Central Fl Sprint Series #3 - TriathlonSprint


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Clermont, Florida
United States
Sommer Sports
88F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 16m
Overall Rank = 182/486
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 23/43
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5am, muffin & water, get my son up & going then off to the race site.
Event warmup:

Cycled about 3 miles w/ a couple of pick-ups, ran about .25 mile, swam about 200 yards.

Ran into fellow BT'r Kendall better know to all as kendallf.
Swim
  • 07m 37s
  • 440 yards
  • 01m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

A good swim, I started wide & rounded all the bouys well.
Transition 1
  • 01m 55s
Comments:

Not a great transition, no issues just a litle winded & walked the last few yards to the bike.
Bike
  • 34m 46s
  • 12 miles
  • 20.71 mile/hr
Comments:

The new ride is fast! I probably hammered the hills a bit too much & it affected the run. Real pleased with this bike leg, the fastest pace as I can tell was about 23 mph because of the hills.


Transition 2
  • 01m 16s
Comments:

Winded getting off the bike not to mention the heat doing its thing.
Run
  • 30m 35s
  • 3 miles
  • 10m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Well - I guess we can see were my problem is...running. The run was tough & slow, even for me. I battled sinus problems Thursday & Friday...Friday felt like someone clubbed me in the head. I had to walk a couple of times to regain some composure.
Post race
Warm down:

Cheered on Kendall down the fininshing chute, ate & drank free stuff.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I didn't fell well Thurs & Fri, especially Friday. I had planned on driving down Friday night to do training ride Sat but cancelled & went to bed early. So, in light of the health issues, I am pleased with the race that I entered more as a training exercise. I haven't raced as much as I would have liked to to date this year so I hoping to get a couple more sprints in along with an OLY in 2 weeks. The BIG RACE is Oct 22, the 1/2 IM!

Event comments:

I've done 4 of these Sommer Sports Sprints in Clermont & all have been well run, organized & well staffed.




Last updated: 2005-08-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:37 | 440 yards | 01m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 7/43
Overall: 0/486
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: 3 legs
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:55
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:34:46 | 12 miles | 20.71 mile/hr
Age Group: 10/43
Overall: 0/486
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: 1st event on my new Cannondale IM 2000! 1st 7 miles are relatively flat after which there are a couple of decent climbs and one really fast descent. Around mile 5 to 6 a large group (6 or 7) passes me & once they past they did not pull away which concerned me with regard to a drafting viloation (They were all drafting but doesn't look like the refs noticed). I decided to keep them close but at the "legal" distance & was able to bank some heart beats coasting to keep distance. At about mile 8 or 9 I decided to overtake them & stayed in front until the last couple of hills. At that point I was tiring & decided to hold something back for the run.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:16
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:30:35 | 03 miles | 10m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 35/43
Overall: 0/486
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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