Tropical Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Lake Worth, Florida
United States
Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 30m 45s
Overall Rank = 225/450
Age Group = First Timer
Age Group Rank = 4/53
Event warmup:

I was really nervous, just talk to my husband and did a little stretching.
Swim
  • 14h 48m
  • 600 yards
  • 2h 28m / 100 yards
Comments:

Water was great and calm, easy swiming. I felt confident and pass a lot of people even from the group before us. Only thing water enter in one of my eyes and bother me.
What would you do differently?:

Tight googles better.
Transition 1
  • 02m 48s
Comments:

The worst time ever, I was confused and trying to remember everything I needed. Definitly need to improve this.
What would you do differently?:

Be faster...
Bike
  • 45h 20m
  • 12.4 miles
  • 0.27 mile/hr
Comments:

I need more practice in my bike
What would you do differently?:

Train more in the bike
Transition 2
  • 01m 18s
Comments:

Better than the first transition time. I felt my feet were rocks and I couldnt run when i got out of the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Try to run faster from the beggining.
Run
  • 26h 31m
  • 3.1 miles
  • 8h 33m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt like I couldnt run for the first 3 minutes but after I got to the top of the bridge I started to feel better, run faster and pass people. Time went really fast, I felt the course was shorter than 3.1 miles.
What would you do differently?:

Not pace myself so much, Now I think that I could got a better time.
Post race
Warm down:

Just hugging my 3 kids and talking to my family. Drank water and orange juice.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of Experience

Event comments:

I had a lot of fun, cant wait to go to another race and improve my times.




Last updated: 2009-09-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
14:48:00 | 600 yards | 2h 28m / 100yards
Age Group: 3/53
Overall: 95/450
Performance: Good
Suit: swim top and tri shorts
Course:
Start type: Run Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Good
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:48
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Below average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Below average
Biking
45:20:00 | 12.4 miles | 0.27 mile/hr
Age Group: 14/53
Overall: 308/450
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Over the bridge twice and 4 U turns on Federal Highway.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:18
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
26:31:00 | 03.1 miles | 8h 33m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/53
Overall: 179/450
Performance: Average
Course: Over the bridge twice, loved the course.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4