Niantic Bay Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Niantic, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation, Inc
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 08m 50s
Overall Rank = 31/499
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 10/58
Pre-race routine:

Ate a bowl of cereal and got my stuff organized. Before the race I scoped out the transition area to get familiar and set up my stuff. I had an OK spot in the TA but I wish I would have been a little closer to the aisle.
Event warmup:

I didn't do much warm up. I ran about 1/2 out on the run course and back in to warm up the legs a little.
Swim
  • 14m 24s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 38s / 100 yards
Comments:

Beach Start. The water was very shallow from low tide for about 25 yds out so everyone was just sort of jogging out until it got deep enough to dive in. I was near the front at start and positioned myself on the inside. Once I dove in I swam well for about 25 yds and then the waves started hitting head on. For about 200 yds until the buoy I felt like I was in a washing machine. I couldn't get any rhythm going at all and I had to stopping to get oriented. Once I rounded the buoy and headed into shore it was much better.
What would you do differently?:

I was a little freaked out a couple of times when the waves hit me right in the face when I was sighting. I swallowed a ton of water which slowed me down a lot. I should have kept my focus and composure and pushed through it.
Transition 1
  • 01m 30s
Comments:

Not a good transition. I wasted about :30 here messing around with getting my wetsuit off.
What would you do differently?:

Be Faster
Bike
  • 31m 59s
  • 11.6 miles
  • 21.76 mile/hr
Comments:

This was a decent ride and I had the 16th best time overall. I could have rode harder but I wanted to save my legs so I could have a decent run too. I had planned to get my feet out of my shoes as I approached the dismount line so I could run down to the TA but I didn't. I ended up running down the hill with my shoes on slowly (so I didn't slip and fall) which wasn't smart. A girl I passed coming in actually did take her shoes off and ran right by me on the way to the TA. I probably only lost about 5-10 seconds but still annoying.
What would you do differently?:

Follow the plan
Transition 2
  • 00m 48s
Comments:

This was a good transition.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 20m 12s
  • 3 miles
  • 06m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt good on the run. I did hold back a little on the first mile because I was expecting the run to be 3.5 miles and I wanted to pace a little. I just started picking people off one by one. Only 1 person passed me which was the girl on the winning relay..she was moving!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

I waited for Tyra to finish and then hung out with Tyra, Joe and Jason and talked to a couple of other Force 5 team members.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Poor Swim

Event comments:

Overall a fun race.




Last updated: 2009-06-30 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:24 | 880 yards | 01m 38s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/58
Overall: 141/499
Performance: Below average
Suit: DeSoto T1
Course: Clockwise out to Buoy and back in to beach about 100 yds down the shore.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Below average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:30
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: Good
Biking
00:31:59 | 11.6 miles | 21.76 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/58
Overall: 16/499
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: This is a fairly hilly and technical course most of the way. There were a couple of stretches you could put the hammer down but that's about it. There were two places in particular where you had to make a hard right at the bottom of a big hill. Also, I didn't like the finish too much. You had to dismount up at the gate and run down a steep hill about 150 yds to transition.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:48
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:20:12 | 03 miles | 06m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/58
Overall: 31/499
Performance: Good
Splits: 6:54 / 6:40 / 6:35
Course: The run is out through the neighborhood along the beach. The course was listed at 3.5 miles but it wasn't. A small hill in the first mile then mostly flat. The last 1/4 mile is on the beach to the finish.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4