St. Albert Sprit Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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St. Albert, Alberta
Canada
St. Albert Road Runners & Triathlon Club
20C / 68F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 11m 11s
Overall Rank = 17/209
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 4/34
Pre-race routine:

Got there very early as my wife was volunteering it transition. Set up transition, hit the prerace meeting (0730), and then just sat around, ate some fruit about 45min before my heat, and did some light stretching and a bit of a warmup.
Event warmup:

Light running.
Swim
  • 13m 9s
  • 750 meters
  • 01m 44s / 100 meters
Comments:

Swim was ok, comfortable pace.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Good T1, passed one of the people in transition that was 1 lap ahead of me in the pool.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Bike
  • 35m 37s
  • 20 kms
  • 33.69 km/hr
Comments:

Rode hard, winds pushed us around. Rode agressively as this was a short race, even though the speed really doesn't show that.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

Things went south here. Came up to the line to hot, braked to late, and when I came off of the bike, it felt like I landed on a rock with my heel. I then tried to de-accelerate hard and make the turn into transition, my one shoe came uncliped from the pedal, so I had to stop, get the shoe, pick my bike and head into T2. It hurt quite a bit going into T2, but like a stubbron dumbass, I kept going.
What would you do differently?:

be less agressive coming to the line.
stop when it hurts.
Run
  • 22m 26s
  • 5 kms
  • 04m 29s  min/km
Comments:

The first 1k really sucked. It felt like I was running with a dime sized rock in my left shoe right under my heel. I was really thinking hard about DNFing, but after about 1.5k, it actually felt ok. So on I went....
What would you do differently?:

STOP WHEN IT HURTS!
Post race
Warm down:

As soon as I got across the finish, my ankle started to throb. I could actually feel it swelling. I then got some ice, put it on right away, and sat down because it was really starting to hurt.
Not a very good cooldown....

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Getting hurt.

Event comments:

Ended up with a partially seperated achillies tendon. And the end of my race season.
Should have stopped......




Last updated: 2005-08-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:09 | 750 meters | 01m 44s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 39/209
Performance: Good
Suit: Javelin Tri suit
Course: in pool
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Waves
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:35:37 | 20 kms | 33.69 km/hr
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 8/209
Performance: Good
Wind: Cross-winds with gusts
Course: 10k out and back, large 1k climb with 2k to go, blows the legs a bit.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:22:26 | 05 kms | 04m 29s  min/km
Age Group: 0/34
Overall: 42/209
Performance: Average
Course: 5k loop, flat.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2