Buck Creek Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Springfield, Ohio
United States
HFP Racing
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 01m 21s
Overall Rank = 221/240
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 12/14
Pre-race routine:

Wake at 5:30 am. Breakfast of Raisin Bran, 1/2 banana, skim milk, 1/2 english muffin, 1/2 T natural peanut butter, coffee

Arrive at race 7 am.
Event warmup:

Brisk walk. Regular workout warmup routine and light stretching.
Swim
  • 25m 16s
  • 750 meters
  • 03m 22s / 100 meters
Comments:

Swim was a rectangular course along the beach. I decided to play it safe since I had zero experience swimming with others and was quite nervous based on the stories I’ve heard. I hung back in the pack and waded out after the starting siren sounded and was less than knee deep when someone swam into me. Not a great start – I waited for some space to free up around me and then I began my swim. I was so worried about my position and the position of others, I had quite a struggle for the first quarter of my swim. I struggled with a rhythym and had trouble breathing properly: A couple of times early on, I turned my head to take a breath and instead took in water. I did a side stroke a couple of times just to get in some air. It took awhile before I could calm down and settled into a nice easy stroke. For the most part, I was not close to others and could maintain my stride easily. Just when I began feeling like I was in a comfortable training swim, I would get close to someone else and begin worrying again. Am I swimming into someone else's path? Is the person swimming next to me know that I'm there? What if they run into me? I worried about EVERYTHING. I need to get LOTS more comfortable swimming with others if I hope ever to gain a little speed. I'm capable of more, I just need to figure out how to get through the people. How do you maintain composure while being kicked, hit, and grabbed? Is this not a very common occurrence and I’m being overly panic-stricken???? Anyway, my final time in the swim was 25:16 for 750 mtrs. Lots of time for improvement, but to be quite honest, I didn't care about the time, I just wanted to make it through unscathed!
What would you do differently?:

More practice swimming with others.
Transition 1
  • 04m 18s
Comments:

T-1 is also an ordeal for me. I ride a cheap Huffy mountain bike with no aero-bars, no clipless-pedals, and odd looking tires. The reason I mention this is that I bike in my running shoes and in T-1, it takes me forever to get my feet dry enough to get my socks and shoes on. I’m concerned that if my feet are too wet, I’ll blister during the run. The bulk of my 4:18 was spent drying and putting on shoes and socks. Any suggestions to improve this would be greatly appreciated.
What would you do differently?:

I don't know - I'm going to have to think hard on improving T1
Bike
  • 53m 1s
  • 13.2 miles
  • 14.94 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike went exceptionally well for me. Ended up with a 14.9 average, which is faster than I’ve ever gone. I wonder how fast I could ride on a real bike??? There was one section with a sharp left turn coming off a pretty fast decline. Someone in front of me slammed on the brakes to a slow crawl going around the corner and caused me to lose much of my momentum. I was so angry that I had a tremendous amount of adrenaline going through the final (and most difficult) stretch.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 01m 39s
Comments:

T2 is no big deal for me. Helmet & gloves off, visor on. I walked through T2 so I could catch my breath going into the run.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 37m 5s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 11m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

I probably expended too much energy in the bike, because I was pretty tired going into the run. Running is difficult for me and I envy those who make it look effortless. I hope that with a little persistence and some more miles, it will become easier. I ended up with a time of 37:05, or 11:58 per mile. I improved over my duathlon time a couple of weeks ago, so I’m not complaining, but I walked several times and I have lots of room for improvement.
What would you do differently?:

Improve pace and stride
Post race
Warm down:

Regular workout routine stretch

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Experience and practice

Event comments:

Race was delayed due to fog and road closure detour




Last updated: 2005-08-19 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:25:16 | 750 meters | 03m 22s / 100meters
Age Group: 12/14
Overall: 221/240
Performance: Average
Suit: TYR Tri suit
Course: Rectangle course along beach
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:18
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:53:01 | 13.2 miles | 14.94 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/14
Overall: 201/240
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Flat & Rolling hills
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Good
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:39
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:37:05 | 03.11 miles | 11m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 12/14
Overall: 221/240
Performance:
Course: Flat - 1.5 K out and back
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4