4th Street Benefit Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Salt Lake City, Utah
United States
University of Utah
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 40m 37s
Overall Rank = 114/131
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 7/8
Pre-race routine:

Coffee and a Nutrigrain bar.
Event warmup:

A few minutes of stretching and set up transition.
Swim
  • 11m 28s
  • 500 yards
  • 02m 17s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

Swim more.
Transition 1
  • 03m 18s
Comments:

About average.
Bike
  • 44m 48s
  • 8 miles
  • 10.71 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Ride the course before the race.
Transition 2
  • 00m 38s
Comments:

Good transition.
Run
  • 40m 25s
  • 3.12 miles
  • 12m 57s  min/mile
Comments:

Frustrating!!
What would you do differently?:

Asked the director to please spray paint the course with arrows or something.
Post race
Warm down:

Water, bagel and shade.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Getting lost during the bike and the run.

Event comments:

It is an awesome place to hold a triathlon but they need to mark the course better. I was told they would.




Last updated: 2005-07-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:11:28 | 500 yards | 02m 17s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/8
Overall: 94/131
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: University of Utah pool
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:18
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:44:48 | 08 miles | 10.71 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/8
Overall: 53/131
Performance: Below average
Wind: None
Course: Mountain bike course east of the University onto the Bonneville trail. Technical, steep and lots of single track. Got lost several times and one time in particular cost me about 10 minutes. Should have been marked better for people who had never ridden it before.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 40
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:38
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:40:25 | 03.12 miles | 12m 57s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/8
Overall: 0/131
Performance: Bad
Course: Winding, zigzag course around the campus sidewalks. This course wasn't marked good either and I got lost again several times. I backtracked and searched and gave up around 10 minutes here also.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3