Utah Summer Games Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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St. George, Utah, Utah
United States
Milliseconds and Utah Summer Games
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 07m 52s
Overall Rank = 147/207
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 4/7
Pre-race routine:

Coffee, orange juice, 2 small pancakes and a couple bites of scrambled eggs.
Event warmup:

Stretch and set up transition.
Swim
  • 34m
  • 850 yards
  • 04m / 100 yards
Comments:

My first open water swim. Nervous and couldn't stop thinking about being out in the middle of the lake. Did a lot of breaststroke and backstroke. Didn't navigate good.
What would you do differently?:

Practice open water swimming.
Transition 1
  • 03m 22s
Comments:

Walked most of the way up the boat ramp to gather myself. Got wetsuit off pretty quick.
Bike
  • 54m 17s
  • 12.5 miles
  • 13.82 mile/hr
Comments:

Pushed it as hard as I could the entire way. Had a good ride and made up a lot of the time I gave away on the swim.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more.
Transition 2
  • 00m 43s
Comments:

Broke my cyclocomputer racking the bike. Sheet!!!

What would you do differently?:

Drink before leaving transition area.
Run
  • 35m 31s
  • 3.12 miles
  • 11m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

Gave it all I had but was totally gassed from the struggle in the water. Had to walk 3-4 times for a couple of steps but got a second wind about 1/2 mile from the finish.
What would you do differently?:

Run more.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank water and Gatorade.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

A terrible swim.

Event comments:

Finished 1.5 minutes out of the bronze medal. A decent swim would have meant all the difference. I stopped at the reservoir the afternoon before to check it out and the wind was howling about 40mph causing 2 foot whitecaps. I didn't sleep at all thinking about it. More open water swimming practice will get me comfortable.




Last updated: 2005-07-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:34:00 | 850 yards | 04m / 100yards
Age Group: 6/7
Overall: 169/207
Performance: Bad
Suit: Camaro short sleeve wetsuit
Course: Triangular course from Sand Hollow Reservoir boat ramp to middle of lake around 2 bouys and back.
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:22
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:54:17 | 12.5 miles | 13.82 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/7
Overall: 0/207
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Out of Sand Hollow Reservoir parking lot south, up BIG hill, out to turnaround and back. Passed a lot of riders on the hill and a few more coming back into the park.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:43
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:35:31 | 03.12 miles | 11m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/7
Overall: 0/207
Performance: Below average
Course: Out of Sand Hollow Reservoir parking lot north, toward Hurricane to the 1.55 mile turnaround and back.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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] 4