Fawn Lake Triathlon Sprint and Super Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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Fredericksburg, Virginia
United States
Race Timing Unlimited
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 05m 39s
Overall Rank = 2/70
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 2 am and ate my peanut butter toast. Went back to bed and woke up at 0600 to use the bathroom.
Event warmup:

Quick 1/2 mile jog, stretched then jumped in the lake and swam about 100 meters and waded in the water until the race started.
Swim
  • 16m 48s
  • 766 yards
  • 02m 11s / 100 yards
Comments:

I'm just a pretty poor swimmer
What would you do differently?:

Keep working on my swim technique.
Transition 1
  • 01m 18s
Comments:

It was good to see my girls cheering me on as I was coming out of the water.
Bike
  • 29m
  • 12 miles
  • 24.83 mile/hr
Comments:

I made a mental error in thinking I was supposed to veer to the right to come into T2. At the last minute, one of the race officials shouted that I needed to veer left. I braked hard and skidded about 15 feet and avoided crashing into a crowd of about a dozen people. Very lucky there wasn't an accident, but my tire didn't fare so well. When I got home, I noticed chunks of the tire missing.

I believe the bike route was short, my Garmin showed that the route was 10.5 miles.
What would you do differently?:

I would make sure my bike is properly tuned up. In the beginning of the bike, I shifted from the little ring to big ring and my chain almost came off. Luckily, I noticed this happening and was able to shift back to the little ring before the chain came off completely.
Transition 2
  • 00m 36s
Comments:

Didn't have much luck running the bike with the shoes still on the pedals. One of the shoes dragged on the ground and fell off. This is the 3rd time (out of 4) that I lost a shoe.
Run
  • 17m 57s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 05m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Pretty good run, but again, I believe the course was a little short. My garmin showed the run at 2.7 miles.
Post race
Event comments:

Great race that I would do again. Since this was the first year of this very local race, I don't think the RD anticipated so many people. It would be nice to have age groups breakdowns as well as ensure the course distances are little more accurate.




Last updated: 2009-08-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:48 | 766 yards | 02m 11s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/70
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: It was pretty much a triangle.
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:18
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:29:00 | 12 miles | 24.83 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/70
Performance:
Wind:
Course: It was 3 loops of the neighborhood. Roads were nice and wide with very minimal traffic. Mostly flat with minimal inclines
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:36
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:17:57 | 03.11 miles | 05m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/70
Performance: Good
Course: Sidewalk
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4