Benaroya Research Institute Triathlon at SEAFAIR - TriathlonSprint


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Seattle, Washington
United States
Beneroya Research Institute and SeaFair
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 16m 58s
Overall Rank = 210/1454
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 25/93
Pre-race routine:

Find parking & try to locate the entrance to the transition zone before they closed it.
Event warmup:

Ha! Transition was closed 45min before my wave & we were encouraged to stand by the lake for the 45min. Did sneak in to swim a bit before my wave & got yelled at by a lifeguard telling me warm ups were closed.
Swim
  • 12m 1s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 22s / 100 yards
Comments:

The start was pretty wild. I swear there weren't more than a dozen or so who could swim in a straight line. Every time I fought clear another yahoo would cut in front of me.
What would you do differently?:

swim faster?
Transition 1
  • 02m 37s
Comments:

Still took a little too long. Need to get some speed laces. I fumbled with my shirt a bit, too.
What would you do differently?:

full body tri suit?
Bike
  • 38m 42s
  • 12 miles
  • 18.60 mile/hr
Comments:

stunk up the course again.
What would you do differently?:

keep training & hope my legs get stronger
Transition 2
  • 01m 11s
Comments:

Made up some of the lost time on T1. I'm still not using bike shoes for sprints, so this time was basically getting to my rack & finding the exit.
Run
  • 22m 27s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

had to tell myself to slow down during the first mile or so. tough to do with so many 'rabbits' in front to chase down. But I was much happier when I got to the hill because I kept some energy to pass folks. I also was able to put on a burst during the last 400yds or so to make up some more time.
What would you do differently?:

not much, I'm pretty happy with the run for where I'm at in my training
Post race
Warm down:

jogged around and ate some food

What limited your ability to perform faster:

awful bicycling skills.

Event comments:

Other than waiting around 45min for my wave, I thought it was pretty good. I'm tempted to sign up as 'elite' next year so I can go in the first wave - I'd finish middle of the pack from the swim wave & no one would know I wasn't elite until they saw my bike splits...




Last updated: 2009-07-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:01 | 880 yards | 01m 22s / 100yards
Age Group: 12/93
Overall: 125/1454
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: OK - a bit of chop at the 2nd turn, but not too bad. I'd read that there was a lot of milfoil, but I didn't have any trouble with it.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:37
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:38:42 | 12 miles | 18.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/93
Overall: 499/1454
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Pretty flat. Got pinched getting on and off the freeway, but pretty good course.
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:11
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:22:27 | 03.1 miles | 07m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/93
Overall: 235/1454
Performance: Good
Course: flat except for the hill around mi 2.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4