Kansas City Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Kansas City, Missouri
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 20m 43s
Overall Rank = 11/303
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/34
Pre-race routine:

Woke up @ 5, packed, checked out of the hotel. Got to the race site around 6. Had a banana, some fig bars, and a bottle of water on the way. Had plenty of time to set up transition, hit the porta potty, get marked, and chat it up a bit.
Event warmup:

Swam a couple hundred yards, then had an unexpected 20 minute wait after the oly distance folks took off- kinda negated the warmup.
Swim
  • 15m 40s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

Amazingly calm at the start of this swim- no nerves at all. Wind created quite an interesting swim. Started right in the middle of the pack. We had a decent size wave with all competitors over 30 starting at the same time. Handled the physical contact MUCH better than my last OWS tri- no panicking today even with two straight breaths of longview lake early on.

I swam very hard throughout and was crushed when I saw my swim time. Only now that I have seen the complete results do I feel better about it. Last time I swam in this lake I finished in the bottom third, today I was top ten and fastest in my AG by almost a minute. The water was rough, but I think it HAD to also be a bit long as i was expecting something in the 1:40/100 range.
Transition 1
  • 01m 40s
Comments:

1st transition I have ever done with having to strip my wetsuit. Fastest T1 I have ever had by almost a minute.
Bike
  • 39m 50s
  • 12.4 miles
  • 18.68 mile/hr
Comments:

Really like this bike course. It was a good mix of flats and hills. Wind was brutal through a few miles on the backstretch. Not my best effort on the bike, but was satisfied considering the conditions. Dropped my chain going up a hill about mile 4- cost me about 20-30 seconds. Also had a couple of guys walking out of the transition area chatting about the swim blocking the whole road- rude.
What would you do differently?:

Probably could have gone a bit harder on the bike, but I haven't done any fast rides during my HIM training and didn't know for sure how my legs would handle me trying to push it.
Transition 2
  • 01m 17s
Comments:

Decent T2. Remembered to take off my helmet this time
Run
  • 22m 17s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Not quite the run I was looking for, but not too bad either. Really expected to be able to run this around 21, but just didn't have it in me today.
Post race
Warm down:

Jogged around yelling at my buddies still on the course.

Event comments:

First multisport podium- nice! Most of the big competition was in the olympic race today, but I'll take the win any way I can get it. Really went into this race with no expectations other than to get a little swim confidence and knock the rust off before IM KS in two weeks. I knew I had suffered some speed loss in the last 20 weeks of HIM training so I tried not to think about times too much.

Very well run race. Had a great time and will be back next year for sure.


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Last updated: 2010-01-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:40 | 820 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/34
Overall: 7/303
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Vortex 3 Full
Course:
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 56F / 13C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:40
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:39:50 | 12.4 miles | 18.68 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/34
Overall: 45/303
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering:
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:17
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:22:17 | 03.1 miles | 07m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/34
Overall: 13/303
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
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? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5