Ozark Valley Triathlon - TriathlonShort Course


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Fayetteville, Arkansas
United States
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 22m 18s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = >40 clydes
Age Group Rank = 5/8
Pre-race routine:

Panic. No where to set up in the transition area. Felt almost hung over from lack of sleep and the 280 mile bike ride across Missouri we completed on Friday and Saturday.
Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 28m 49s
  • 1000 yards
  • 02m 53s / 100 yards
Comments:

Slow and steady. Did breast stroke the entire way.
What would you do differently?:

Need to rehad shoulder and plan to do freestyle the next time for at least part of the race.
Transition 1
  • 05m 35s
Comments:

Need to speed up in the transition.
Bike
  • 1h 05m 24s
  • 19 miles
  • 17.43 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt good on the ride. I could have probably pushed a little harder.
Transition 2
  • 02m 22s
Comments:

Slow in the transition
Run
  • 39m 40s
  • 4 miles
  • 09m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

Lots of pain and anguish
What would you do differently?:

Rest before the race.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around and was glad to be done

What limited your ability to perform faster:

280 miles of cycling the preceding two days

Event comments:

Great race that I will do again next year. Plan to do a lot more hill running to prep next year.




Last updated: 2006-06-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:28:49 | 1000 yards | 02m 53s / 100yards
Age Group: 7/8
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Suit: bike pants and underarmor top
Course: rectangle
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 05:35
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:05:24 | 19 miles | 17.43 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind: Headwind
Course: Headwind on the last half of the ride.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:22
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:39:40 | 04 miles | 09m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/8
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: Uphill and painful. First time in any race I've had to walk. I was totally spent from the previous two days 280 mile bike ride across Missouri.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4