Pinehurst Olympic distance triathlon, 10/4/08

Pinehurst Triathlon
2008-10-04
Pinehurst, North Carolina
United States
48F / 9C
Sunny

Triathlon - Olympic
Total Time = 2h 26m 19s
Overall Rank = 104/515
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 20/99




Pre-race routine:

Woke up 4am, PB, banana, and honey sandwich on wheat, 8 oz. apple juice. Met Greg at 5am, and we headed down to Pinehurst. Fog on US1 should've been our sign for the morning....


Event warmup:

About a half-mile jog with Greg after packet pickup and setting up transition. Felt like this was going to be a good run day, based on how the jog felt (with a little finish-line sprint at the end)



Swim


Comments:

More work needed on the swim.


What would you do differently?:

Swim faster, sight better, not be so wigged out when getting kicked in the ribs.



T1


Comments:

Oh man, I was packing a picnic lunch in there. I flew up the ramp, passing folks on the way into transition, but between arm warmers and just not having my act together, I lost tons of time.


What would you do differently?:

Should've not gone for arm warmers. I was having trouble getting out of the wetsuit (borrowed, didn't want to damage), and for some reason, was having trouble with "helmet on first, glasses on second". Pitiful T1.



Bike


Comments:

Oh man, was this fun. I had to deliberately tell myself to slow down on occasion. Getting out of T1, for the first half-mile, I was mired in a bunch of guys who were all over the road. I kept yelling "move right if you're not passing", "you're all blocking!" Finally was able to clear them and lay it down. I had some guys come by on their DAs and B12s and super-fast Zipp-wheeled steeds, only to let me pass most of them back on the hills. THAT was fun. I look forward to racing this again-and I will tear it up next time.

Only disadvantage; the day before the race, my Cateye with Cadence died, so I had to switch over to the Cateye wireless minus cadence. Didn't seem to hurt too much :)


What would you do differently?:

Go harder next time.



T2


Comments:

Pretty good T2. Wouldn't change much.


What would you do differently?:

Get into the shoes a little quicker.



Run


Comments:

Felt good from the outset. Took until mile 1 to really get the legs moving, but that's par for the course. Took a Roctane about mile 1.5. Carried a Fuel-Belt bottle with GU2O, thus I did not stop for any aid stations (other than 2 cups of water splashed over my head at mile 3 and 5).

I was passed by one person, not in my age group. The rest I just motored by. Passed a LOT of my age group. This felt really, really good. I caught my buddy Greg about 200 feet from the finish, ran behind him a bit to get ready for the sprint, then ran by him right as we turned off Diamond Head. Vindication for him pulling a similar move on me 2 years ago.


What would you do differently?:

Do the same thing I did here, but faster.



Post race


What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swim. Swim. Swim.





Swimming
00:32:00 1500 meters 02m 08s / 100meters
Age Group: 72/99
Overall: 341/515
Performance: Average
Suit: QR john borrowed from Paul
Course: Triangle...we were the 2nd wave, and I had absolutely no idea where I was swimming. The fog completely obscured the racesite. I was shooting for a 31:00. Based on the conditions, I'm okay with a 32:00. But, I still need a lot of work here...

Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average

T1
Time: 03:01
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good

Biking
01:06:42 24 miles 21.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/99
Overall: 67/515
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Rolling, some good climbs, never really a flat section.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right

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

Running
00:43:36 06.21 miles 07m 01s min/mile
Age Group: 10/99
Overall: 52/515
Performance: Good
Course: Rolling, a couple of good climbs.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right


Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4