Oshkosh Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint


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Winneconne, Wisconsin
United States
Midwest Sports Events
92F / 33C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 28m 50s
Overall Rank = 134/288
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 23/38
Pre-race routine:

Woke-up at 3:30, had my usual of Gatorade, bagel w/ peanut butter, and a powerbar. Double checked the gear and headed out to the race course. Got to the course, got my chip and marked, and set up my transition area.
Event warmup:

Went for a little jog to get the blood flowing, donned the wetsuit and took a little swim to get used to the water. Stood around until my wave took off.
Swim
  • 09m 12s
  • 400 meters
  • 02m 18s / 100 meters
Comments:

The swim was very good, water was warm, well marked course, and waves were spaced well enough to not have any major clumping. My first 100m, I really focused in on settling into a comfortable stroke and rhythm. After I settled down a little, got into a comfortable rhythm and swam until the turn. I did have to do a combo of free and breaststoke, but did swim the entire course so was happy with that. Crowd suppport on the swim start was amazing!
What would you do differently?:

get stronger at freestyle so I don't have to switch....other than that not much.
Transition 1
  • 01m 29s
Comments:

There was a long run to transition from the swim exit, so that gave me time to help get my heartrate down. The transition was grassy, so I decided to leave my shoes off of my bike. Good choice! Ran to bike out and got stuck in a bottleneck, almost ran into someone who couldn't get clipped in.
What would you do differently?:

Work on putting on helmet/glasses as Im getting my wetsuit off
Bike
  • 47m 21s
  • 16 miles
  • 20.27 mile/hr
Comments:

This was one of my best bikes ever. I really tried to hammer it, Ive always eased off for fear of killing myself. I was passing people for quite a while, which was really nice :) I did try to attack the hills as much as possible, but was hurting a little on them. Coming into T2, spun out a little to loosen up.
What would you do differently?:

Work on hills more in training.
Transition 2
  • 00m 58s
Comments:

I almost rear-ended someone in front of me coming into T2, so that slowed me down a little.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Run
  • 29m 49s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

The run was HOT HOT HOT! I was dying for the entire thing. I ended up walking for a while every so often. The heat was just sapping the strength out of me.
What would you do differently?:

Work on running faster in training to drop my times. Work on more brick sessions too.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around got some water and food. It was so hot out that most people were standing in the sprinkler to cool off. Drank a lot of water and Gatorade to make sure I was well hydrated. Waked around, got results, packed up transition and headed on out.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat on the run was brutal. I do need to train to get faster on my run, that would also help a lot.

Event comments:

This was a very well run and well organized event. The staff and volunteers were all so helpful and encouraging. I will be doing this event next year for sure! This was by far my best race of the year!!!




Last updated: 2009-07-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:12 | 400 meters | 02m 18s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/38
Overall: 0/288
Performance: Good
Suit: Full
Course: Out and back course. Well marked and a decent amount of life guards on the swim.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:29
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:47:21 | 16 miles | 20.27 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/38
Overall: 0/288
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Course was a nice mostly flat course. Did have a few small rolling hills, but nothing too bad.
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:58
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:29:49 | 03.11 miles | 09m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/38
Overall: 0/288
Performance: Below average
Course: Flat loop course, well marked, and well staffed by volunteers.
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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