Key West Triathlon - Sprint Course - Triathlon


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Key West, Florida
United States
TRIKW, LLC
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 52m 16s
Overall Rank = 256/425
Age Group = F60-64
Age Group Rank = 2/7
Pre-race routine:

Pretty sleepless night for me because of full moon, but felt fine when I got up. Had my coffee, smoothy, warm bath and headed for transition. My heat was next to last so transition closed an hour before the start. Lots of standing around and watching other heats and hydrating.
Event warmup:

None
Swim
  • 27m 11s
  • 750 meters
  • 03m 37s / 100 meters
Comments:

Rough swim with wind and incoming tide during first third. Swim time was 5 minutes slower than the year before.
What would you do differently?:

TRAINED. This was my year for marathons so I only got in the water 4 times prior to this race.
Transition 1
  • 03m 34s
Comments:

Think it went decent.
What would you do differently?:

Not much
Bike
  • 51m 32s
  • 20 kms
  • 23.29 km/hr
Comments:

I am a weak cyclist, made weaker by no training. My time was 5 minutes slower on this segment than the previous year.
What would you do differently?:

TRAIN. Again, my year for running and only got on the bike 2 times all year. Not a strong or enthusiastic cyclist anyway.
Transition 2
  • 01m 56s
Comments:

Pretty smooth and quick transition.
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Run
  • 28m 4s
  • 5 kms
  • 05m 37s  min/km
Comments:

Awesome run, only 4 sec. a mile slower than my fastest stand alone 5K this year. Felt great after shaking off the tree trunk legs. Passed a lot of people including some of my age group competitors. Ran 2 minutes faster than the year before in same race.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, ran a good run portion.
Post race
Warm down:

Water, gatorade, a bagel and some like stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training for the swim and bike portion.

Event comments:

This is a great race in its 5th year and really well organized. The weather (IMO) is fantastic. Nice size at about 1000 total between Oly and Sprint races




Last updated: 2014-12-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:27:11 | 750 meters | 03m 37s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/7
Overall: 329/425
Performance: Below average
Suit: wetsuit
Course: Pretty windy and tide coming in the first third of course, so it was rough going out.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: High
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Below average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 03:34
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:51:32 | 20 kms | 23.29 km/hr
Age Group: 2/7
Overall: 307/425
Performance: Below average
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: This was a two loop course with tight turns and a lot of traffic. Also, had pretty strong headwind for half of the distance.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:56
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:28:04 | 05 kms | 05m 37s  min/km
Age Group: 1/7
Overall: 135/425
Performance: Good
Course: Flat, fast course out and back. Headwind and tailwind, not so much of a factor on run. Sunny and warm. Probably 75 by the run.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? No
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] 5