St. Paul Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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St. Paul, Minnesota
United States
Vacation Sports
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 12m 1s
Overall Rank = 33/565
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 3/42
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast at home, traffic free drive to Saint Paul!
Event warmup:

Just loosened up in the water and stretched out.
Swim
  • 14m 5s
  • 875 yards
  • 01m 37s / 100 yards
Comments:

Overall best swim of the year for me.
What would you do differently?:

Swim straighter, I did a lot of zig-zag on the way out.
Transition 1
  • 01m 42s
Comments:

For my second triathlon in a row, I wiped out on the mount. The worst part is I was just doing a standard mount with shoes on. I must get too excited or something but I wasn't used to my slick racing tubulars, they were wet from the transition area and slipped right out from underneath me when I pushed off. I dechained and probably lost a minute after my transition.
What would you do differently?:

Not fall off my bike! Next year I will be practicing transitions as I seem to be losing 1-2 minutes every race compared to people right around me.
Bike
  • 32m 52s
  • 12 miles
  • 21.91 mile/hr
Comments:

Considering I fell off my bike during the mount and had to rechain my bike, I thought it was a decent bike for me. I was gassed on the hills from going out a little too hard 2 days before. Overall I was happy with the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Not fall off my bike, and not train hard 2 days before the race.
Transition 2
  • 01m 14s
Comments:

Horrible transition again, couldn't find my spot.
What would you do differently?:

Practice the transitions...
Run
  • 22m 12s
  • 3.12 miles
  • 07m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Set a PR for a run for me this year. For a 200# plus guy, I was pretty happy with that run.
What would you do differently?:

Lose Weight.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked it off.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Transitions, Transitions.

Event comments:

Not as bad as people make it out to be. A little disorganized but a good fun race. Plenty of water stations this year so they must have listened to people's comments.




Last updated: 2009-07-21 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:05 | 875 yards | 01m 37s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/42
Overall: 33/565
Performance: Good
Suit: Wetsuit
Course: Nice out and back, Lake Phalen was pretty clean.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:42
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
00:32:52 | 12 miles | 21.91 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/42
Overall: 34/565
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Surprisingly rolling hills. I was expecting more of a flat course, I'm not sure why. It was a fun course.
Road:  Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:14
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:22:12 | 03.12 miles | 07m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/42
Overall: 83/565
Performance: Good
Course: Nice lake run on a trail. I enjoyed the course.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3