Rip Van Winkle - TriathlonSprint


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New Iberia, Louisiana
United States
Tri-Cajuns
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 17m 22s
Overall Rank = 7/149
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 1/26
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 04:00. Eat 2 scrambled eggs and 2 pieces of whole wheat toast and a cup of coffee for the road. Loaded up the bike and drove 1 hour to the race.
Event warmup:

Not much, swam half way out to the first bouy and back.
Swim
  • 10m 53s
  • 656 yards
  • 01m 40s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim. Started slightly to the left of the pack. No contact with a straight line to the bouy. I got to the first bouy with 2 others they went about 10' outside and I went to the inside and never saw then again. It felt I was swimming alone. On the way back the sun was in my eyes making it difficult to see the dock. Time includes run to transition, I was out of the water in 9.45.
What would you do differently?:

Not much sighting was good, never went off course once.
Transition 1
  • 00m 26s
Comments:

Speed bumps right out of transition so you could not put your feet in your shoes until you past them.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, second fastest transition overall.
Bike
  • 47m 54s
  • 17.5 miles
  • 21.92 mile/hr
Comments:

Crappy bike split. It seemed like I was putting out lots of effort for the speed I was going. Again it felt like I was all by myself. There was one guy about a .25 miles ahead of me that I never cought up to. I was passed by one person at mile 11 (turns out he won first overall). I was hoping for atleast 22.5 to 23. I have only been on the bike a few times in the last couple of weeks but thats not really an excuse.
What would you do differently?:

Ride harder.
Transition 2
  • 00m 32s
Comments:

Brain freeze. Don't know what happened. For some reason or another I didn't do a flying dismount.

Also met mama bear working in transition. Had a nice little chat with her while I was putting on the run gear. Even the anouncer thought it was funny that I was talking to her while in transition.
What would you do differently?:

Flying dismount.
Run
  • 17m 37s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 07m 03s  min/mile
Comments:

Not to bad considering I suck at running and have not been running. My foot started to hurt on vacation and I did not get new shoes until I got back home. Ran in my new shoes for the first time at the race, 2 small blisters on the feet because of it.
What would you do differently?:

Not have a hurt foot and train more before the race. Not wear new shoes for the first time in a race.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank water and gatoraide. Watch the others finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training over the last month.

Event comments:

Great race as usual. Organized and on time. Good food and a friendly atmosphere.




Last updated: 2009-08-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:53 | 656 yards | 01m 40s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/26
Overall: 13/149
Performance: Good
Suit: tri pants
Course: Triangular sort of.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 85F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 00:26.5
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:47:54 | 17.5 miles | 21.92 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/26
Overall: 17/149
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Circle around the lake through back country roads. Crappy roads for the first 2 miles, after that tytpical South Louisiana roads.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:31.6
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:17:37 | 02.5 miles | 07m 03s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/26
Overall: 27/149
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back through the nursery.
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? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5