PBR Off-Road triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Tempe, Arizona
United States
Red Rock Company
Sunny
Total Time = 7h 38m
Overall Rank = 52/87
Age Group = F25-29
Age Group Rank = 12/24
Pre-race routine:

Set up T-area. Make snappy remarks about some of the bikes people had - there was Hummer Bike! Nearly died from trying a Gu. I'll never like those things. Complain about not having breakfast and the fact my husband was still sleeping when I left the hotel.
Event warmup:

Swam a few strokes once we were allowed in the water.
Swim
  • 16m 39s
  • 820 yards
  • 02m 02s / 100 yards
Comments:

This is by far my best swim! Everything felt great, I just got in and swam. I caught up to and passed a significant amount of Flag swim caps - those guys started 8 mins before me! My goal was to be within about 2 minutes of Elaine out of the water and I was surprised to see in transition as I was headed out. The girl who got first in my AG swam 4 minutes faster than I did. Nothing I could do about that!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I took about 5 minutes off my time from last year (wore a sleeveless suit both years). Couldn't be happier. 19/82 in the women is not too shabby either!
Transition 1
  • 02m 11s
Comments:

Could have been a little faster. Transition was on the sand volleyball courts so running was out (I don't do sand). Plus I ended up with tons of sand on my feet and I tried to wipe some off, didn't want blisters after all, but it would have taken too long.
What would you do differently?:

Had it not been in the sand, I think this would have been a great T1.
Bike
  • 1h 41m 34s
  • 13.3 miles
  • 7.86 mile/hr
Comments:

Erik and I had gone over to the course the night before to scope out this stupid rock "drop" (It is like all of 6", but there are rocks you have to roll over before it and it is mildly steep). Last year I bailed the 3 times we had to do it. This year I bailed the 2 times we had to do it. The first time I was almost there but there was too many people on the course (going too many ways). The second time, I started to get there and just chickened out. The rest of the course was fairly uneventful. There are 2 steep climbs, the first time I had to walk the first from about the halfway (too many people walking and only 1 clean line), rode the 2nd one and then promptly laid my bike down on the next hard left by getting just a smidge out to the right and my bike hit some loose sand and just skidded out. I stayed standing so that is key. The 2nd time up the hills, I made it about 5' from the top when I hit a rock and just got stopped. I made the 2nd hill. They added an out and back along the canal that was fantastic. Easy to cruise at 12-13 mph (we're mountain biking remember) and pass people. On the rolly downhill stuff on the backside, I heard the medic talking about someone going over the handlebars....oops! Easy to see how that could happen in that location. I made it up all the rocky stuff on the 2nd lap. The first lap was fairly congested which made sections difficult. Since this is a good newbie off-road tri you get a lot of people who don't realize they need to get off the rideable section of trail for those us trying to ride.
What would you do differently?:

Ride more and do that stupid rock "drop". I don't really get what freaks me out about it and I suspect that if I just went to ride it on my own I could probably do it. The amount of people (and photographer) around there makes it a little more nerve wracking.
Transition 2
  • 01m 27s
Comments:

Again with the sand so I walked through transition. Off-road tri's are easy for me since I ride platforms on my mtn bike - no shoe change required!
Run
  • 45m 49s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 14m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

Yeah running still blows. I was trying to keep a 1min walk/1:30run going in the beginning to get the legs going. I thought I actually should have been doing better than I was. They changed the course a bit to add another rocky climbing section which is where I got slowed down. Steep uphills = walking. Once I hit pavement I moved to running between light poles 1-3 and walking 3-4. Then once the sidewalk turned downhill I tried to keep a steady (slow) pace to the aid station. Walk the aid station, run to the bridge, walk in the shade, do a little running, a last walk and then take it to the finish. Near the finish this girl passed me going not much fast than I was and I noticed she had 27 on her leg. Rather than pass her so early before the finish, I just sat behind her and went nearly her pace. With about 100 yds to the finish I said screw it and really picked up my pace and crossed about 6 sec in front of her. I'm happy to have passed someone in my AG while running. Small feats.
What would you do differently?:

Run more. I've been running more for my marathon training but mountain biking is weird on the legs - so is trail running.
Post race
Warm down:

Slip'n'Slide!!!!!!

Event comments:

My goal was to A) not leave T1 w/a flat this year - success; B)Take 30 minutes off last years time - took about 22 mins; C)Have there still be water on the slip'n'slide when I finished - success.

My run was longer than last year which I'll chalk up to their additional rocky section. My bike was slightly shorter even with 1 less lap due to the easy out and back, last years bike was about 10 miles, this was closer to 13. My swim was phenomenal, nothing more I could have hoped for.




Last updated: 2009-10-09 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:39 | 820 yards | 02m 02s / 100yards
Age Group: 2/24
Overall: 19/87
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Big 3-left turn rectangle
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:11
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:41:34 | 13.3 miles | 7.86 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/24
Overall: 53/87
Performance: Average
HR didn't work the whole time, must investigate.
Wind:
Course: 2 loops through Moeur Park.
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills: Average
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:27
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:45:49 | 03.1 miles | 14m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/24
Overall: 75/87
Performance: Average
Course: About 1.5 miles of trail/1.5 miles of road.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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]