Great Ohioan - TriathlonSprint


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Delware, Ohio
United States
Ultrafit USA
73F / 23C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 35m 37s
Overall Rank = 140/223
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 22/26
Pre-race routine:

5 packets oatmeal, milk, partial OJ
Event warmup:

light job, brief swim before wave start
Swim
  • 22m 29s
  • 704 yards
  • 03m 11s / 100 yards
Comments:

First tri jitters, panicked at start, couldn't get breating down and ended up backstroking majority of swim
What would you do differently?:

train more OWS
Transition 1
  • 00m
Bike
  • 46m 16s
  • 15 miles
  • 19.45 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

bikes too close, hard time racking bike
Run
  • 26m 53s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

first triathlon, not enough OWS practice. need to become more comfortable in water and work on swim form/speed

Event comments:

no transition times...possibly t1 and t2 included in bike time?

non race related: poor sleep the night before due to noisey hotel...DO NOT STAY AT TRAVEL INN just north of park!!!!




Last updated: 2009-08-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:22:29 | 704 yards | 03m 11s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 220/223
Performance: Bad
Suit: tri shorts and tri top
Course: along shore of Turkey Foot Lake
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:46:16 | 15 miles | 19.45 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 59/223
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: out of park, and 2 laps on sr23
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence: 89
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Below average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:53 | 03.1 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/26
Overall: 80/223
Performance: Average
Course: partial paved, partial train running. few hills, water holes to jump, plus one section with 2 12 inch pipes to hurdle.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3