My Way or the Tri Way - TriathlonSprint


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Aurora, Colorado
United States
Tri-Way Productions
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 00m 46s
Overall Rank = 205/886
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 20/
Pre-race routine:

Got to transition early enough to get a great spot next to the swim and bike entrance/exits. Morning food was Peanut Butter and Jelly toast sandwich, grabbed coffee at starbucks on the way and a bottle of water. Drank water while setting up transition. 30 minutes before start continued to drink water and consumed a Gu energy shot.
Event warmup:

Random stretching.
Swim
  • 24m 27s
  • 750 yards
  • 03m 16s / 100 yards
Comments:

Terrible job on the swim. I think that coming back from Alabama 2 days before the event made it near impossible to get enough air.
What would you do differently?:

Definitely wouldn't travel in the week or so before the race.
Transition 1
  • 02m 1s
Comments:

Next time I will have to try this with the shoes on the bike. Use some glide on my legs where the suit needs to slide off when I am in transition.
Bike
  • 54m 42s
  • 14 miles
  • 15.36 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Was a good ride, but I really need to work on my hill climbs
Transition 2
  • 01m 10s
Run
  • 36m 39s
  • 3.5 miles
  • 10m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt good. Legs were great coming off of the bike since I took some advice from an experienced athelete. Really spun out the legs on the last part of the bike ride.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched, consumed a lot of water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Defintely traveling to sea-level before the race really kicked my butt. Also need to work on more open water swimming technique.

Event comments:

Great time. I will do it again next year.




Last updated: 2009-06-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:24:27 | 750 yards | 03m 16s / 100yards
Age Group: 217/
Overall: 0/886
Performance: Bad
Suit: Yes
Course: Triangle out and back
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Below average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:01
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:54:42 | 14 miles | 15.36 mile/hr
Age Group: 199/
Overall: 0/886
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: Lolipop out and back, rolling hills
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:10
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:36:39 | 03.5 miles | 10m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 204/
Overall: 0/886
Performance: Average
Course: parts were concrete and others were trail.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4