you come into it, hence the long T1 time. Only 15 guys in my age group beat my T1 time. I know some of you think I obsess about transitions, but this is free time. At least 7 people in my AG would have beat me if they had matched my transistions.

Bike

1h 07m 17s
24.85 miles
22.16 mile/hr

Comments:

Didn't feel very strong on the bike today. My perceived effort was pretty high in the beginning for 200 watts. I ended up averaging about 195 and 22.1 mph. Aaron, you beat me by 1:31 on the bike. Of course, the 2:27 lead from the swim and the 2:45 I gained on T2/run more than made up for it ;)

The course was crowded, but there were several lanes and I never got held up as a result. I saw mkmbharris as he passed me on an uphill, but I passed him on the downhill side and don't remember seeing him again. As I turned a corner on my second lap, I heard "On your left" to my inside. I didn't realize until a few seconds later that it was Aaron. I yelled out that he was a bastard as gesture of friendship.

On my third lap, I had some TnT guy suck my wheel from the corner of Congress and Cesar Chavez all the way back around to South First, where he passed me! What an ass! He sucks my wheel for 2 miles and then passes? Dick.

What would you do differently?:

Not much. I started feeling pretty good towards the 2nd lap.

Transition 2

01m 46s

Comments:

More free speed here. Only 6 people in the AG beat me through T2.

What would you do differently?:

Put socks on.

Run

50m 29s
6.21 miles
08m 08s min/mile

Comments:

It started to get pretty warm out there by the time I hit the run. The sun came out and it combined with the humidity to make it pretty brutal. Fortunately, running through downtown provided some areas of shade from the buildings. I did discover that my latest pair of running shoes are not conducive to bare foot running. Just after starting the second lap, I noticed some pain on the arch of my left foot followed shortly by the backs of both ankles. There wasn't anything to do about it but keep going. I've got a couple of nice blisters going. Overall, I didn't push too hard on the run. I just didn't feel like I really had my legs under me.

I saw CitySky on the run looking good. She beat her 4 hour goal by over 12 minutes. Way to go, Celeste! I also caught sight of Vegas and Aaron a couple of times.

Post race

Warm down:

Met up with everyone after the race and hung out for a bit. It was great getting everyone together and this is just a fun race to do.

Brandt is going to be pissed when he sees the pics!

Event comments:

Another good race this year and I beat my time by last year even though last year's course was short.

Last updated: 2006-05-29 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:27:20 \| 1640 yards \| 01m 40s / 100yards
Age Group:	55/144
Overall:	364/1266
Performance:	Good
Avg HR 162.
Suit:	Sleeveless Promotion
Course:	Rectangular
Start type:	Deep Water	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	73F / 23C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Average	Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Below average

T1
Time:	02:47
Performance:
Cap removal:	Good	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	No	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	Yes
Getting up to speed:	Average

Biking
01:07:17 \| 24.85 miles \| 22.16 mile/hr
Age Group:	31/144
Overall:	174/1266
Performance:
Avg HR 171
Wind:
Course:	4 lap with 2 hairpins per lap
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:	91
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Good
Race pace:	Hard	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:46
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes		Good
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:50:29 \| 06.21 miles \| 08m 08s min/mile
Age Group:	39/144
Overall:	346/1266
Performance:	Average
Avg HR 168
Course:	2 loops through downtown
Keeping cool	Below average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
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