"tri" in quotes here because it was kind of a goofy distance. I'm currently doing the Triple-T triathlon in Shawnee State Forest in Southern Ohio. The area is absolutely beautiful - heavily forested with rolling hills. The lake is a bit on the murky side but so far that's the only complaint with the venue. This is the best deal going in triathlon - $150 (if you sign up early) gets you four triathlons over three days. The first day is a prologue - 250 meter swim, 5 mile bike, 1 mile run. Day two is two Olympic distance triathlons - one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The one in the afternoon is a bike/swim/run format. Day three is a 1/2 Ironman distance triathlon. So over the three days you do a little more than an Ironman distance triathlon, at 1/3 of the price.
The drive down was uneventful - bit of traffic coming out of Chicago as usual, even though I left at 4:30 AM. Got into Portsmouth around 1 PM and found my hotel - a Holiday Inn Express. Got checked in and then drove out to the park for a look at the venue. By the time I got there it was around 3:30 so I checked in, picked up my goody bag and setup my transition area.
The swim started in time trial fashion by bib number with each person going off in 5 second intervals. This avoids that mass start "floating bar fight" style of many triathlons. The water was pretty murky but didn't taste to bad (I always end up with a mouthful or two at some point in the swim. The buoys were well positioned and easy to see.
The bike was two out and backs - the first two a parking lot at the entrance to the park and the second up the hill to the lodge. If you ever do this race book a cabin or a room at the lodge - they appear to be very nice and are right up the hill from the race.
The run was also an out and back mostly on a grassy field. Fortunately the field was well cut but I had to be careful for ankle twists due to the unevenness of the surface.
Overall I think I probably went a bit hard - heart rate was up in Zone 4/5 most of the time. Will definitely have to reel it in for the races tomorrow - three more races to go so I'll definitely have to settle it down and pace myself.
Time to start organizing for tomorrow.
Workout Summary
1 comment:
Interesting website with a lot of resources and detailed explanations.
»
Post a Comment