Shawnee Mission Triathlon - International Distance - TriathlonSprint


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Shawnee, Kansas
United States
Johnson County Parks and Recreation Department
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 51m 18s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 20/43
Event warmup:

Swim to swim start
Swim
  • 18m 59s
  • 1094 yards
  • 01m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

Felt better about the swim then time reflects. Kept my head down and NEVER stopped swimming to sight. Felt good about the line I took.
What would you do differently?:

Swim harder
Transition 1
  • 00m 56s
Comments:

Transition went well until I realized that I forgot to gear down my bike and there was a hill coming out of T1. I almost couldn't get going with only one shoe clipped in.
What would you do differently?:

gear down...learn to jump on the bike
Bike
  • 52m 29s
  • 18 miles
  • 20.58 mile/hr
Comments:

Borrowed PPaulin's aero helmet. I knew these things made a difference, but I had never used one on a course I was familiar with. On the big downhill on the backside of the course, the helmet improved my top speed by almost 2 MPH!!!
Transition 2
  • 00m 41s
Comments:

OK, so I come blazing into the bike rack and kind of forgot that the Transition are is NOT flat. I was moving downhill, flung my bike onto the rack and the whole rack fell over...luckily there was only one other bike on the rack(a vintage 80's 10 speed). I froze for about 2 seconds trying to figure out if I was going to pick up the bikes or just take off. About that time I saw a yellow volunteer shirt appear out of the corner of my eye. I yelled THANKS and took off!
WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, MY T2 TIME WAS EIGTH OVERALL!!
What would you do differently?:

be a little more controlled while racking the bike.
Run
  • 38m 15s
  • 4.5 miles
  • 08m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

I thought I was doing well on the run. My strategy was to just get through the first mile without pushing too hard due to the hills. I ran a sub 8 2nd mile but I just couldn't hold onto the pace knowing that I had to climb those last two hills going to the finish.
What would you do differently?:

push harder on the pace!
Post race
Warm down:

water


Profile Album


Last updated: 2007-07-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:59 | 1094 yards | 01m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 10/43
Overall: 58/
Performance: Average
Suit: No
Course: Out and halfway back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:56
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:52:29 | 18 miles | 20.58 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/43
Overall: 54/
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: 4 loops around the park
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:41
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:38:15 | 04.5 miles | 08m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 25/43
Overall: 105/
Performance: Below average
Course: hills & heat
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4