Tawas Bay Triathlon Festival- Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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East Tawas, Michigan
United States
3D Racing
59F / 15C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 30m 44s
Overall Rank = 85/201
Age Group = 35 - 39
Age Group Rank = 7/11
Pre-race routine:

Arrvied early for setup as I wasn't sure how busy the downtown area would be. When I got there there was a lot of area to park the car take my time and setup. Forgot to grab something to eat so I went to a local grocery store and bought a powerbar. That was probably a good thing!
Event warmup:

10 min. prior tot he swim start, I went into the water and got use to the water and did a few short swim strokes.
Swim
  • 13h 33m
  • 500 meters
  • 2h 42m 36s / 100 meters
What would you do differently?:

See comments above about starting on the opposite side of the group then I did. This really cost me a lot in my swim pacing.
Transition 1
  • 03m 43s
Comments:

The wetsuit was easy to remove.
What would you do differently?:

nothing, except for maybe go faster.
Bike
  • 41h 46m
  • 12.43 miles
  • 0.30 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

If I want to increase my pace I need to be more agressive about passing people rather then being content to hang back as much as I did.

Transition 2
  • 02m 14s
What would you do differently?:

Need to be more careful about dismounting. I took the wrong foot out of the pedals and almost crashed on the street before entering the transition area.
Run
  • 29m 30s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Very bad run for me. I should have been and could have been faster. My legs were cramping up so bad that I had to stop 3 or more times just to give them a break and massage it out.
What would you do differently?:

I will spend much more time this year on RUN training so that this will be my best event!
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around with the family and took some pictures. Drank some HEED and lots of water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

leg cramps

Event comments:

This is a fun event for anyone interested in a late Michigan Triathlon.




Last updated: 2009-08-20 12:00 AM
Swimming
13:33:00 | 500 meters | 2h 42m 36s / 100meters
Age Group: 6/11
Overall: 52/201
Performance: Average
Suit: Zoot Farmer John
Course: This was a short/shallow (on the way out) swim. Couple of problems: 1) I should have started on the opposite side of where I did becuase I had to swim back through a lot of people before I could actually get some open water, and 2) Big problem with the shallow water was that there were too many people walking at the first part and it was hard to swim around them.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:43
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
41:46:00 | 12.43 miles | 0.30 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/11
Overall: 69/201
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: this was a pretty flat and fast course. Also there were a lot of cars and slower bikers that had to be dealt with. I could have gone faster but since I'm not an elite runner and obviously wasn't going to place....I didn't push the pace as much as I could have.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:14
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:29:30 | 03.11 miles | 09m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/11
Overall: 116/201
Performance: Bad
Course: Not the course that I was hoping for (along the water as in previous year), but overall it was a nice course thorugh the local neighborhoods.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4