Buster Britton Memorial Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Pelham, Alabama
United States
Team Magic
82F / 28C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 46m 55s
Overall Rank = 437/490
Age Group = M50-55
Age Group Rank = 21/22
Pre-race routine:

Left home at about 5:00 am, and got to park just before 6:00. Ate a banana and had some oj before I left. Got set up in transition about 6:45 and hung out with wife until start of race.
Event warmup:

Did some light jogging and then got in the lake and swam just a bit.
Swim
  • 08m 26s
  • 250 yards
  • 10s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim started a little late because of lighting and thunder in the distance. Started raining before I got in the water. Athough a poor swim in my opinion, it was probably the best I've ever done in a tri. I did much more free style and much less breast stroke than previously.
What would you do differently?:

Learn to swim a straight ling and learn to sight better. Be more agressive.
Transition 1
  • 04m 25s
Comments:

It had rained pretty hard so most of my stuff was wet. Hard time getting my socks on.
What would you do differently?:

Cover my socks and running shoes if it looks like rain.
Bike
  • 58m 52s
  • 13 miles
  • 13.25 mile/hr
Comments:

Had to run up steps from the beach to transition, and this evidently tightened up my quads pretty bad. As soon as I started peddeling, I could tell that they were tight and I had a hard time getting started and up to speed. The rain kept me from going to fast down hills, so I ended up passing this one guy about six times up hills then he'd pass me going down.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure what I would have done differently. Pretty much used up the appropriate amount of energy on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 02m 16s
Comments:

Went pretty good.
Run
  • 35m 13s
  • 3 miles
  • 11m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

Well, it was what it was. I'd only put in about 40 miles of training since I started running again in February, so I did about what I expected to do. Had a good time waving at people and such.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

None. Just wanted to get out of the rain.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I just need more preperation.

Event comments:

Team Magic does a pretty good job. Thought it went well.




Last updated: 2009-05-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:26 | 250 yards | 10s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/490
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: Course was cut from 400 to about 250 because of a rouge bouye and to get people in and out of the water quickly
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 04:25
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:58:52 | 13 miles | 13.25 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/490
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Very hilly and slick from the rain.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:16
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:35:13 | 03 miles | 11m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/22
Overall: 0/490
Performance: Average
Course: Fairly hilly.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4