Tri/Du the Wildwoods - TriathlonSprint


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Wildwood, New Jersey
United States
Delmo Sports
77F / 25C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 15m 3s
Overall Rank = 166/342
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4am. Stretched, ate some peanut butter and a bannana. Went for a brisk walk then a light 1 mile jog. I live 90 miles north of Wildwood NJ. Had to drive down by myself. For some reason family didn't see the need to get up at 5am.
Event warmup:

Stretch, walk, 1 mile light run. Once in Wildwood I got on the bike to warm up on that after my 90 min drive.
Swim
  • 11m 26s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 36s / 100 yards
Comments:

My first swim in a triathlon ( my 3rd ever tri) that was in the ocean. Felt very weird. Really choppy surf, with some wind gusts. I stuck to back stroke and really made good time compared to the rest of the pask. I saw some either switch from freestyle to back stroke taking my lead.
Transition 1
  • 02m 31s
Comments:

The transition area was in a sandy parking lot. The sand down there is like talcum (sp) powder. It was everywhere!! Had to take extra 30 secs to brush off the sand before I could get in my shoes. If I didn't it was going to be like sandpaper in there.
Bike
  • 34m 12s
  • 11 miles
  • 19.30 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
Comments:

My best t2 to date.
Run
  • 25m 29s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 11s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Suck it up more and push myself at the first and last mile. Rest on mile 2.
Post race

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Last updated: 2005-12-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:26 | 440 yards | 02m 36s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/342
Performance:
Suit: None
Course: Out to bouy, left turn, bouy, left turn, back to shore.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 77F / 25C Current: High
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Average Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:31
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:34:12 | 11 miles | 19.30 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/342
Performance:
Wind: Strong
Course: A really fun course. The main lengths ran across the wind. So I figured if I hugged the cars and house on one side I could avoid alot of it. Some were in the middle of the road subjecting themselves to the wind. A simple turn around at one end. At the northend the course made its way around some residential houses. 2 loops and then back to transition.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:25:29 | 03.11 miles | 08m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/342
Performance: Good
Course: On the sand on the beach at Wildwood. Used the Nike ID Free 5.0 for the first time. What a difference. My best 5k to date.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]