Tidewater Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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Hampton, Virginia
United States
Set-Up Events
75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 21m 13s
Overall Rank = 87/157
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 15/20
Pre-race routine:

Ate a peanut butter bagel and drove to the race site. Had quite a bit of water. Set up transition and did a little walking
Event warmup:

Just did some stretching and then did a little swimming to get used to the salt water.
Swim
  • 15m 22s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim was not great! Could NOT get into a rhythm. I feel great training in a pool and feel I could swim twice this distance. I guess it is time to get some more open water workouts in :/
What would you do differently?:

More open water training
Transition 1
  • 02m 29s
Comments:

Not a bad transition. Was trying to get over my horrible swim.
Bike
  • 34m 27s
  • 10.5 miles
  • 18.29 mile/hr
Comments:

Still need to work more on the bike during training. Felt I was getting into the swing of things at the end of the race! Need to push more in the beginning
What would you do differently?:

More training! Still need to gain speed on the bike :/
Transition 2
  • 01m 8s
Comments:

Nice T2! Smooth
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 27m 38s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

ummm...kind of embarrassing :/ Not sure what happened. I felt really bad on the run and had to stop a couple of times. In my bricks I was just under 8 min pace for 3.1 miles. I really need to find out what happened here.
What would you do differently?:

More training?? I don't know...I felt great in my runs coming into the race!
Post race
Warm down:

Stretching

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training??

Event comments:

GREAT RACE!!




Last updated: 2010-01-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:22 | 820 yards | 01m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 10/20
Overall: 82/157
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: Course was a triangular course around a pier
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Bad Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:29
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:34:27 | 10.5 miles | 18.29 mile/hr
Age Group: 18/20
Overall: 92/157
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Course was flat...out and back.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:08
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:27:38 | 03.11 miles | 08m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/20
Overall: 103/157
Performance: Bad
Course:
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5