10th Annual Southern Branch YMCA Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania
United States
Southern Branch YMCA
55F / 13C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 27m
Overall Rank = 16/140
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 6/27
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 6:15. Had coffee and bagel w/PB and honey. Drove to the race and was there by 7:00. Checked in and went to set up my transition. There were racks for maybe 40-50 bikes so I set up at the edge of the parking lot, laying my bike on the ground.
Event warmup:

None whatsoever. I knew I wouldn't start the swim until 9:30 or later (ended up at in the H2O at 9:50)so I just walked around and watched the first heats of the swim
Swim
  • 08m 22s
  • 525 meters
  • 01m 35s / 100 meters
Transition 1
  • 01m 15s
Comments:

Ran out into the parking lot. a bunch of people were already clearing out their gear and heading to their cars and others were heading out on the run. Put on a long sleeve shirt because It was cold and would be cold on the bike - wasted some time (probably 20 seconds)
Bike
  • 52m 34s
  • 15.2 miles
  • 17.35 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Push a bit harder. Work more on going downhills with out riding the brakes.
Transition 2
  • 01m 5s
Comments:

A bit slow - calfs threatened to cramp up putting on running shoes. Pulled off the long sleeved shirt.
Run
  • 23m 44s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

Good solid run. Made sure I ran up all the hills. Tried to keep an even pace until the last 1/2 mile. Felt OK but could have gone a little faster at the beginning - 8:00 min/mile. Ended up passing 6 people in the last 1/2 mile.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Need more time on the bike - kind of my Achilles heal in moving me up the leader board

Event comments:

They have to figure out a better way to run the swim. I was one of the last in the water (you were seeded in reverse order of expected swim time) almost 2 hrs after the race start. They should go with a 400 M swim with a serpentine swim rather than the way they did it. Bike and run were OK - but it would have been nice to have some police presence at the 2 turns where there was a lot of traffic.




Last updated: 2009-09-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:08:22 | 525 meters | 01m 35s / 100meters
Age Group: 3/27
Overall: 17/140
Performance: Good
Suit: tri suit
Course: 21 laps in a swimming pool. Swam in 1/2 a lane. They started the slowest swimmers first. when a swimmer finished their swim the next person would go. I was one of the last 10 to swim. EZ swim and held pretty good speed.
Start type: Inside Pool Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 81F / 27C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:15
Performance:
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:52:34 | 15.2 miles | 17.35 mile/hr
Age Group: 8/27
Overall: 21/140
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Rolling hills with 2 very steep ones. Still having some hesitancy going downhill. did reasonably well overall. Passed more than passed me - which is always a goal, but could have gone a bit faster. Chest was congested - starting to come down with a cold. Did really well on the hills. All those local rides helped.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:05
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:23:44 | 03.1 miles | 07m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/27
Overall: 18/140
Performance: Good
Course: Rolling hills through a neighborhood then through a park to the finish
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2