Las Vegas Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
Mountain Man Events
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 51m 19s
Overall Rank = 224/312
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 9/14
Pre-race routine:

Pasta night before with a few corona's...
Event warmup:

Did a light swim to warm up.... really liked this.
Swim
  • 17m 40s
  • 820 yards
  • 02m 09s / 100 yards
Comments:

Good swim... alittle scared of distance but overall good. Didn't know timing mat was way up the beach... I would have run up instead of walked.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Transition 1
  • 04m 44s
Comments:

First hill a killer
What would you do differently?:

used more glide on top of feet
Bike
  • 52m 28s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 14.21 mile/hr
Comments:

Didn't plan on doing the last huge hill.. there was some confusion amoung sprint people - we thought the turn around was at the guard shack .... know one new for sure so up the hill we went.. this was a killer
What would you do differently?:

Spin classes for hill training.. we don't have any hills here.
Transition 2
  • 00m
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 33m 33s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 10m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

this was hard.. did npt like the uneven surface and hills. Finished in a sprint with another contestant.. that was fun
Post race
Warm down:

Swam alittle - mostley to cool down

What limited your ability to perform faster:

heat and the last hill on the bike took alot out of me

Event comments:

Upset over the bike - promoted as flattest bike course in vegas... map on internet shows a turn around that didn't happen.. so again... up the hill we went.




Last updated: 2009-09-27 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:40 | 820 yards | 02m 09s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/14
Overall: 0/312
Performance: Good
Suit: Sleevless
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:44
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:52:28 | 12.43 miles | 14.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/14
Overall: 0/312
Performance:
Wind: None
Course: Harder than I'm used to -
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:33:33 | 03.11 miles | 10m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 9/14
Overall: 0/312
Performance: Average
Course: Rocky and uneven... didn't like it much.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2