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Hickory Knob Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint

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McCormick, South Carolina
United States
Set Up Events
68F / 20C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 12m 21s
Overall Rank = 30/
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/4

Pre-race routine:

Had bannana and power bar for breakfast. Small tea and sipped water before race.

Event warmup:

Ran for 5-10 minutes, biked for 10 minutes and swam for 15 -20 minutes.

Swim

13m 56s
547 yards
02m 33s / 100 yards

Comments:

The swim was good, I made sure I was in a good spot to start the wave. I did not want a lot of eager young fast swimmers behind me. I was able to draft off of a swimmer for the first time and I could feel the differance. It was pretty cool until I started hitting his feet and went around him.
The long run to the transitition makes the swim time look worse than it is. The run is up a long steep hill.

What would you do differently?:

Not much, just need to work on swimming over the off season.

Transition 1

01m 43s

Comments:

Took some time to get suit off of heels. I did not like the transitition being in grass area.

Bike

32m 18s
12.43 miles
23.09 mile/hr

Comments:

I am glad I practiced the course the weekend before. I would have hated hitting that hill without prior knowledge of the difficulty.

What would you do differently?:

Bike more.

Transition 2

01m 4s

Comments:

Took too much time getting Garmin.

What would you do differently?:

Need to run while putting Garmin watch on.

Run

23m 22s
3.11 miles
07m 31s min/mile

Comments:

Felt good but my feet were cold to start. My legs were heavy going down the hill and I did get the speed I wanted.

Post race

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Feet were cold for first part of the run.

Event comments:

Great race with good organization. Post race food was great.

Last updated: 2011-10-24 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:13:56 \| 547 yards \| 02m 33s / 100yards
Age Group:	2/4
Overall:	42/
Performance:	Average
Suit:	yes
Course:	Not a bad course, easy to navigate. Swim to yellow marker and turn right and then swim to green marker. You have to climb out on dock using a rope ladder. My wife said someone was helped up and thrown back into water on other side of dock. Wow.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:	Waves
Water temp:	68F / 20C	Current:	Low
200M Perf.	Average	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:	Good
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Good

T1
Time:	01:43
Performance:	Average
Cap removal:	Average	Helmet on/ Suit off:	Yes
Wetsuit stuck?	Yes	Run with bike:	Yes
Jump on bike:	No
Getting up to speed:

Biking
00:32:18 \| 12.43 miles \| 23.09 mile/hr
Age Group:	2/4
Overall:	23/
Performance:	Good
Wind:	None
Course:	Some tough hills in the park. One hill had some people walking their bikes. It is tough going up but I loved it coming back, built some great speed for the next hill. Passed a 17 year old racer and loved his face when I flew past him on that hill.
Road:	Smooth Dry	Cadence:
Turns:	Good	Cornering:	Good
Gear changes:	Good	Hills:	Average
Race pace:	Comfortable	Drinks:	Just right

T2
Time:	01:04
Overall:	Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike		Average
Running with bike		Good
Racking bike		Good
Shoe and helmet removal		Good

Running
00:23:22 \| 03.11 miles \| 07m 31s min/mile
Age Group:	2/4
Overall:	26/
Performance:	Below average
Course:	Not too bad, a few small hills.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	5
Good race?	Yes

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