Pax River Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland
United States
Navy MWR
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 16m 46s
Overall Rank = /88
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 3/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30 AM to get a little food and drink before making the 2 hour drive out to the Naval Base.
Event warmup:

No real warm up
Swim
  • 00m
  • 750 meters
  • / 100 meters
Comments:

Because of the large number of participants, the organizers lined the male/females (separately) into lanes, not really be age group or anything. If you were the first in line, you got a certain color swim cap. The timers (lifeguards) wrote down your name, number, and age group. They consistently did the same for each lane. The different colored swim caps start times were staggered by 10 seconds. The timers sat at one end of the pool and checked off each time you completed a length and they tracked that you are done, they wave the kickboard in the water to tell you to go to T11. This was a little different, but it worked out well.

I don't know what my time was because I started my Forerunner (on multisport mode) about 20 minutes before my swim.
What would you do differently?:

Warmed up while the women were swimming instead of hanging out to watch.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

For some reason, I got a little dizzy then I was in T1. It lasted a few seconds and I was on my way.
What would you do differently?:

Remember to start my Forerunner when I start T1.
Bike
  • 38m 23s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 20.48 mile/hr
Comments:

No clue about my ranking since they didn't give results by discipline.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

I lost one of my shoes when I was transitioning. It didn't really matter since I didn't go back for it until after the race was over.
Run
  • 20m 2s
  • 3.12 miles
  • 06m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

No clue about my ranking since they didn't give results by discipline. I was pretty beat up after the bike that I didn't have the pep that I usually have in the run. I passed a good group of people, but there was one college aged guy that was always 10 seconds ahead of me and I just couldn't catch him.
What would you do differently?:

More brick workouts. Also, I wouldn't be injured the previous month that basically reduced my running by 75%.
Post race
Event comments:

This is a great race. When you consider the fact that it is free for military personnel or $10 for everybody else, this is perfect. There were a lot of members from the local tri community. While the number of participants is small compared to the typical USAT race, there were a lot of very competitive people and they really pushed me hard!!

Because it starts/finishes at the outdoor pool facility area, bathrooms were plentiful and I was able to shower up before the post race activities and before driving home.

Nice trophies too!!

I would definitely do it again next year.




Last updated: 2009-06-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:00:00 | 750 meters | / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/88
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: 15 lengths of the 50 meter pool.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:38:23 | 13.1 miles | 20.48 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/88
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: It was very nice big loop around the base. What was really nice is that there was very little traffic because the bike course is entirely on base. Couple of little inclines/declines.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:20:02 | 03.12 miles | 06m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/88
Performance: Below average
Course: Out and back. Because of some construction on the base, the course this year was altered. It was a mix of paved road and trail. It was pretty fun!!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4