Jackson County Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Kansas City, Missouri
United States
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 13m 10s
Overall Rank = 46/431
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 7/47
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 5:00. Had puffed wheat cereal with bananas, skim milk.
Event warmup:

Just stretched legs mostly.
Swim
  • 09m 3s
  • 528 yards
  • 01m 43s / 100 yards
Comments:

A pretty good swim, faster than I thought. The first with a top (Pearl Izumi Singlet). I went very wide around the first bouy, almost to the woman in the boat. I would have broken 9 minutes had I not done that. On the flip side I avoided collisions etc. with other swimmers but I think most of them were behind me in my wave. I couldn't tell, I don't wear corrective vision during the swim.
What would you do differently?:

Stay closer to the markers. Buy goggles with corrective vision.
Transition 1
  • 02m 40s
Comments:

O.K. It's obvious I'm new at this. Got to practice T1. Do I go w/o socks? My transition location was not the best. It was all the way down where the run exit was. I had trouble clipping my helmet strap.
What would you do differently?:

Besides practice on just doing things faster? Get a better transition spot, figure out how to snap in the helmet faster (different helmet?).
Bike
  • 37m 41s
  • 11.75 miles
  • 18.71 mile/hr
Comments:

I've only been on a bike since late May so I'm not sure how to rate this performance. I think I did pretty good considering how new of a rider I am. Shifting was pretty good. I was off the saddle a couple of times, not because I had to but just to go faster. Mounting the bike and clipping in went smoother than I thought.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe ride harder (off the saddle more?). Not sure how much that can take away from the run.
Transition 2
  • 01m 33s
Comments:

For a beginner maybe a T1 of 1:33 is O.K. I see some do it in 50-55 seconds, most ahead of me did it closer to 1 minute. I had to run the bike the entire length of the transtion area since I was on the far end where the run starts. I did use these little plastic quick tie things on my shoes (so you don't have to tie your laces (not sure what those things are called).
What would you do differently?:

Transition location more to the middle so I don't have the run the bike the whole way.
Run
  • 22m 14s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

It felt like I was running an 8 minute mile, I wanted to go faster but it just wasn't there. I did pass a few people, this 20-30 year old guy passed me after about 1/3 of a mile and I stayed right behind him. Then I passed him after the halfway turn-around. I was suprised at my time, didn't feel like I was running at that pace.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure. Just train the run faster.
Post race
Warm down:

Not much, just stretched legs a little, had a banana, some strawberries, and a pepsi (I couldn't find a diet so I had regular).

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Experience.

Event comments:

46th out of 431, not bad for my 4th triathlon. Given I've only done 4 I would say the event was well organized. Lots of volunteers, no confusion on which way to go/turn etc. For the run I did make a left out of the trans area when I should have made a right but we were told short course was to the right so my bad on that one (luckily I only took a few steps before correcting myself). I'll do this one next year for sure.




Last updated: 2009-08-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:03 | 528 yards | 01m 43s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/47
Overall: 54/431
Performance: Good
Suit: Tri Shorts, Tri Singlet
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 02:40
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:37:41 | 11.75 miles | 18.71 mile/hr
Age Group: 10/47
Overall: 73/431
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: Mostly flat but two long climbs.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:33
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:22:14 | 03 miles | 07m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/47
Overall: 37/431
Performance: Good
Course: Pretty flat, out and back.
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4