Games of Acadiana Triathlon - TriathlonMini Sprint


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Lafayette, Louisiana
United States
Games of Acadiana
 		Total Time = 42m 54s
Overall Rank = 15/?
Age Group = 30-34 M
Age Group Rank = 2/?
Pre-race routine:

Small bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. Drove hour to the race.
Event warmup:

None, rode bike to transisiton, = .25 mile? Not used to 7 am race start. Running a little late.
Swim
  • 03m 46s
  • 200 yards
  • 01m 53s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swam a little slower than I thought I would. This was my first race ever last year. Finished the swim and bike before they called the race for bad weather last year. Last year I swam 3:44 and I have gotten faster in the water. Have done several 200 yd TT under 3:40. Don't really know what went wrong today.....but ....
What would you do differently?:

...just need to swim more.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

T1 and T2 were added into bike times, but I did lap my times on my watch.
Took 1 min to run from swim to transistion, then 49 seconds in transisition.
What would you do differently?:

Need to practice leaving shoes on bike, currently putting shoes on then clipping in at mount line.
Bike
  • 22m 35s
  • 8.03 miles
  • 21.33 mile/hr
Comments:

Rode as hard as I thought I was capable, felt like throwing up with a mile or to to go so I guess that means that I pushed as hard as I could. Second race over 21 mph. Same race last year I avg. 18.5 mph for 8.23 miles. So workouts paying off. Was only passed once right out of the gate. I later caught same guy on the run and passed him, finishing a few seconds in front.
What would you do differently?:

Warm up, saw lots of guys warming up on the bike course before race started, but I got to the setup too late. It won't happen again if I can help it.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Was out of bike shoes as I came to dismount line. Did flying dismount. Dismount line was actually pretty close to my bike rack. That was a nice change. Watch showed T2 as 23:96 seconds from bike dismount till I left transistion on run. Slid on shoes (Yankz), grabbed belt and put on race belt as I left T2.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 14m 9s
  • 1.96 miles
  • 07m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Heart rate was amped up from the bike, looked down at my Garmin and was on wrong screen to see current pace. Decided not to use watch as crutch and just run. I felt let down the last couple of races that I punked out on the run. Always backing off during the run. Felt better after today. Was only passed once on the run and passed quite a few.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Got into Tri's exactly one year ago after running for a couple of months. This was my first race. I feel as if I came along way. Started running at nearly 240 lbs, raced this race last year at 215 and raced today at 195. The journey has been great and addictive.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

warm up needed next race.

Event comments:

First hardware!!! Finished 2nd in 30-34 male. I sniffed the podium a few races having come in 4th twice. Still got a smile on my face!


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Last updated: 2009-08-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:03:46 | 200 yards | 01m 53s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/?
Overall: 0/?
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Pool Serpentine Swim. 25 yard outdoor pool.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:22:35 | 08.03 miles | 21.33 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/?
Overall: 0/?
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Course was advertised as 10 but knew it would be short since I rode it last year. They moved transistion as well this year. Official results has me at 19.2 mph but that was adding in both transistions and dividing by 10 miles. I used the lap function on my garmin at the mount and dismount line. Garmin distance matched bike computer as well.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:14:09 | 01.96 miles | 07m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/?
Overall: 0/?
Performance:
Course: Nice run course, even a little shade. Course was advertised as 2.0 miles. Can't gripe about it but I caught it at 1.96 on my Garmin. Heard a couple people complaining as to why they didn't back up the finish line. I felt that it was pretty close and not enough to complain about. I do wonder why some races advertise 2.0 miles or 2.5 and sometimes are a half mile short. ???
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4