Black Fly Tri - Pre-Race TT - CycleTime Trial


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Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
United States
EndorFun Sports
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 14m 3s
Overall Rank = 116/141
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/6
Pre-race routine:

Had an energy bar about an hour before, and some Clif shot while warming-up and waiting my turn to start
Event warmup:

20' easy warm-up with a couple quick sprints. Stretching while waiting in line for my turn to start and checking out everyone's cool bikes. I was one of few people without Aero bars.
Bike
  • 14m 3s
  • 4 miles
  • 17.08 mile/hr
Comments:

Well, there's a first time for everything right? I was totally unprepared for this really with my lack of training, especially hard training, throughout June. And the long, gradual hill on the return? awful. My lungs were burning...though the legs actually felt descent.
What would you do differently?:

Train appropriately. Especially hills. Get some aero bars or a tri bike.
Post race
Warm down:

Quick, gentle ride and a little stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'd like to blame it on the lack of aero bars...especially on the downhill. But really, my June hibernation is mostly to blame.

Event comments:

well organized.




Last updated: 2009-07-06 12:00 AM
Biking
00:14:03 | 04 miles | 17.08 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/6
Overall: 116/141
Performance: Below average
179 Avg/184 Max. My heart rate was already 139 while getting up on the ramp to start...adrenaline!
Wind: None
Course: gradual downhill for 2 miles, turn around and then climb back up.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks:
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4