Ellington Sprint Triathlon - Triathlon


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Ellington, Connecticut
United States
Ellington Parks & Recreation Department
76F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 06m 55s
Overall Rank = 10/79
Age Group = 50-59
Age Group Rank = 1/11
Pre-race routine:

the usual
Event warmup:

quick 1 mile run was all I had time for
Swim
  • 05m 48s
  • 335 yards
  • 01m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

stayed wide on the right and tried to be comfortable--
my wife said I was 5 th out of the water in my AG-wow
What would you do differently?:

nothing-that worked
Transition 1
  • 00m 51s
Comments:

was talking to all the volunteers that I know so I wasn't concentrating a lot but I did thank them all-
:)
What would you do differently?:

nothing-it was a fun race
Bike
  • 35m 35s
  • 11.6 miles
  • 19.56 mile/hr
Comments:

I'm just not in sprint tri shape, but I made a very good effort and held pace pretty well, until falling apart late and slowing in the last few miles
What would you do differently?:

nothing-it was cool to see the course that Bill designed
Transition 2
  • 00m 38s
Comments:

I thought this was good until seeing the first OA for T2 was 13 seconds-wow
What would you do differently?:

um, not go back and take a gel and a drink, but it felt so good
Run
  • 24m 3s
  • 3.17 miles
  • 07m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

oooof--
not in sprint tri shape and it showed
What would you do differently?:

train for the short distance, but this was done on a whim and it is always fun to race
Post race
Warm down:

into the lake to cool off

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not training for the sprint distance

Event comments:

very nice local tri with a lot of character


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Last updated: 2015-07-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:48 | 335 yards | 01m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 21/79
Performance:
Suit: cut Lava shorts
Course: it was not 440 yds, my garmin said 335 yds
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:51
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:35:35 | 11.6 miles | 19.56 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 9/79
Performance:
actually 11.6 miles; not 12, but I could be over 20 mph at '12'-ha!-- tried to hold my HR at ~150 and power ~220 and achieved the goal pretty much-- the big hill at Minor Hill wasn't too bad as long as you just go slow and power up-- of note, I got my first ever KOM, just shows how few people must ride that segment, beat the race winner today on that segment, a 2.2 mile hill, by 4 seconds-nice!
Wind: None
Course: circle around the lake with slight downhill for first 5 miles, then 2 mile up hill, with a short ~1/2 mile steep up hill, then down and flat to finish
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 82
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:38
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:24:03 | 03.17 miles | 07m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 26/79
Performance: Average
my distance was 3.17 miles= could not hold my HR at 150, but it was ~145 for the most part and definitely above 150 for the hill
Course: out and back, down the road, up the hill, down the hill to the finish
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race?
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] 5