Philadelphia Women's Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
CGI Racing
87F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 17m 47s
Overall Rank = 610/988
Age Group = 35-40
Age Group Rank = 113/179
Pre-race routine:

Major flooding the night before- flooding at home kept us up all night from 1pm on with police etc.
Got there arounf 6:30 had water, coffe, cereal, odwalla bar
SWIM WAS CANCELLED_ADDED 1.9 RUN INSTEAD
Event warmup:

short jog, in water swim
Swim
  • 19m 29s
  • 0 yards
  • / 100 yards
Comments:

ran better than I thought I would- kinda got a decent pace going- was very aware of not shooting my wad
What would you do differently?:

could have gone a little faster
Transition 1
  • 02m 24s
Comments:

the transition distances were far
Bike
  • 59m 49s
  • 17 miles
  • 17.05 mile/hr
Comments:

I think I could have pushed it a little faster- I am slow on and off of bike- and getting up to speed- the gears are not switching correctly
What would you do differently?:

try to get the cadence a little faster
Transition 2
  • 03m 4s
What would you do differently?:

need to get on and off bike faster- need to trainon transitions
Run
  • 33m 49s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

The cold towel at the turn around gave me a boost for the secong half of the race- I think that is when I was able to pick up my pace a bit. wa content with Fartleking it
What would you do differently?:

really train hard on the running during summer sun
Post race
Warm down:

cold water- sit in shade-

What limited your ability to perform faster:

need to train more on hills during full sun- weak on the run

Event comments:

Average Heart Rate 180
Max rate @ 37:38
1186 total calories




Last updated: 2009-04-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:29 | 00 yards | / 100yards
Age Group: 0/179
Overall: 744/988
Performance: Average
1.9 mile 10:15 pace-
Suit:
Course: Falt- west river drive- sunny
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 78F / 26C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:24
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:59:49 | 17 miles | 17.05 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/179
Overall: 509/988
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: relatively flat with two hills and a slight hill- narrow road work in one area of course
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 03:04
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:33:49 | 03.11 miles | 10m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/179
Overall: 644/988
Performance: Average
Course: Same run- by now it was full overhead sun
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3