Luray Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Luray, Virginia
United States
Set Up Events
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 10m 46s
Overall Rank = 248/307
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Light Breakfast with plenty of time to settle. Cliff bar closer to start.
Event warmup:

Light Jog, and a little
Swim
  • 16m 51s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 15s / 100 meters
Comments:

Started with Age group rather than newbies, so Hung back on start. Had a tough time navigating/passing all the bodies.
What would you do differently?:

Be more confident at the start. Be more aggressive in my passing. Get in the grove and just swim. faster
Transition 1
  • 02m 55s
Comments:

Got a little lost :)
What would you do differently?:

Will be better organized, and just go faster. and put helmet on before starting to push bike.
Bike
  • 1h 15m 50s
  • 17 miles
  • 13.45 mile/hr
Comments:

Thought a bike Computer might be a distraction, wrong. Wish I used one. Longer hills. Trained on shorter, more intense hills, with down hills after. 12 year old mountain bike was no advantage. Seat kept sliding
What would you do differently?:

Get Computer. fix seat. get Road bike. Train more. go Faster
Transition 2
  • 01m 18s
Comments:

Kept feeling like i was forgetting something. didnt need to change shoes, so I should have been faster.
What would you do differently?:

Will Make sure bike fits into rack before getting to my spot (lower seat).
Run
  • 33m 55s
  • 5 kms
  • 06m 47s  min/km
Comments:

Would like to have gone faster and walked less.
What would you do differently?:

Train more. Go faster. Tough it out and put one foot in front of the other better.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking, talking and Smiling!

Event comments:

Was my First Tri. I learned a lot and have a lot of information to go back an use to practice.




Last updated: 2009-08-16 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:51 | 750 meters | 02m 15s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 107/307
Performance: Average
Suit: no
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:55
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
01:15:50 | 17 miles | 13.45 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 275/307
Performance: Bad
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Below average
Race pace: Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:18
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:33:55 | 05 kms | 06m 47s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 248/307
Performance: Below average
Course: Out and Back
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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