Blackland Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Plano, Texas
United States
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 49m 1s
Overall Rank = 337/499
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 40/45
Pre-race routine:

Egg biscuit & water
Stretch
Poop
Swim
  • 07m 20s
  • 300 meters
  • 02m 26s / 100 meters
Comments:

The start was a cluster. They weren't enforcing starting by the numbers so I had a lot of people slower than me in the water before me. Had to wait about an hour after the first swimmer before I got in.

Swam okay ... tired out early. I think part of that was because I never really felt like I could get into a rhythm due to all the people in the way.
What would you do differently?:

Push my way farther up the line until I don't see anyone with a number higher than mine.
Transition 1
  • 02m 56s
Comments:

Transition was a good 100 yards or more and uphill from the pool. Everything went okay though.
Bike
  • 52m 56s
  • 15 miles
  • 17.00 mile/hr
Comments:

Rode pretty good except for climbing the hills ... they killed me. Got up over 30 on a couple of the downhills.
Transition 2
  • 01m 56s
Comments:

Changed to run pretty quick, but realized when I was almost to the out-gate that I had forgotten my race belt & number ... had to go back and get it.
Run
  • 43m 52s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 14m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

I sucked! I think I left my legs on the bike course. My calves felt like they were going to explode whenever I would run. It was hotter than I expected and there was almost no wind.

It just wasn't my day.
Post race
Warm down:

2 bottles of water
1 vitamin water
1 hamburger

Event comments:

They had a kids race before the Sprint. That made the Sprint not start until 8:45. Couple that with the increase in size this year and the swim start took WAY to long. That left a lot of us out on the course after it started getting too hot.




Last updated: 2009-06-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:20 | 300 meters | 02m 26s / 100meters
Age Group: 30/45
Overall: 213/499
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Deep Water Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:56
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:52:56 | 15 miles | 17.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 29/45
Overall: 249/499
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: More hills than I expected. We rode the course the night before according to the map, but what was on the map was not the course we rode in the race.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:56
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:43:52 | 03.11 miles | 14m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 43/45
Overall: 401/499
Performance: Bad
Course: Mostly flat and in the sun.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3