Central Florida Triathlon Series Race #2 - TriathlonMini Sprint


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Clermont, Florida
United States
Sommer Sports
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 30m 1s
Overall Rank = 288/318
Age Group = Fat Tire
Age Group Rank = 5/6
Pre-race routine:

Drove over night before to get my packet. Eat a Banana and drank a 1/2 gatorade. Drove to site, set up site, walked around with my son looking at the exhibits. Took a drink of some drink they were pedalling, not sure what it was.
Event warmup:

Walked mostly. Stretched a little, stood around waiting on the other 4 waves to go first.
Swim
  • 08m 28s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

Not overly nervous, but felt alone even though there were lots of people around.
What would you do differently?:

Try to orient myself, and find someone to connect with, so I can not feel so lonely.
Transition 1
  • 03m 3s
Comments:

Did not put on heart monitor or socks and cut time from 1st tri.
What would you do differently?:

Run a little more, not stop to drink get some from bike once I get started.
Bike
  • 36m 47s
  • 8 miles
  • 13.05 mile/hr
Comments:

Using an Autobike makes it hard to ride hills. My first water bottle ejected within the first 1/4 of the race. I ended up walking bike up the last hill because I had no momentum and decided I could run up faster then I could bike. The problem was once I tried to get back on the bike, I had no legs left and was ready to quit.
What would you do differently?:

Ride harder, figure out how to use momentum, keep bottles from ejecting on bumps.
Transition 2
  • 01m 44s
Comments:

Took time to drink. Bikes near me were racked backwards, so it thru me off. Was feeling ok, but not ready to run. Slower then last time.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure,
Run
  • 40m 1s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 12m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt weak, not enough food. Jogged beginning to make it feel better. Did a jog 2 light poles and then 1 one each time.
What would you do differently?:

Run more walk less.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and got a nice massage after race. Did some stretching. Eat water melon, drank lots of gatorade.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Equipment, non-motivated training, trouble sleeping.

Event comments:

Not huge crowd. Not lots of activities afterward and took over hour before the awards were presented. Everyone was getting tired and bored before awards started. Crowd thinned quickly as each award was given.




Last updated: 2009-05-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:28 | 440 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/6
Overall: 215/318
Performance: Average
Suit: Tri-Suit and top
Course: A little weird set up, it looked like the first float drifted, so they said swim left of it, then make a box keeping the other 3 floats to your left.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:03
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:36:47 | 08 miles | 13.05 mile/hr
Age Group: 5/6
Overall: 292/318
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Circle around the lake, hills, hills and more hills. Fairly steep one at start and finish without good run up to provide momentum
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Bad Hills: Bad
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:44
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:40:01 | 03.11 miles | 12m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/6
Overall: 298/318
Performance: Average
Course: Up a hill, out to park entrance, u turn, run along lake trail, u turn and return to the finish. Not much shade, getting warm. Water station at T2, near 1 mile and near 2 mile, so lots of ability to drink.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4