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Winding Trails Off Road Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Farmington, Connecticut
United States
Winding Trails
70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 13m 30s
Overall Rank = 113/151
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Crazy day at work, got there in plenty of time to setup and register, but no time for a warmup swim.

I either forgot to put my chip back on after i donned my wetsuit or lost it immediately. No where to be found, no times except what i remembered from crossing into transition and finish (so they are guesstimates kind of).
Event warmup:

Quick warm-up run (to the bathroom and back).
Swim
  • 09m 30s
  • 400 yards
  • 02m 23s / 100 yards
Comments:

Rank based on other swimmers times. Started too fast, felt tired about half way thru and freaked out. Waited for the kayak which was pretty far a way to take a breather - felt like a total fool and got in a lot of other swimmers way (tried not to - very sorry). After i chilled out finished the swim.
What would you do differently?:

Ditch the wetsuit in favor of a warm-up swim.
Figure out a better place to start (got pummeled in the first 100 yds)
Chill the EFF out !
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

chipless
What would you do differently?:

Getting the wetsuit off this time was better than last time, but still had probs getting off the first leg.
Bike
  • 32m
  • 5 miles
  • 9.38 mile/hr
Comments:

I'm going to say i had at least a 2 minute T1 so that would place me somewhere around 100 @ 30' for the bike.
What would you do differently?:

More air in the tires. Very soft, lots of pine needles. 2nd half of the race was much better than the first. Even made a few passes.
Transition 2
  • 01m
Comments:

Pretty quick. 1' may be high (or low, not really sure).
Run
  • 31m
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

Guesstimate puts me in the 135 range (way down on the list).
What would you do differently?:

Overall i have to say, i thought it was one of my better runs. Wish i knew the actual time :(

Still have to figure out how to start off without cramping in my calves. Maybe finish the bike a little differently ?
Post race
Warm down:

deal with the missing chip situation.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Freaked out

Event comments:

Love the off-road series !!




Last updated: 2012-06-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:30 | 400 yards | 02m 23s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 65/151
Performance: Bad
Suit: Full Wetsuit
Course: Loop - 100 out 200 across 100 back in
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:32:00 | 05 miles | 9.38 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 100/151
Performance: Average
Wind:
Course: Guesstimate includes T1 time. Only saw a clock on the way into transition. I guess they are doing transition times now tho - maybe next time i'll get one ;)
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:31:00 | 03.11 miles | 09m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 135/151
Performance: Average
Course: Calves cramped at the beginning and had to walk it off for a minute of two (to the top of the first hill). Once i got going i was able to relax and steadily improve.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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