Playtri Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Irving, Texas
United States
Playtri
80F / 27C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 17m 41s
Overall Rank = 108/270
Age Group = M 20-24
Age Group Rank = 5/9
Pre-race routine:

Woke up around 5:15 for a 7:00am race start. Ate a cliff bar and banana and had some water.
Event warmup:

Jogged a little bit up and down the run course start and then stretched out the arms before the swim start. (Does the more than usual alcohol consumption leading up to the race count as warm up?)
Swim
  • 12m 38s
  • 547 yards
  • 02m 19s / 100 yards
Comments:

My first non wetsuit race in open water. From other comments I've read it's suggested that the swim course was a bit long. I kind of agree since my pace was pretty slow, but that could be due to no wetsuit or just not resting enough in the days leading up.
What would you do differently?:

Swim more duh.
Transition 1
  • 00m 48s
Comments:

Really short transition area so that was nice. Pretty simple in and out onto the wet bike course.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster into transition?
Bike
  • 35m 46s
  • 12 miles
  • 20.13 mile/hr
Comments:

Pretty simple bike course could have pushed a little harder maybe but doubt it would have made my run any better. Was raining the whole time out there so I got back into transition pretty soaked but happy to average over 20mph.
What would you do differently?:

Not drink so much in the days leading up to the race my legs were not even 90% before I hopped in the water.
Transition 2
  • 00m 47s
Comments:

Quick and easy no problems with getting things off and back on.
What would you do differently?:

Different shoes.
Run
  • 27m 40s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 54s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt pretty good starting out on the run, thought I might have a possiblity of doing some sub 8:30 min miles. Unfortunately my legs were still sore from being out and about for three days straight and drinking too much and not recovering. Oh and on top of that I ran in shoes that I haven't ran in for half a year and didn't wear socks...so I got to rock some awesome blisters on the back of my heels for the last mile or so which was kinda painful and definitely affected the pace.
What would you do differently?:

Not wear shoes that I haven't ran in for half a year and not drink so much leading up to a race.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank some water gatorade and ate some pizza.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Drank too much alcohol the days leading up to the race (seeing freinds I hadn't seen for a while) ooo and the blisters on the back of my feet at the end of the run.

Event comments:

Pretty well organized. Started maybe 10 minutes late but that was due to weather. Not much to do after the race other than sit there and watch the olympic racers head out on their second bike loop/run start. It would have been nice if the sprint and olympic transitions were separate so sprint racers didn't have to wait for 2 hrs to get their bikes out of transition after the race.




Last updated: 2009-05-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:38 | 547 yards | 02m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/9
Overall: 126/270
Performance: Below average
Suit: None
Course: Loop
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:48
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:35:46 | 12 miles | 20.13 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/9
Overall: 79/270
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back one loop.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:47
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:27:40 | 03.11 miles | 08m 54s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/9
Overall: 150/270
Performance: Average
Course: Pretty simple out and back course, slight hill at the turnaround.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4