Mayor's Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Papillion, Nebraska
United States
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 32m 34s
Overall Rank = 113/181
Age Group = Male 30-34
Age Group Rank = 19/24
Swim
  • 14m
  • 500 meters
  • 02m 48s / 100 meters
Comments:

The swim was my fear going into this event and proved to be my toughest portion on the day. With not knowing what to expect, I thought the entrance to the water and the start was fine. It was a little congested but I moved to the right and avoided alot of that. My stroke was not good at the beginning of the race as there were many people in the water so I just tried to swim with my head out of the water to get going and then once some of the people moved out, I went into the freestyle stroke. It was hard to not go as fast as you could just to try and catch the people ahead of you. I was still a little panicky until I reached the half way point, then I settled down and started swimming. I put my head in the water and really started catching people. That was the highlight of the swim and I really began to feel confident. Swimming is alot of work though and I was pretty tired when I came out of the water. I saw my wife and daughter as I was running up the ramp and that gave me a little boost of energy. Swim wasn't as bad as I made it out to be.
What would you do differently?:

Try and get my stroke going a little earlier instead of makeshift swimming.
Transition 1
  • 02m 16s
Comments:

The transition was my first ever and I ended up putting one of my socks on upside down. I rolled them up but apparently I had them in the wrong direction. Plus being a little disoriented after the swim was a different feeling than I have had before. Getting my bike shoes on was okay, and I fumbled around with my helmet and getting my shirt on. I definitely think I can do better next time around.
What would you do differently?:

Work on the socks and get a little more organized prior to the race.
Bike
  • 49m 41s
  • 15 miles
  • 18.11 mile/hr
Comments:

I felt really comfortable on the bike. My bike rack was right at the end next to the "hop on" point so I didn't have to run too far in my bike shoes. The course started with a bike trail right away that was kind of narrow and had some sharp corners and kind of hilly. I felt really good on the bike and seemed to drink the right amount of fluid. I wasn't needing a whole lot of fluid once I got off the bike. I probably could have pushed the bike a little harder as I felt great on the run, but for the first race, I think I was right where I should have been.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe pushed a little harder on the bike portion as my legs felt great on the run and I had quite a bit left after the run. But I had a great time on the bike.
Transition 2
  • 01m 28s
Comments:

I opted to not used Yankz or anything like that, and that cost me some time. Also, I had a little problem getting my bike back onto the rack so that cost me some time as well. This was not my best transition by far, but I think there are definitely things to improve on. It was also a little disheartening getting encouragement from guys that had already finished the race, but nonethe less I was competeing and had a great time. I also stopped and got a drink out of my water bottle on the bike and I probably didn't need to do that since there was water at the start of the run.
What would you do differently?:

Use Yankz or lace locks or something similar. Tying my shoes probably cost me 45 seconds or better.
Run
  • 25m 10s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

My legs were a little tight at the start of the run but felt good about 1/2 mile into the race. I followed a guy who had passed me at the start and kind of used his pace to judge me since I forgot to start my watch. Once we got to the turnaround point, I decided to pass him as I felt great and could go alot faster. I think I should have pushed harder on the run a little earlier. I thought my time was a little faster than it was but I was still happy with it. I can't believe I finished as fresh as I was. I really felt good after the run.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder a little sooner. Maybe going into the turnaround start to increase my pace. I still need to work on drinking water while running. It always seems to go up my nose.
Post race
Warm down:

Didn't really do much, which is normal for me. Stretched a little bit and just walked around looking at the people and their bikes. Being a first timer, I was impressed at the bikes around me.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swim for sure and possibly just not knowing how my body would feel at the end. I think I left some on the table as I felt great at the end of the race, which I am glad. My family was there and it was great to see them without me being just flat out exhausted.

Event comments:

I think this is a great race and pretty well organized and run. It started on time and I thought they did a great job with the course markings. This is an excellent race for first timers. They limited it to around 200 people so that made it nice that there wasn't a huge crowd of people. Overall I was happy with my performance and would definitely go back to this race again next year.




Last updated: 2009-06-04 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:00 | 500 meters | 02m 48s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/24
Overall: 0/181
Performance: Average
Suit: No Wetsuit
Course: Course was an out and back. Buoys were always on your right. I am guessing there were about 100 people or so in our heat and it was a little boggled up.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:16
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:49:41 | 15 miles | 18.11 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/24
Overall: 0/181
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: 3 (5) mile loops. Course was kind of hilly and some of it was a bike trail with narrow lanes and sharp corners. Probably 1/4 of each loop was like this. It was hard to get any speed built up in this part of the course and it was pretty hilly. There were 3-4 wrecks on the day and I feel really bad for those people. Overall, it was a nice course. At this point, I seem to prefer hills more than flats.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Too much
T2
Time: 01:28
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:25:10 | 03 miles | 08m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/24
Overall: 0/181
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back on a running trail. Really nice course and they had water at the start, middle and tunaround points.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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