Rodolfo's Triathlon season 2010

[purple_mog]

love the pics, even if they are a teensy bit jealousy-causing, no wonder you find this stuff easy!!

[xrodolfox]

[quote="purple_mog"]love the pics, even if they are a teensy bit jealousy-causing, no wonder you find this stuff easy!!

[purple_mog]

*grin* I think its more the combination of your clearly well toned and fit body plus the appropriate kit AND those kickass race times Being an unfit newbie it nice to have something to aim for though

[xrodolfox]

I just started off my 2010 season with an AG win.

Island Lake Triathlon Sprint
2010-05-29
Brighton, Michigan
United States
Element Events
Sunny

Triathlon - Sprint
Total Time = 1h 14m 48s
Overall Rank = 13/230
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/27


Pre-race routine:

Slept 5 hours at night.
Eat two bananas and a gel.
Showed up, but not early enough to relax.
Went to the bathroom, and drank a 5-hour energy.

Event warmup:
None.

Swimming
00:13:04 | 888 yards | 01m 28s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/27
Overall: 4/230
Performance: Below average
Suit: Synergy Full Wetsuit
Course: Straight up and back.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good

Comments:
I stopped trying once I lost Stephen, the lead. I just stopped trying.

What would you do differently?:
I've never been without a friend at the beginning. Ideally, I'd swim my own race, but in the meantime, I need to be out in the water with friends... ideally fast ones. Then I can follow them and swim with them.


T1
Time: 01:11
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off: No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Bad

Comments:
I messed this one up.
I couldn't get my wetsuit off.
I then lost concentration. Then I went the wrong way on the bike and had to backtrack. Urugh.

What would you do differently?:
Concentrate. Let mistakes leave, and focus on the present.


Biking
00:35:05 | 12.4 miles | 21.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/27
Overall: 32/230
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Up and back. Winding and rolling Michigan hills.
Road: Smooth Dry
Turns: Average
Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average
Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable
Drinks: Just right

Comments:
I still carried the weight of the bad swim and transition along with my ride for about 10 miles. Then I started focusing, and picked up the pace. The second half of my bike ride might've been one of my best rides.
I biked in a higher gear, at a slower cadence, but was really cranking.

What would you do differently?:
Stay on my game! Perhaps go to a lower gear and SPIN before I go to the run.


T2
Time: 00:57
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average

Comments:
I was a little demoralized, but I still focused. I had a fine transition.

What would you do differently?:
Concentrate.


Running
00:24:33 | 03.0999 miles | 07m 55s min/mile
Age Group: 10/27
Overall: 70/230
Performance: Below average
Course: Up and back.
Keeping cool Good
Drinking Just right

Comments:
I got off the bike and completely lost my cadence. I biked in such a high gear that my legs just had no sense of hurry. I need to spin my legs!

What would you do differently?:
Spin my legs. I barely got moving until the end.


Post race

Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok

Warm down:
nothing. I was tired, but not exhausted.


What limited your ability to perform faster:
Concentration. Not being ready.


Event comments:
I love this course, and this race, and I can't wait to do it again this season.

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

[xrodolfox]

After a whole two weeks of feeling under the weather (allergies? colds? I just don't know) and training on the swim for only 1hr every two days, I did a Sprint Distance Triathlon today. 800m swim + 13mile bike ride + 3.1mile run.
...
I GOT 4TH PLACE OVERALL!!!!! I was second out of several hundreds out of the water.

To think: I was going to drop out of the race yesterday because I was so darn congested that I couldn't rest or train. I was sure I'd fall apart. Instead, I went out hard, and kept it going. The two guys that passed me were 20-something college triathletes. It was great. My wife was there from the 7:35am start to the 8:45am finish. A friend of mine, who is also vegan, did the race with me, and he got 5th overall in the swim (he and I were HS swim captains together), and he finished 12th overall. Rock on vegan athletes!

[SpugFab]

Awesome result man. Looks like there aren't many triathletes with your swimming ability. Must give you a real edge to come out of the pool with a great time but also in better shape than those behind you.

[downhillingdemon]

My goodness that is a SUPER result

[xrodolfox]

After a whole two weeks of feeling under the weather (allergies? colds? I just don't know) and training on the swim for only 1hr every two days, I did a Sprint Distance Triathlon today. 800m swim + 13mile bike ride + 3.1mile run.
...
I GOT 4TH PLACE OVERALL!!!!! I was second out of several hundreds out of the water. Of course, I won my age group (30-34)

To think: I was going to drop out of the race yesterday because I was so darn congested that I couldn't rest or train. I was sure I'd fall apart. Instead, I went out hard, and kept it going. The two guys that passed me were 20-something college triathletes. It was great. My wife was there from the 7:35am start to the 8:45am finish. A friend of mine, who is also vegan, did the race with me, and he got 5th overall in the swim (he and I were HS swim captains together), and he finished 12th overall, and he got 3rd in our age group. Rock on vegan athletes we dominated the 30-34yo men today!!