Pequannock Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Pequannock, New Jersey
United States
70F / 21C
Precipitation
Total Time = 7h 00m
Overall Rank = /500
Age Group = 45
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up around 5AM. Slept very well even though it was my first triathlon. Drank like a fish in the days before. That morning had some coffee and half a bagel with peanut butter. Drank about 500 ml up to about 20 min before the race
Event warmup:

Nothing really...got in the water a little bit before hand to practice a few strokes
Swim
  • 10m 50s
  • 440 yards
  • 02m 28s / 100 yards
Comments:

I tried to make sure I tempered the adrenaline a little. Didn't dive in - calmly walked in and started swimming. Kept getting kicked and hit in the head...very hard to get into a steady pace. This was the first time I swam outside of a pool. That all by itself didn't make too much difference.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure - maybe stick to the inside or outside more to avoid the masses. As I remember - I started toward the back and the middle of the wave. I was disappointed that I never got into a good stroke/rhythm
Transition 1
  • 03m 58s
Comments:

By this time, it was raining pretty steadily. I had a towel to dry off my feet at T1 to help get into socks easier - but that didn't help! Everything was wet/damp. That slowed things up.
Found my bike OK
What would you do differently?:

Maybe bring a plastic bag to stash my socks and cycling shoes.
Bike
  • 32m 53s
  • 10.7 miles
  • 19.52 mile/hr
Comments:

Bike felt great despite the deluge of rain. I kept the pace light ~18mph for the first .5 mi to 1 mi and then turned up the gas. Waited until I had the wind at my back and then turned the pace up to 21 to 22 mph. Kept a steady pace of around 20 mph for the whole thing.
Drank about 1/2 my bottle
What would you do differently?:

Not much - wish it didn't rain as much.
Transition 2
  • 01m 35s
Comments:

Good and quick transition. I loosened my shoes as I was coming into the transition area and opened them, so I was running my shoes already opened. I don't know how people can do that with road shoes. Put the garmin from my bike into my gel pocket and used the spilt time to get separate data for the run.
What would you do differently?:

Not much
Run
  • 34m 48s
  • 3.46 miles
  • 10m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

Overall - not bad. The trail part of the run was a mud field given the rain...so that was a mess.
Did not have anything to drink along the way...but that was fine. There were volunteers handing out water - but I didn't really need any. Very hard w/o a pace meter to judge how fast/slow I was going. I definitely found a pace around 1 mile in and stuck with that.
What would you do differently?:

It went about as good as it was going to go for me
Post race
Warm down:

Not much! I was just glad to be done and finish!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The weather - definitely. Getting into a good swimming rhythm. I could have done better on the swim. I would rank my performance as Bike: 9/10...Run: 8/10...Swim: 5/10. I thought I would have done and felt much worse on the run.

Event comments:

For my first triathlon - I think everything went great. I know I need to work on my run some more...a 10 min/mile is not great.




Last updated: 2009-08-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:50 | 440 yards | 02m 28s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/500
Performance: Below average
Suit: Tri Suit
Course: One lap around a set of bouys
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Good
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:58
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:32:53 | 10.7 miles | 19.52 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/500
Performance: Good
HRave: 159 HRMx: 167
Wind: Little
Course: Flat as a pancake
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence: 93
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:35
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:34:48 | 03.46 miles | 10m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/500
Performance: Good
This is from the Garmin on my bike - I guess it is accurate HRave: 163 HRMx: 168
Course: Part trail - part road
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4