Philadelphia Triathlon in Fairmount Park - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Philadelphia Triathlon, LLC
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 49m 3s
Overall Rank = 666/1436
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 107/157
Pre-race routine:

Wake up around 5:30, showered and ate. Got out the door around 6:15 and rode down to the transition area over the east falls bridge
Event warmup:

Rode my bike to the transition. Setup my area and went for a quick dip
Swim
  • 18m
  • 984 yards
  • 01m 50s / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 03m 42s
Bike
  • 54m 26s
  • 14.91 miles
  • 16.43 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 03m 9s
Run
  • 29m 44s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

My left thigh started to cramp up after the first mile and my pace dropped to 10m-10:30m until I got to the first station where I had a gel and some water.

Picked up the pace big time in the final 1/2 mile
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

I was earlier in the week so I did not work out for the week prior. Also, my thigh cramped up at the beginning of the run

Event comments:

I really like this race because I live 4 miles away so I just ride my bike there as a warm up




Last updated: 2009-06-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:00 | 984 yards | 01m 50s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/157
Overall: 367/1436
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Vortex
Course: Rectangular
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:42
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:54:26 | 14.91 miles | 16.43 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/157
Overall: 749/1436
Performance: Below average
HR was through the roof coming out of the water and I was never able to get it down below 175
Wind: Little
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 03:09
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:29:44 | 03.11 miles | 09m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/157
Overall: 830/1436
Performance: Average
HR hovered around 170-180 the whole time. I began to suspect the monitor was messed up somehow
Course: Out and back towards the Art Museum
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 5