Tri the Ridge Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Pickens, South Carolina
United States
Pickens County YMCA
70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 04m 29s
Overall Rank = 13/145
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 2/13
Pre-race routine:

Set up transition and got things moving. Consumed two whole wheat mini-bagels w/honey and PB. Drank Carbo Force before race, but not long enough.
Event warmup:

With a very short swim, I opted against a warm up, since I could just hammer the swim and use it as a warmup.
Swim
  • 04m 12s
  • 300 yards
  • 01m 24s / 100 yards
Comments:

I must have listed too conservative a time. I caught up with the lady in front of me within the first length. 50yds later I passed her off the wall.
What would you do differently?:

More accurate swim time for seeding. Consume pre-race calories much earlier.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

unknown T1 time; no chips used. Maybe :40? Everything went very smoothly. Long run from pool to transition, including navigation of long stair flight down.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 36m 59s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 20.17 mile/hr
Comments:

Clearly I need to get back to work on the hills. And different rear gears would have been smarter. Still very nervous approaching sharp corners at speed; need to master that. Legs felt very sluggish through whole ride and almost pre-exhausted. Forgot sport legs vitamins, which would have helped. Also did an intense brick 2 days before.
What would you do differently?:

Not drink as much pool water, use a more hill friendly cassette for a suspected hill course, and remember my stupid sport legs before race! More space between taper brick and race.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

unknown T2 time; no chips used. Estimate :50. Very fluid and almost zero wasted time
Run
  • 23m 18s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt long, but probably wasn't. Right calf cramped almost immediately, but I ran through it. Never recovered pace, however.
What would you do differently?:

More bricks in training.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and waited for awards. :-)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Recovery period since wreck. Only 1 brick in a month. Poor cassette decision made hills more difficult, coupled with forgetting supplements.

Event comments:

Course and pre-planning were great. Nice facilities and preparation. Needed some more course workers, however. Or at least more obvious route marking with signs and arrows.




Last updated: 2007-09-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:04:12 | 300 yards | 01m 24s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 13/145
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: 12 lengths
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:36:59 | 12.43 miles | 20.17 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 14/145
Performance: Good
probably includes one or both transitions
Wind: Little
Course: Several long uphill grades. One corner was poorly marked and unmanned, and several (including me) blew past it. Overall challenging, due to hills. I showed a 21.1 mph average.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:23:18 | 03.11 miles | 07m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/13
Overall: 25/145
Performance: Average
Course: Started with uphill leg, then went through neighborhood. Nice, but felt a bit long.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3