Decided to write a race report on Indian Wells last Sunday. I’ll start with a little background info. I’m 33 years old, got into triathlon in 2015, self coached, and train about 11-15 hours a week. I had a kid about 3 months ago so I have spent a lot more time training indoors. 100% on the treadmill and about 75% on the trainer.
Swim: With the birth of my son my swim training took the biggest hit. I was averaging 2 swims per week (3000 yards each). It seems like no matter what I do though in the pool my time is always going to be low 29. I swam very similar times in Oceanside, st George, and Indian Wells. There was so much talk about how cold the water was I was a little worried it would be freezing, but I didn’t think it was bad. I did use a new Roka thermal wetsuit and thermal cap and I think that helped a lot. The swim was fairly uneventful with not the best sighting (kept veering to the left) and I couldn’t find anyone to draft. I finished with a time of 29:05 and was looking forward to getting on the bike.
Bike: The bike is my strongest leg and I wanted to see what I could do on a flat and fast course. My last 4 70.3’s have been at least 2800ft of elevation. I think this race was only about 500. My plan was to ride hard and then just hang on for dear life on the run. I was happy with the numbers I was seeing in training so I was excited to see what I could do in a race. As far as my training goes I use TrainerRoad, zwift, and group rides outside. My longest rides are only about 2 1/2 hours but I’m very consistent (6-7 days a week). I was feeling good and riding at a hard, but manageable pace. I ended up with a time of 2:10 and averaged 320 watts. I believe I was 2nd overall amateur on the bike. One thing I will add is I did see a lot of large packs. Cheaters!!
Run: On paper the run at IW does not look that tough but I found it quite challenging. There were a lot of turns and small hills. It was also a 2 lap course which I actually prefer. At about mile 7 I was hurting fairly bad but just kept on chugging away. I definitely think I need to run outside a little just based on how sore I was the next few days. My legs were hurting!! I ended up with a time of 1:22.27 and an overall time of 4:07.56. This race is definitely a PR course!
Overall: Although no race is perfect (split transitions, lots of walking the day before with how spread out everything is, no dogs at the tennis gardens :( I think I will be back again. Perfect weather, excellent volunteer’s, and in my opinion a fast and fun course! That’s it. Any questions feel free to ask. Thanks!!
Swim: With the birth of my son my swim training took the biggest hit. I was averaging 2 swims per week (3000 yards each). It seems like no matter what I do though in the pool my time is always going to be low 29. I swam very similar times in Oceanside, st George, and Indian Wells. There was so much talk about how cold the water was I was a little worried it would be freezing, but I didn’t think it was bad. I did use a new Roka thermal wetsuit and thermal cap and I think that helped a lot. The swim was fairly uneventful with not the best sighting (kept veering to the left) and I couldn’t find anyone to draft. I finished with a time of 29:05 and was looking forward to getting on the bike.
Bike: The bike is my strongest leg and I wanted to see what I could do on a flat and fast course. My last 4 70.3’s have been at least 2800ft of elevation. I think this race was only about 500. My plan was to ride hard and then just hang on for dear life on the run. I was happy with the numbers I was seeing in training so I was excited to see what I could do in a race. As far as my training goes I use TrainerRoad, zwift, and group rides outside. My longest rides are only about 2 1/2 hours but I’m very consistent (6-7 days a week). I was feeling good and riding at a hard, but manageable pace. I ended up with a time of 2:10 and averaged 320 watts. I believe I was 2nd overall amateur on the bike. One thing I will add is I did see a lot of large packs. Cheaters!!
Run: On paper the run at IW does not look that tough but I found it quite challenging. There were a lot of turns and small hills. It was also a 2 lap course which I actually prefer. At about mile 7 I was hurting fairly bad but just kept on chugging away. I definitely think I need to run outside a little just based on how sore I was the next few days. My legs were hurting!! I ended up with a time of 1:22.27 and an overall time of 4:07.56. This race is definitely a PR course!
Overall: Although no race is perfect (split transitions, lots of walking the day before with how spread out everything is, no dogs at the tennis gardens :( I think I will be back again. Perfect weather, excellent volunteer’s, and in my opinion a fast and fun course! That’s it. Any questions feel free to ask. Thanks!!
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BrianMancini: Dec 12, 19 20:04