The BASF Smile Train Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Wake Forest, North Carolina
United States
Rebecca Warriner & Finish Strong Event Productions
Total Time = 1h 14m 51s
Overall Rank = 92/207
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 15/25
Pre-race routine:

Coffee, PBJ breakfast, cliff bar, stretch
Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 05m 39s
  • 250 yards
  • 02m 16s / 100 yards
Comments:

1st race jitters, hyperventilating breathing
What would you do differently?:

warm up laps, calm down
Transition 1
  • 01m 12s
Comments:

new shoes = strange engagement ont he clip-ins= horrible act
What would you do differently?:

run w/ shoes on bike and slip into tri shoes
Bike
  • 39m 13s
  • 12 miles
  • 18.36 mile/hr
Comments:

i could go a lot harder.
Transition 2
  • 01m 25s
What would you do differently?:

powder running shoes- insole wrinkled up on my creating pain
Run
  • 27m 24s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

prep the shoes in T2- running w/o insoles = discomfort
Post race
Warm down:

walk around and stretch

What limited your ability to perform faster:

1st event jitters

Event comments:

great event for 1st timers




Last updated: 2009-07-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:39 | 250 yards | 02m 16s / 100yards
Age Group: 23/25
Overall: 171/207
Performance: Bad
Suit: tri top n shirt
Course:
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:12
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
00:39:13 | 12 miles | 18.36 mile/hr
Age Group: 13/25
Overall: 87/207
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: country road/ neighborhood/ speedbumps!!!
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Too much
T2
Time: 01:25
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:27:24 | 03.1 miles | 08m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 17/25
Overall: 115/207
Performance: Average
Course: hilly!!!
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5