Heart O' Dixie Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Louisville, Mississippi
United States
The Philadelphia Sertoma Club
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 23m 20s
Overall Rank = 80/431
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 11/21
Pre-race routine:

Same. Bagel, banana, water.
Event warmup:

No swim b/c RD closed course early. But some light stretching and arm circles.
Swim
  • 16m 12s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 50s / 100 yards
Comments:

Okay swim, I was satisfied but still it keeps me out of the podium for my age group every single time. So just need to be faster.
Transition 1
  • 00m 59s
Comments:

This was horrible but so was every ones. The RD tried to put 400+ people into a transition area the size of 35 square yards. Way too small. Actually had to pick up my bike and carry it on my back to get through without banging someones bike or running into someone. Horrible t1. Hope the RD fixes this for the future.
Bike
  • 1h 13m 3s
  • 27.5 miles
  • 22.59 mile/hr
Comments:

Good bike for me I was pretty pleased. Hope I continue with these kind of bikes.
Transition 2
  • 01m 13s
Comments:

Point to point race so you have to open a bag with your shoes and change. Also didn't know I was near transition and didn't get my feet out of my shoes. Another bad transition.
Run
  • 51m 55s
  • 7 miles
  • 07m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

Bad run. All of the County fair traffic ruins your breathing. The exhaust fumes and all of the dead animals cause you to really battle the smells. But it has a great finish in the fair grounds!
What would you do differently?:

Go faster!
Post race
Warm down:

Massage, banana, water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Swim, and too much traffic for run.

Event comments:

I give it a four and not a 5 star basically b/c of the transition areas being out of control small, the traffic, and the post race security of your items. Being a point to point you should have great security and it was lacking. But it was the RD's first and I'm sure he will fix the problems.




Last updated: 2009-06-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:12 | 880 yards | 01m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 19/21
Overall: 0/431
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Buoys on the right large horse shoe. Nice time trial start so not much of a beating. But you still hit people.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 82F / 28C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:59
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:13:03 | 27.5 miles | 22.59 mile/hr
Age Group: 10/21
Overall: 0/431
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind
Course: Rolling hills some traffic but pretty fast.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:13
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:51:55 | 07 miles | 07m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 9/21
Overall: 0/431
Performance: Average
Course: Hilly.
Keeping cool Good 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? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4