Napa Valley Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Napa, California
United States
Enviro-Sports Productions
60F / 16C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 26m 36s
Overall Rank = 64/583
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 9/30
Pre-race routine:

Forecast was for rain all weekend in Napa. Drove up Friday night and stayed with friends in Sonoma (about 1 hr from race site), and it drizzled and rained all day.

Woke at 5:00 on Sunday morning, packed the car, and headed out. I had done this Sprint 2 years ago, and raced the Half-Iron on the same course (same RD) last year. So, I was familiar with the drive and race site. The rain was POURING BUCKETS while driving on the narrow, twisty road over the mountain. I seriously considered turning around and calling it the day.

Arrived at the race site to discover, unbeknownst to me, the RD's had moved to a different campground a few miles from the original. That meant parking almost a mile away from the transition area, as opposed to right next to the TA.

Did I mention everything was complicated by rain?
Event warmup:

With about 20 minutes before the race start, I discovered that I my goggles had fallen out of my backpack and were still in the car.

So, I ran two ten-minute miles in my wetsuite, with slippery flip-flops back to the car and back to the TA. That was my warm-up.
Swim
  • 16m 49s
  • 805 meters
  • 02m 05s / 100 meters
Comments:

Much easier swim than in previous year. The swim course was laid out in a very protected cove, and there was no wind anyways. So, it was a nice, flat, fast swim course.
Transition 1
  • 04m 46s
Comments:

Run up the hill, to my TA spot. Stripped off wetsuit, and tried best I could to get my socks and cleats on.
Bike
  • 41m 6s
  • 11 miles
  • 16.06 mile/hr
Comments:

The course was made more dangerous by wet conditions and many novice and first-time racers. I made it a point to go with the 3rd wave of swimmers, so as to get out in front of those riders with perhaps less experience handling their bikes on wet, crowded roads.
Transition 2
  • 01m 49s
Run
  • 22m 4s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 22s  min/mile
Post race
Warm down:

Rode my bike the mile back to my parking space.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training volume and consistency this year.

Event comments:

Fun and easy race. In hindsight, the racing in the rain was a good learning experience--from the logistical perspective to the actually racing in the rain.




Last updated: 2009-05-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:49 | 805 meters | 02m 05s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/30
Overall: 114/583
Performance: Good
Suit: Full
Course: Counter-clockwise, triangular.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 66F / 19C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 04:46
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:41:06 | 11 miles | 16.06 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/30
Overall: 0/583
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Rolling hills, similar to to previous year.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:49
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:22:04 | 03 miles | 07m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/30
Overall: 0/583
Performance:
Course: Rolling hills, 1.5-mile out-n-back.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]