Lake Lenape Triathlon
-
No new posts
Lake Lenape Triathlon - Triathlon
View Member's Race Log View other race reports
Swim
Comments: The course was set up as a triangle. We started wide right, swam out to a point and back. I think the way out was a little longer or I started too wide because coming home felt a lot quicker. This was certainly the most aggressive I've been in the water. I was at the front of the pack as we took off into the water, I did one dolphin dive and then started swimming. There was one break away group and I felt like I was at the head of the peloton chasing them. I was pushing pretty hard and hit a touch of panic right around the turn around. I fought off the urge to flip on my back. I felt like I was starting to gasp a little bit, but it passed and I went pretty solid back home, probably with a touch more ease. I did push at the end to pass someone because he was pinning me against the buoys. I hit two of them with my arm coming in so I had to get by him. Transition 1
Comments: Running up the beach, around the restrooms and into transition in the parking lot. Bike
Comments: This is supposed to be a 10.2 mile course, but my watch shows it at more like 10.4 which give me a 21.2mph average. This is billed as a "pancake flat" course, but I don't agree. There are certainly some gradual inclines. The thing I would say about this race is that I really felt like I was putting a lot into the bike and not getting much back out. I don't know if it was the heat or what, but I felt like I was in slow motion sometimes. I was talking to a guy in transition afterwards and we looked at his Garmin for the course profile and it is more like a hump with 190 feet in change of elevation. He said that is probably getting pretty close to being called a rolling course. Either way, if I can go 20mph or more I won't complain too much. Transition 2
Comments: Pretty non eventful transition. I did drop my sunglasses coming into transition, but the person behind me grabbed them and got them to me. Thanks! Run
Comments: This is officially a 7:27 pace, but the course is long. Everyone says it is actually a 3.25 mile course which is right about what my watch has. That would give me a very slightly better 7:22 pace. I can give excuses if you like. It was hot and humid. I did get those side cramps again, not sure what is up with that either. I didn't really get my legs back until about 1 mile in or so but I just didn't have it. I remember seeing the 1 mile marker and I couldn't believe it. It felt like forever. I think I just have to dig a little deeper on these runs. What would you do differently?: Got get better running off the bike Post race
Warm down: Nothing felt better than wading into the lake post race. It felt 10 degrees cooler than pre race and amazing! Last updated: 2013-09-10 12:00 AM
|
|
{postbutton}
2013-09-10 2:25 PM |
General Discussion-> Race Reports! |
{postbutton}
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 39/255
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 9/26
I never really get into much of a warm up. Just get my transition set up and I was able to get in the water for a few minutes and swam out to the first buoy