Gloucester Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Gloucester, Massachusetts
United States
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 25m 51s
Overall Rank = 259/611
Age Group = F4549
Age Group Rank = 5/23
Pre-race routine:

Got up and made coffee, packed the car and drove to the site. Biked from where we parked to transition, dropped my gear and went to marking. Gotta love that I have number 321! Set up transition and chatted with folks I knew and folks in my AG. USED my inhaler!!!!
Event warmup:

Ran down to the water and then one loop of the 2 looped run course. My lungs were really feeling it so when I got done I used my inhaler again.
Swim
  • 10m 21s
  • 586 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

I really had breathing problems - not from technique but asthma. which sucked. I definitely did a better job of sighting - only drifted off once...even managed to catch some feet a couple of times.
What would you do differently?:

not have asthma
Transition 1
  • 02m 11s
Bike
  • 47m 11s
  • 15.58 miles
  • 19.81 mile/hr
Comments:

Limited by breathing problems and the crowds. LOTS of blocking and places I could have surged ahead could not. Saw a few pacelines - by MEN but not many.
What would you do differently?:

not have asthma
Transition 2
  • 01m 27s
Comments:

so after I dismounted, I slipped in my cleats and went down HARD onto my right hand. It is possibly fractured but waiting to see how it does....It hurt, I paused getting up and transition was a bit slow for me.
What would you do differently?:

learn to get out of my shoes on my bike so I don't fall on my ass
Run
  • 24m 42s
  • 3.2 miles
  • 07m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

my hand was throbbing a LOT at the beginning which made it tough and I just kept telling myself to suck it up and get through.
What would you do differently?:

not fall in T2
Post race
Warm down:

got water walked around and hung out with team psychos

What limited your ability to perform faster:

no taper, training for long course!

Event comments:

Location is great, roads AWESOME and it was a challenging course for a sprint! I plan to be back depending on schedule next year




Last updated: 2009-06-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:21 | 586 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 10/23
Overall: 428/611
Performance: Average
Suit: blue seventy helix
Course: rectangle
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 62F / 17C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:11
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:47:11 | 15.58 miles | 19.81 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/23
Overall: 162/611
Performance: Average
TSS: 63.4 (intensity factor 0.906) Norm Power: 182 VI: 1.18 Min Max Avg Power: 0 553 155 watts Cadence: 33 149 80 rpm Speed: 4.4 35.3 20.2 mph Pace 1:42 13:36 2:58 min/mi Hub Torque: 0 265 53 lb-in Crank Torque: 0 752 170 lb-in
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: 2 loops - crowded with clusterf-cks around a few corners. More climbing than I expected
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 80
Turns: Average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:27
Overall: Bad
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Bad
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:24:42 | 03.2 miles | 07m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/23
Overall: 396/611
Performance: Average
Course: 2 loops very scenic and smelly lots of people cheering. the one water station ran out of water on the second loop (when I wanted it). one real hill followed by a good downhill and a slight grade after then downhill to the second loop - the second time through it was flat to finish.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4