DeSoto Triple T - Prologue Race - TriathlonMini Sprint


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Portsmouth, Ohio
United States
HFP Racing
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 41m 32s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Fe/Athena
Age Group Rank = 2/2
Event warmup:

Didn't really do a warm up as this was going to be so short
Swim
  • 10m 35s
  • 273 yards
  • 03m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim was just awful, I wore my surf wetsuit intead of my regular wet suit. It filled with water every time i tried to freestyle stroke. Normall a good swimmmer but I felt like I was going to drown
What would you do differently?:

Not wear that stupid surf suit
Transition 1
  • 01m 54s
Comments:

The stupid surf suit was not very easy to get out of and I was mad and out of breath so it did not go too well
Bike
  • 17m 8s
  • 5 miles
  • 17.51 mile/hr
Comments:

Didn't really have any prob with the climb, thanks to getting some practice on my climbing. Had to take it easy on the down hill though, wet pavement
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 01m 7s
Run
  • 10m 48s
  • 1 miles
  • 10m 48s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt pretty good and ran the whole way, but slowed down really alot so I would not fall down the grassy wet hill :)
What would you do differently?:

run faster ;)
Post race
Warm down:

Just walked around some and complained about my sorry swim time LOL

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swimming with half the lake in my wet suit didn't help for sure but other than that I was Ok with it

Event comments:

HFP does a great job with this race and it is the fast strat to a long weekend




Last updated: 2008-01-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:35 | 273 yards | 03m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/2
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Suit: Stupid surf suit
Course: 1 loop
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 56F / 13C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:54
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:17:08 | 05 miles | 17.51 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/2
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: 1 loop up big ole' hill to lodge and around to cabins and then back down.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 65
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:07
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:10:48 | 01 miles | 10m 48s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/2
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: 1 loop up the grassy hill to the train and back. Grassy was a little slippery from being wet
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5