Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Huddleston, Virginia
United States
Set Up Events
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = DNF/600
Age Group = Women's open
Age Group Rank = 162/164
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 6:30AM. Left at 7:00AM, and arrived around an hour before the start. Ate the normal - 1/2 an apple and a cliff bar at 7:30AM.
Event warmup:

Slow 10-minute jog. The last running I got to do for a long time...
Swim
  • 16m 40s
  • 820 yards
  • 02m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

Great swim. I ended up vearing off to the left too much. I'm not very good at stroke sighting, but I was happy with my time.
What would you do differently?:

Done an open-water swim to practice first.
Transition 1
  • 02m 53s
Bike
  • 49m 17s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 15.13 mile/hr
Comments:

And then came the fall. I took a spill in the "mounting area" of the bike. You run your bike uphill, and then proceed to hop on. The girl in front of me was still trying to get pumping up the hill and stopped suddenly. I ran into her, and toppled over. The pedal jammed into my ankle, and I suffered a compression injury and a severe sprain. OH THE JOY! However, I got back on my bike and completed the bike leg. In the dismount area, I fell right away once I put pressure on my foot. It was over. A couple extra minutes were needed to cross into T2, so, I probably did the bike in around 45 minutes...all the while, pumping with just one ankle.
What would you do differently?:

NOT FALLEN.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 00m
  • 3.11 miles
  •  min/mile
Post race
Event comments:

I probably would have liked to see more volunteers. No one was around once I got hurt. I stood for about 10 minutes trying to figure out what to do...and I was right beside T2. Also, I wouldn't start the bike on an uphill. That's just not good.




Last updated: 2007-04-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:40 | 820 yards | 02m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 64/164
Overall: 0/600
Performance: Good
Suit: Blue Seventy
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 64F / 18C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:53
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:49:17 | 12.43 miles | 15.13 mile/hr
Age Group: 113/164
Overall: 0/600
Performance: Bad
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:00:00 | 03.11 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/164
Overall: 0/600
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3