Mooseman Triathlon Festival - International Distance - TriathlonOlympic


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Bristol, New Hampshire
United States
Endorfun Sports
72F / 22C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 46m 11s
Overall Rank = 766/884
Age Group = F 35-39
Age Group Rank = 58/70
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal with banana and tea 2 hours before. 1/4 P and J 30 minutes before race.
Event warmup:

Got in water 10 minutes before and acclimated to cold water (59 deg F)
Swim
  • 44m 45s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 44s / 100 yards
Comments:

Hardest part for me. First open water swim ever. Couldn't swim in straight line, couldn't breath on both sides. took 1/3 of mile to get into my zone. just glad to have made it!!
What would you do differently?:

More open water swims to practice navigation and breathing.
Transition 1
  • 08m 58s
Comments:

hands and feet were numb making getting socks and shoes on difficult.
What would you do differently?:

practice this transition more in training.
Bike
  • 1h 38m 37s
  • 27.34 miles
  • 16.63 mile/hr
Comments:

felt good on the bike. could have pushed harder, but first tri, wasn't sure how much to hold back to make it through the run afterwards. Passed a lot of people, was not passed at all, so feel good about that.
What would you do differently?:

Go for it second half of bike course
Transition 2
  • 05m 19s
Comments:

changed into running shorts which took some time, but was definately more comfortable. otherwise T2 wasn't too bad for first time.
What would you do differently?:

run more in tri shorts to get comfortable with not changing into running shorts at T2
Run
  • 1h 08m 34s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 11m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Not bad considering I am not much of a runner and have done 10K races at this pace (without swimming and biking) beforehand. Had to walk up a few hills to catch my breath and stretch calves a bit.
What would you do differently?:

More running training, including more hills and intervals.
Post race
Warm down:

none - oops!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

minimal training time.

Event comments:

Excellent venue!! Great first tri experience.




Last updated: 2009-06-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:44:45 | 1640 yards | 02m 44s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/70
Overall: 839/884
Performance: Below average
Suit:
Course: triangular, counterclockwise
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 59F / 15C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Bad Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Bad
T1
Time: 08:58
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:38:37 | 27.34 miles | 16.63 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/70
Overall: 539/884
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Rolling with short steep climb early on. Very scenic and little traffic, so that was nice!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 05:19
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
01:08:34 | 06.21 miles | 11m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/70
Overall: 768/884
Performance: Average
Course: rolling with a few longer climbs. not an easy course, but very scenic. didn't think I would like an out and back route, but I did. Got to see friends along the way! Liked that you could see finish line quite a ways out and that they had music cranked!
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %6.5
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] 4