The Original TRI for FUN Triathlon #1 - TriathlonSprint


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Sacramento, California
United States
Total Body Fitness
68F / 20C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 42m 47s
Overall Rank = 190/539
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 25/39
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30 to get ready. Ate some wheat toast with peanut butter and drank water. Left the house around 5:15 for the 50 minute drive to the event. Was nice to have a spot on a reserved rack. Since I was part of the "Learn To Tri" class put on by the group running the race, our rack was right next to the bike start and finish.
Event warmup:

Walk the transition area, checked out the swim course ( big U ), bike start / finish and the run start / finish. Got in the water before the first wave took off and did some a quick swim warmup.
Swim
  • 16m 9s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 49s / 100 yards
Comments:

Started in the middle of the pack, in the back. Waited a couple of seconds before I started to avoid the thrashing. Didn't take long for me to start running into feet. I've switched to breathing every time on my right, but this leads to me pulling right during my swim.

After bumping my way to the first buoy, I decide to swim farther to the left of the pack and had open water. This allowed me to calm down my stroke and really speed up without over exerting myself. I was able to also control my direction better and overcame my pulling to the right.

Took a wide turn on the second buoy and once again swam in open water to the left of the pack. Ran into congestion in the last 50 as everyone bunched up for the exit.

Passed several people from the earlier waves and did not notice anyone passing me from the wave behind me. This made for a great start to the race.
What would you do differently?:

Start further to the left and avoid the feet in the beginning of the swim. Other than that I am thrilled with how my swim has progressed.
Transition 1
  • 02m
Comments:

Transition was OK, took a little longer to get my wetsuit off than I had expected. Forgot to clip my helmet, so had to do that at the bike start. Putting on socks did not seem to slow me down too much.
What would you do differently?:

Faster with the wetsuit and remember to clip my helmet.
Bike
  • 50m 18s
  • 16 miles
  • 19.09 mile/hr
Comments:

The 2.5 miles from transition to SR 104 starts out flat, but then drops down to SR 104. Was great for getting the legs warmed up for the ride, but made it tougher for coming home to T2.

Got a burst of energy at the turn around point and went a little too hard. Not long after that I missed my cage with my water bottle. I had a secondary bottle on my bike, so was not an issue.
What would you do differently?:

Not drop my water bottle with my electrolyte drink in it on the way back.
Transition 2
  • 01m
Comments:

Transition went smoothly, having the rack close to the bike finish was a huge help.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 33m
  • 3 miles
  • 11m  min/mile
Comments:

The calf strain that I have been fighting for the last couple of months bothered me again today. Shortly after starting I had a twinge in my calf, so I switched to a run/walk routine. I did a 3 min run / 1 min walk, similar to what I used in my practice tri 2 weeks ago.
What would you do differently?:

Not run with an injury
Post race
Warm down:

Met up with my family and walked around. My boys have little patience for hanging out at the races, so I walked the family back to their car so they could leave early.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Calf strain limited my performance on the run, but other than that I was happy with my performance.

Event comments:

Only thing I would like to see different would be split times for the race.

They had multiple booths to see after the race ( bike shop, tri clubs ) and free massages. Post race food was good ( pasta, fruit, salad and cookies ).

Didn't make people wait around too long for the awards presentation, and handed out awards 5 deep in each age group.




Last updated: 2010-01-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:09 | 880 yards | 01m 49s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/39
Overall: 0/539
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Vortex 3 Full
Course: U shape course starting on the west side of the swim beach and ending on the east side of the beach.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:50:18 | 16 miles | 19.09 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/39
Overall: 0/539
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back from Rancho Seco park onto State Route 104. SR 104 is relatively flat with a couple of rollers thrown in. CHP was out controlling traffic, so only had to deal with drivers coming from one direction or the other (alternating packs of cars).
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 88
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:33:00 | 03 miles | 11m  min/mile
Age Group: 0/39
Overall: 0/539
Performance: Below average
Course: Grass exit from the transition area and then an out and back on a dirt fire road. The fire road was a series of rollers, nothing to high.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4