Pinchot Park Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
United States
Tricatsports
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 53m 39s
Overall Rank = 53/89
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 8/12
Pre-race routine:

OJ, Gatorade, Granola Bar....
Event warmup:

Short bike, short jog
Swim
  • 21m 53s
  • 875 yards
  • 02m 30s / 100 yards
Comments:

Survived it..that was the main thing..
First open water swim ever. Very different experience with crashing into a few dudes when you're 300 yards from shore and sucking wind...
Really was never real worried though. Sighting was ok, back floated about 10 seconds at each buoy. (My goal was just to reach each buoy...worked for me)
I couldnt swim 4 lengths about 2 months ago...So yes, i was really glad to get to shore..lol
What would you do differently?:

Master Swim Class Starting Tomorrow! Technique!

Transition 1
  • 02m 5s
Comments:

Rode mtn bike with running shoes and toe clips.
Will have Tri and Clipless in Hbg to see...
Bike
  • 1h 03m 31s
  • 18 miles
  • 17.00 mile/hr
Comments:

Rode as good as expected with my 30# Mtn Bike. Rode a lap prior day an had 1 hour as absolute fastest time for me. Close enough...
What would you do differently?:

Bar and Drink at start. Didnt get enough hyd for run when trying to drink on the bike.
main thing...bought a new TRI-BIKE today...cant wait for HBG Tri in 2 weeks.
Transition 2
  • 00m 48s
Comments:

no shoe change
Run
  • 25m 22s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Was completely out of gas...eat/drink more prior or on bike maybe.
Mostly just learn to swim to not get so used up early.
What would you do differently?:

Hydrate early
Post race
Warm down:

walk, short swim

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swim technique and Mtn Bike

Event comments:

My first race. Dont know how to rate it but sure did like it...




Last updated: 2009-06-10 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:21:53 | 875 yards | 02m 30s / 100yards
Age Group: 8/12
Overall: 53/89
Performance: Bad
Suit: Full
Course: Inverted Triangle - 1 Lap
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:05
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:03:31 | 18 miles | 17.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 8/12
Overall: 0/89
Performance:
Wind: Some
Course: Couple decent climbs but way too many speedy places for my bike..
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:48
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:22 | 03.11 miles | 08m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/12
Overall: 0/89
Performance: Below average
Ran at 150-155 HR mostly
Course: Real narrow trail run. (my first ever...pretty cool but different) LOTS OF MUD BOGS..felt like a military drill.. but fun.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3