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Summer Super Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint


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Manassas, VA
United States
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75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 53m 2s
Overall Rank = 101/207
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 8/24
Pre-race routine:

Arrived a little over an hour before the race to set up transition area.
Event warmup:

Run warmup.
Swim
  • 07m 13s
  • 400 yards
  • 01m 48s / 100 yards
Comments:

Great swim! Faster than I thought.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

No T1 splits provided
Bike
  • 32m 12s
  • 7 miles
  • 13.04 mile/hr
Comments:

I found the bike course to be boring. It bad a lot of out and backs with sharp U turns.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

There were no T2 splits.
Run
  • 13m 37s
  • 1.6 miles
  • 08m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

Run course could have been better. Sidewalk was crowded at times.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate a Luna bar, some pretzels, and a banana. Drank water. Stretched.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Slowing down for U turns on bike. Should have drank more.

Event comments:

There was a lack of volunteers. Also, it took a long time to get the race results for the awards ceremony.




Last updated: 2004-10-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:13 | 400 yards | 01m 48s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/24
Overall: 65/207
Performance: Good
Suit: Zoot Tri suit
Course: Snake up and back in pool. Each lane was one way.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
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:
Biking
00:32:12 | 07 miles | 13.04 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/24
Overall: 98/207
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Course was a 3.5 mile loop. A lot of out and backs with sharp turns.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:13:37 | 01.6 miles | 08m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 136/24
Overall: 0/207
Performance: Average
Course: Run was an out and back sidewalk run.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2

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