Jack's Generic Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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New Braunfels, Texas
United States
High Five Events, LLC
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 31m 28s
Overall Rank = 273/682
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 40/64
Pre-race routine:

First time triathlete...4 hours of nervous sleep followed by a horrible breakfast and an hour drive to the venue. Hammergel about 30min b4 the start.
Notables working up to the race:
Decided to do the race about 3 weeks b4 the race.
10 yr anniversary in Costa Rica July 4-10 - only 2 runs in the jungle and beach there, some light hiking and lots of eating.
Dropped 11 lbs in the 3 weeks leading up to the race (intentionally via calorie restriction, paleo-ish eating (modified for pre/during/post training carbing).
Race weight was 191. My old goal weight was 185, but I think I will go lower while trying to preserve lean mass. Possibly 175 before focusing on lean weight gain.
Event warmup:

100M swim with very light stretching.
Swim
  • 11h 01m
  • 547 yards
  • 2h 00m 53s / 100 yards
Comments:

A minute faster than my best 500M OWS practice.
What would you do differently?:

Train a lot more in the swim.
Transition 1
  • 02m 17s
Comments:

Short jog from water to the transition area. I had the approach, my location and exist mentally mapped, so navigation was no problem. No notable problems, just generally a bit slow.
What would you do differently?:

Have Tri shoes and do barefoot flying mount.
Bike
  • 47m 5s
  • 13.8 miles
  • 17.59 mile/hr
Comments:

Problems with frt der shifting down from big rig to middle (I roll a triple).
Need to do some interval training to up my lactate threshold and speed.
Need to be more confident on my run so I don't worry too much on the bike about conserving for the run.
What would you do differently?:

Train a lot more on the bike, including this race I have logged 181 miles on a road bike (ever). I am a mountain biker and love it.
Commuting 12.5 miles to work and home a few times served for the bike training portion along with 1 west Austin (scenic, mt bonnell, balcones) 24 mile training ride.
Transition 2
  • 02m 20s
Comments:

Slow getting shoes swapped and had to dry sunglasses off, might be faster to have 2 pair.
What would you do differently?:

2 pair of glasses, 1 for bike, 1 for run.
Lock laces.
Dismount out of shoes to run barefoot.
Run
  • 28m 43s
  • 3 miles
  • 09m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

Simply need to work on my run. More mileage and more speed - I hate running. It was
What would you do differently?:

Train more, intervals.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking around.
Water.
My post work race drink was 4 scoops of gatorade powder with 20grams of PeptoPro powder in about 24oz water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Being new, conserving energy on the bike due to concerns about run.


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Last updated: 2011-08-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
11:01:00 | 547 yards | 2h 00m 53s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/64
Overall: 270/682
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Swim in a shallow man made cable pull ski lake. Very oily and warm water.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:17
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:47:05 | 13.8 miles | 17.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/64
Overall: 231/682
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Uphill start, several small hills, very rough roads, surfaces were not smooth at all. Very fast long hill back to T2, able to get to 40MPH on it.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:20
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:28:43 | 03 miles | 09m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/64
Overall: 327/682
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back, uphill to the midpoint for the most past, so it made for an easier 2nd half.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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] 4