Dam Tri - TriathlonSprint


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Meadville, Pennsylvania
United States
72F / 22C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 17m 28s
Overall Rank = 168/172
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 10/10
Pre-race routine:

Arrived at the race much later than planned minus the rest of the family due to Murphy's Law on steroids. Barely managed to sign in, get marked, and set up transition before the pre-race meeting.
Event warmup:

Short, easy swim
Swim
  • 12m
  • 400 yards
  • 03m / 100 yards
Comments:

The first half went fairly well. Had problems sighting though. Halfway through I started having lots of trouble breathing and catching my breath.
What would you do differently?:

More OWS practice in the wetsuit. I think the tightness of the wetsuit contributed to my breathing problems. Practice sighting. Try to be more comfortable swimming near others. Finish the swim with something left for the rest of the race.
Transition 1
  • 05m 49s
Comments:

300 yards uphill to transition after blowing up on the swim wasn't fun. I wasn't dizzy, but my muscles didn't want to do anything. Walked it and watched people run by. Once I got there, changing gear went really well. My shoes were not clipped in; not confident enough with them yet for that.
What would you do differently?:

Practice more getting my feet in my shoes that are already clipped in.
Bike
  • 1h 10m 18s
  • 11.3 miles
  • 9.64 mile/hr
Comments:

The swim really killed me, but I tried to push on. The one big hill did me in. Halfway up, I had to stop, so I sat in the ditch feeling very ill and contemplated life for a while. Eventually I made the decision to keep trying and finish the race. So I took it really easy the rest of the way.
What would you do differently?:

Have a better swim. Hill training.
Transition 2
  • 02m 10s
Comments:

It went pretty smoothly. Walked the bike in and jogged out. Socks and running shoes went on really well.
What would you do differently?:

Run the bike in.
Run
  • 47m 13s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 15m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

At this point, just wanting to finish, the run was more of a run/nature hike. I walked most of the uphills and jogged the downhills.
What would you do differently?:

Have a better swim. More consistent run training and adding hills in training. Not choke on the water after pouring it on my head.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretching and water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The swim absolutely killed me. I never really recovered from it.

Event comments:

This was my first triathlon. It was a small, local race that I decided to do for the experience before a bigger race later this summer. While my performance was not anywhere near what I had expected or am capable of, I'm really happy that I did at least finish. I even achieved my stated goal of not being DFL, just barely.


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Last updated: 2010-05-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:00 | 400 yards | 03m / 100yards
Age Group: 7/10
Overall: 133/172
Performance: Bad
Suit: Xterra Volt
Course: Single loop in the lake.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 05:49
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:10:18 | 11.3 miles | 9.64 mile/hr
Age Group: 10/10
Overall: 166/172
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Single loop sharing the road with traffic. The first four miles were pretty much all uphill. The next six were fast downhills. Then two climbs for the finish.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Bad
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:10
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:47:13 | 03.1 miles | 15m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/10
Overall: 170/172
Performance: Bad
Course: Single loop of half trail and half roads. Lots of uphill.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4