Shark Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Rogers, Arkansas
United States
78F / 26C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 33m 7s
Overall Rank = T68/231
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 5/9
Swim
  • 16m 50s
  • 500 yards
  • 03m 22s / 100 yards
Comments:

What can I say? This didn't go at all like I had planned. I expected a time in the water of about 12 minutes. I went out WAY too hard and couldn't catch my breath after the first 200 yards. I swam the last 300 yards doing the breast stroke. It was a horrible swim and I felt terrible. I blew up and it hurt me the remainder of the race.
What would you do differently?:

Swim my own race and go at a reasonable pace.
Transition 1
  • 01m 56s
Comments:

I had no idea what to expect. I figured 2:30 would be pretty good for a first triathlon, so 1:56 is OK with me.
What would you do differently?:

I was trying too hard to catch my breath after the death swim. I think I could do a sprint OK without socks... for sure without gloves.
Bike
  • 45m 41s
  • 15 miles
  • 19.70 mile/hr
Comments:

I was a minute slower than I thought I would be. I expected to average 21 mph, but the first few miles were really tough after the swim.
What would you do differently?:

I just didn't push hard enough on the flats and downhills. I was passed by three riders on the course, all of them going the speed of heat. I did well on the hills and probably passed 20 or more riders. I'm not unhappy with the ride, but I could have done better.
Transition 2
  • 01m 42s
Comments:

I racked the bike, took off the helmet, gloves, and glasses, and couldn't find my running shoes. WTF? I was in the wrong rack. So I had to pick everything up and move it. Again, the wet socks didn't help. I think going without socks is the ticket in shorter races.
What would you do differently?:

Find the correct bike rack! Go without socks.
Run
  • 26m 55s
  • 3.2 miles
  • 08m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

I expected to run at least an 8 minute pace and was thinking a 7:30 wasn't out of the question. The first mile was brutal. I made up some time in the last mile and lost some time at the end of the race slowing down to pick up a friend, but that probably only cost me 30 seconds or so. I am disappointed in my pace.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster? Hell, I don't know. I did the best I could given my apparent lack of conditioning.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

The swim. I never recovered from the first three minutes of the race.

Event comments:

This was one of the best organized events I've attended. It was my first tri, but no other race or bike event has been this well organized. Great job!!




Last updated: 2009-08-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:50 | 500 yards | 03m 22s / 100yards
Age Group: 8/9
Overall: 106/231
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course: Out and back - longer than 500 yds according to the elites
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:56
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:45:41 | 15 miles | 19.70 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 48/231
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course: Rollers
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 85
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:42
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Bad
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:55 | 03.2 miles | 08m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/9
Overall: 62/231
Performance: Below average
Course: Relatively flat, out and back.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5