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Pat Griskus Triathlon Series - Olympic Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Middlebury, Connecticut
United States
Pat Griskus Triathlon Series
80F / 27C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 19m 49s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 4/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:45 a.m. Finished packing up the car. Made a bagel with peanut butter and hopped in the car.
Event warmup:

Set up transition, stretched and played in the water a little. Felt bad for all the girl scouts camping out at the race site waking up to hundreds of very chipper and crazy triathletes.
Swim
  • 36m 6s
  • 1760 yards
  • 02m 03s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim wasn't bad. I just couldn't find anyone to draft off of, which was frustrating, its some much easier when you have someone to follow ( I have navigation issues at times).
Transition 1
  • 02m 20s
Comments:

Little bit of a run from the swim to T1 (on the pavement with bare feet -- although I think that time is part of my swim time).
Bike
  • 1h 41m 22s
  • 25 miles
  • 14.80 mile/hr
Comments:

I need to learn to love the hills (or just ride flat courses).
What would you do differently?:


Ride more hills.
Transition 2
  • 01m 27s
Comments:

Feet were a little cold from the ride, despite this I made the decision to run without socks.
Run
  • 58m 36s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

This is my fastest run in an olympic distance (my previous best was a 1:02 at Cranberry last year). So while the bike kicked my butt, its nice to see some improvement in the run (especially after such a tough biek course).
What would you do differently?:

Keep running. All the recent running appears to have paid off and I'd liek to continue to make parogress.
Post race
Warm down:

Got some water, walked around, chatted.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

(1) The bike -- no surprise here. My next two races have flat courses, but still I need to keep working the hills.
(2) The weight (not that this isn't a re-occuring issue). I'm working on it and have been better the last few weeks.
(3) Training time. I still suffering from my mediocre training in April/May




Last updated: 2007-04-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:36:06 | 1760 yards | 02m 03s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: Sleevless Orca
Course: Diamond shaped course.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 65F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:20
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:41:22 | 25 miles | 14.80 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Got up to 183 on the HR monitor . . . a little bit scary.
Wind: None
Course: Very hill (at least for me). The better description might be "very technical." First 5 miles were fairly flat, miles 5-15 or so were very hilly. Lots and lots of climbing (kind of missed my granny gear--although I'm proud that I staid on my bike and made it up all the hills). Lat 9 or so were flatter, but still some climbing. Just reenforces the notion that I need to work on hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:27
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:58:36 | 06.2 miles | 09m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Double out and back course. Once fairly secent hill on the return trip of the course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Ok
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] 4

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2007-06-18 12:21 PM
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Subject: RE: Pat Griskus Triathlon Series - Olympic Distance
Hey great work!! That was a great run split- I'd love to run that fast in an oly! I heard this bike course was tough- way to get through it.
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