Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Dewey Beach, Delaware
United States
Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon
69F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 26m 42s
Overall Rank = 341/400
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 28/31
Pre-race routine:

got up at 6am, at some fruit loops. Felt pretty good, even though Joe and I had ~5 beers the night before. Drank gatorade
Event warmup:

none, other than the 1/2 mile walk down to the start of the swim
Swim
  • 25m 38s
  • 880 yards
  • 02m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

terrible swim again this year. water was very choppy, and they had the course closer to shore than last year. Impossible to get any kind of rhythm going. Had to stop a few times. Wasn't a fan of the wet suit as it made my arms heavy. A guy in my wave died during the swim, too...

http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/news/story/kayaker-shares-story-...

What would you do differently?:

train significantly more in open water
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

they combined the swim and T1 time, so not sure how I did, wet suit wasn't too hard to get off.
What would you do differently?:

run up from beach
Bike
  • 23m 39s
  • 7.2 miles
  • 18.27 mile/hr
Comments:

Policeman had us stop at beginning of bike race to let the ambulances into the parking lot for the guy on the beach...

Had headwinds in both directions.

next year is supposed to have full 15 mile bike, when the Indian River Bridge is open.

there are also a fair amount of novice riders, so getting around tehm in the transition area was tough at times (people on mountain bikes, hybrids, etc...)
What would you do differently?:

not much - exact same time as last year, not really sure how to get faster other than train more. (or buy a fancier bike....)
Transition 2
  • 01m 33s
Comments:

I was a minute faster than last year nthe transition, so I must have been doing something right. No socks again this year for bike or run - good call.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 35m 53s
  • 3.5 miles
  • 10m 15s  min/mile
Comments:

not too bad for no training.
What would you do differently?:

train more
Post race
Warm down:

walked around a bit

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack o'training

Event comments:

it is a great race - TONS of people, and a fair number of guys like me who just go out and do it without much training (some tubbies here and there too!)

Swim sucks every year - hoping it will be easier next year.

No Bonfire this year - maybe next year.


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Last updated: 2011-09-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:38 | 880 yards | 02m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/31
Overall: 0/400
Performance: Below average
Suit: yes (borrowed from PG)
Course: along Delaware Seahore state park
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: High
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:23:39 | 07.2 miles | 18.27 mile/hr
Age Group: 17/31
Overall: 338/400
Performance: Average
Wind: Headwind
Course: flat - very flat.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:33
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:35:53 | 03.5 miles | 10m 15s  min/mile
Age Group: 26/31
Overall: 338/400
Performance: Average
Course: flat - through town of Dewey Beach. Great - people cheering you on, people already at bars (10 am...!) lots of fun - plyus you know that you are almost doen the whole thing.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %?
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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] 4