Breezy Point Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Norfolk, Virginia
United States
82F / 28C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 33m 50s
Overall Rank = 46/
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 11/27
Pre-race routine:

Woke up before my alarm. Had peanut butter and honey sandwich on the drive. About 5 min away from the house I couldn't remember if I brought my bike front tire so I pulled over to check.
Went in a different gate to avoid traffic and ended up getting to see some of the bike course.
Fruit bar right before race started
Event warmup:

Got into wetsuit and did a short swim practice/warmup.

Walking down to the swim start, I accidentally kicked a piece of concrete sticking up. I thought I just scraped it, but it started bleeding alot. No time to do anything, I just hoped it would stop bleeding in the water. Turns out it is a pretty deep cut of a flap on the tip of my toe.
Swim
  • 19m 8s
  • 1094 yards
  • 01m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

Cold. My arms got tired very quickly. I have been training alot so I think it was due to the colder water.
The beginning was the same as usual, trying to avoid people. On the far line, I ended up outside everyone and had a very nice, clean swim line.
What would you do differently?:

Not injure myself
Transition 1
  • 02m 12s
Comments:

First time trying to take my wetsuit off quickly. Not too bad. A little dizzy coming out of the swim.
Bike
  • 44m 1s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 16.94 mile/hr
Comments:

Headwinds on part of course.
Good ride for me. Toe hurt.
Accidentally unclipped right before the turn around and took some time to get clipped back in. Wanted to pass some people at one point, but they were blocking the entire lane going slower than I wanted to.
What would you do differently?:

ride faster? Get better at drinking and gelling on the go.
Transition 2
  • 01m 47s
Comments:

Only a little blood on the sock. hard time getting on shoes. Inhaler not working correctly, didn't feel like I was getting any output.
What would you do differently?:

Make sure my inhaler is clean and try a puff before the race
Run
  • 26m 43s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Took about a half mile to loosen up. Definitely felt the like I was having some trouble with the breathing after the inhaler function. About a mile and a quarter in, got cramp in side with scar (lack of oxygen + scar tissue= bad cramps). Tried to maintain a decent pace without pushing so hard that the cramp would get worse. I am actually suprised the time wasn't worse.
What would you do differently?:

Make sure inhaler is working.
Post race
Warm down:

Water, orange slice,
Med tent to get lots of peroxide on my foot. Yuck.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Injury, equipment malfunction, idiocy (not necessarily in that order).

Event comments:

No vegetarian option at the lunch picnic; chips and salsa and trail mix only.
well-organized. Volunteers and Navy personel on the course made navigating easy and were very encouraging.




Last updated: 2009-06-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:19:08 | 1094 yards | 01m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 9/27
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra sleeveless wetsuit
Course: Quadrangular
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:12
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:44:01 | 12.43 miles | 16.94 mile/hr
Age Group: 14/27
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Bumpy and uneven in places; cars in the next lane. Well marked with volunteers, never worried about going the wrong way.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:47
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:26:43 | 03.11 miles | 08m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/27
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: Not a particularly exciting course
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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