Friday, September 10, 2010

Making a List and Checking it "Twice"

Here's the List. So far:


STUFF
Pre
Backpack
Photo ID, cash
Race Packet
timing chip (attach to left ankle)
sunscreen
safety pins
aquaphor/vaseline
bandaids
long sleeve shirt, sweat pants - give to james when switch into wetsuit
Swim
trisuit
sports bra
goggles
backup goggles
swim cap (at registration)
aquaphor
wetsuit
Bike
GARMIN - turn garmin on as run into T1
bike  (put 2 spare tubes in saddle bag along with extra gu, race number on top tube)
helmet (race number at front of helmet)
bike shoes
sunglasses
socks
2 200c carbo pro water bottles mounted on bike
spibelt with race number attached
1 water bottle to drink in transition
swedish fish in bento
1 gu  in bento
1 luna bar in bento
endurolytes in bento
large towel
small towel
sunscreen
2 bananas left in Transition
brush, spare hair elastic
Run
sneakers
spare socks
running hat
sunscreen (again)
chews in spibelt
swedish fish in trisuit pocket
gu in trisuit pocket
water bottle (w/ 100c carbopro?)
endurolytes in spibelt


Post
compression socks
flip flops
change of clothes (shorts, sports bra, tank, underwear)
sweatshirt in car
extra food - bertucci’s rolls, protein bar, banana


To Do
Saturday

Register
Pick up packet
attach race number to bike
attach race number to helmet
attach race number to spibelt
check that everything is in green bag

Race Day Plan


4am - wake up, eat breakfast (soda, water, bertucci’s rolls, banana), bathroom, get dressed, double check have everything, sunscreen

5am - Leave hotel
5:30 - Arrive at Race Site - check in, get # put on, put on timing chip
6am - Arrive at Transition to set up
6:30- hand off warm clothes to james
6:45- need to be out of transition - put on wetsuit, swim cap, goggles
7:00 - Ready to Race - Elite Start, Men’s Start...Breathe.
7:05 - Ready Set GO!!!


Transition Tasks
T1
Goggles and swim cap OFF
Wetsuit OFF
Turn GARMIN ON
Dry Feet
Socks
Shoes
Sunglasses ON
Spibelt ON
Helmet ON
Drink Water
Bike off Rack
Start GARMIN


T2
Dismount
Stop GARMIN
Rack Bike
Helmet OFF
Shoes OFF
Run Shoes ON
Hat ON?
Chews in Spibelt
Gu in Pocket
Fish in Pocket
Switch GARMIN mode
Grab Waterbottle
Jog out of T2
Start GARMIN

GOALS/RANGES/NUMBERS 
Swim - 2000m 34-45minutes (range), 40min(expected)
T1 - 2-5min
Bike - 56mi 3:12-3:45(range) 3:24(expected)
  20mi (start of country loop)                                    1:05-1:30    1:15       
  7mi (end of country road loop)               
  4mi to rt 1
  6mi (turn around on rt 1)                                          :56-1:13    1:00
  19mi (back to T2)                                                   1:05-1:16    1:09
T2- 2-5min
Run - 13.1mi  1:50-2:30 (range) 2:09(goal)
 0-2mi -slight uphill                                                         16-20min    18min
 2-4mi -slight down                                                            16-20min    18min
 4-6mi-slight up,descent across bridge                             16-22min    18min
 6-8.5mi - short descent,then climb 6.25-8.25mi               20-35min    26min
 8.5-11mi - slight down to 10mi, 1mi climb (10.5-11.5)     20-35min    26min
 11-13.1mi - climb to 11.5, down to FINISH                       16-25min    20min


2 comments:

  1. tip - turn the garmin on before the race, as you have already noticed, sometimes it doesnt locate the satelites as fast as we want it to. it wont effect your garmin by leaving it on and on your bike while your swim. Free time and one less thing to worry about.

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  2. dang. i wouldn't make it as a triathlete.

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