Littlefoot Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Lakewood, Colorado
United States
Rip Tide Multi Sport
52F / 11C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 29m 21s
Overall Rank = 43/114
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 6/17
Pre-race routine:

Nothing really unusual... got up and had Uncle Sam's Cereal and Stawberries. Showered , Shaved, and went to race check in at 5:30 am!
Event warmup:

50 yards in the water after setting up and then it was time to RACE!

I felt so much more calm than my 1st Tri last year at Cresent Moon! (This is only my 2nd Tri ever!) It just felt like another training day to me... I was still totally excited but much more relaxed. I was so much more outgoing and spoke with everyone around me... today was totally gonna be fun! :)
Swim
  • 14m 6s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 43s / 100 yards
Comments:

The Bouys weren't attached yet to the ground so they actually added on an additional 200 yards cause they were drifting around the water! I kept thinking my sighting/navigation sucked. But it wasn't really me but the Bouys moving around in the wind...

I did get really excited at the start and never really caught my breath...
What would you do differently?:

Sight a little better but really the bouys moving sucked! Nothing I could have done about it.

Stay calm and catch my breath early in the swim...
Transition 1
  • 01m 5s
Comments:

I aced getting out of the wetsuit finally! Felt like a champ putting my Helmet and shades on and sliding right out of the suit at the same time!

I had the toughest time getting my damn feet into my shoes once I was on my bike. I got the left foot in 1st and then messed with the right shoe for the 1st 2 miles or so.... It totally killed my bike time! I need Tri Bike shoes ASAP! I actually broke my toe fucking around with this! didn't know it at the time cause my feet were numb!
What would you do differently?:

Get Tri bike shoes and practice my jump onto the bike
Bike
  • 47m 27s
  • 15 miles
  • 18.97 mile/hr
Comments:

I really planned on going hard on the bike but messing with my bike shoes kind of killed my strategy! I still pushed it really hard but never felt fully recovered from my struggle with my shoes... I still had a good time once I was locked in though! Didn't even realize I broke my toe from messing with my bike shoes!
What would you do differently?:

Have bike Tri shoes and pushed it a bit harder on the hills!
Transition 2
  • 01m 1s
Comments:

Felt really good about my transitions... much better than my 2 minute times last year!
What would you do differently?:

Not worn the shades or visor to save more time. They weren't really needed for such a short sprint!
Run
  • 25m 40s
  • 4 miles
  • 06m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

The wheels came off about a mile into the run... my breathing was really heavy and then I knew I was hurting... I did 6:05 mile one and then I had to ease back to stop my side ache and to cathch my breath... then I started to feel that my toe was broken and that really slowed me down!
What would you do differently?:

Not break my toe messing with bike shoes...
Post race
Warm down:

Walk/jogged 800 yards and then talked with other triathletes...

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Bike shoes, staying relaxed on the swim, and breaking my toe...

Event comments:

Had a good time overall. I really loved the people at this race everyone seemed to know eachother. The pros were really cool too! Being a USAT sanctioned event made it REALLY competative! I'll do better next time! Next time I'm top 3 in age group no matter what!




Last updated: 2009-05-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:06 | 820 yards | 01m 43s / 100yards
Age Group: 6/17
Overall: 44/114
Performance: Average
Suit: Profile Design Bionik
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 52F / 11C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:05
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:47:27 | 15 miles | 18.97 mile/hr
Age Group: 10/17
Overall: 54/114
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: There was a killer head wind on half the bike portion and there was 2 loops so you got to enjoy that killer head wind twice... lots of rolling hills made it a challanging bike course.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 78
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:01
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:40 | 04 miles | 06m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/17
Overall: 44/114
Performance: Below average
Course: A loop and a half! They swear that the run course was 4 miles but i thought it was more like 3.25! I don't know...
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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