Dartmouth Parks Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Dartmouth, Massachusetts
United States
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68F / 20C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 07m 25s
Overall Rank = 95/176
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 24/37
Pre-race routine:

Had pasta dinner at the Harrington's house and got to sleep shortly after 10pm at the Sheahan's house. Bagel with peanut butter, coffee and a banana for breakfast
Event warmup:

light jogging and stretching.
Swim
  • 08m 12s
  • 550 yards
  • 01m 29s / 100 yards
Comments:

Felt pretty good on the swim. The water felt great. Warm and clean. Nice sandy beach. Pressed hard right til the end. Heart rate was going pretty good coming out of the water.
What would you do differently?:

Don't start too far outside if the first leg is short. I lost about 10-15yds because of this.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

The bike rack had fallen down, so my goggles, glasses and stuff was scattered on the ground. No problem getting sand off the feet with a simple rub of from a towel.
Bike
  • 34m 42s
  • 9 miles
  • 15.56 mile/hr
Comments:

Handlebars were crooked because of the damn bike rack collapsing. Other than that, my biking needs work. Averaging under 16mph is not where I want to be. Just seem to be losing too much speed on the uphills.
What would you do differently?:

tighten bolts to avoid issue with stuff getting out of alignment.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

The bike racks were collapsed with all bikes on the ground. Other than that, a pretty quick transition.
Run
  • 24m 32s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt OK on the run, but was generally a slow pace.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Just have to continue to train hard on the bike and running

Event comments:

Great beach setting with cool country rodes for the bike and run. The organizers really need to figure out how to stabilizing the bike racks. They collapsed twice during the race, scattering equipment and in some cases causing damage to bikes. Other than that it was a fun race that I'll plan on doing again in 2010.




Last updated: 2009-08-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:12 | 550 yards | 01m 29s / 100yards
Age Group: 11/37
Overall: 60/176
Performance: Good
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Suit:
Course: Small leg out to first bouy and then along the beach to the 2nd bouy and back into the beach.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:34:42 | 09 miles | 15.56 mile/hr
Age Group: 26/37
Overall: 103/176
Performance: Below average
Wind: Some
Course: Steepest hill is in the first mile coming out of the beach rode, otherwise mostly a mix of flats and gradually hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:24:32 | 03 miles | 08m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 27/37
Overall: 115/176
Performance: Average
Course: This likely was not quite 3 miles. The uphill coming out of the beach gate area was pretty tough.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3