Hickory Knob Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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McCormick, South Carolina
United States
USAT
52F / 11C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 20m 19s
Overall Rank = 80/145
Age Group = MC
Age Group Rank = 2/6
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 3:00am. Forced myself to sleep alittle bit longer so at 4:40am I went ahead and got up. I had already got my cloths ready so all I had to do was to load my bike into the truck, stop by the gas station and grab a blueberry poptart. Robin had came down and went with me to the event. Madison was at home sick with the flu.
Event warmup:

Got to the event at 7:30am and picked up my packet, used the restroom and set up my transition. After setting up the transition, headed to the swim area to take a look. Didn't warmup at all which was a bad mistake because I pulled my calve muscle running to the transition area after the swim.
Swim
  • 16m 7s
  • 547 yards
  • 02m 57s / 100 yards
Comments:

I felt really good about my swim seeing that this was my first OWS.
Transition 1
  • 03m 20s
Comments:

Major issues here. My calve was killimg me so I took my time to sit down and remove my wetsuit. Suit stuck on both heels. After I got the suit off, I could barely run with the bike.
What would you do differently?:

Have my wetsuit pulled down to my waist. Bring the PAM.
Bike
  • 33m 38s
  • 10 miles
  • 17.84 mile/hr
Comments:

Took the time to strech my left calve a little on the way back. Didn't help much.

Still need to push it harder on the bike. Left some out there.
Transition 2
  • 103m
Comments:

Not to bad. I still have a lot of room for improvement.
Run
  • 26m 12s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

Calve was killing me..Please warm up next time!!!!!
Post race
Warm down:

Eat & Talk

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Pulled calve muscle. Still leaving some out on the course.

Event comments:

This was the worst race that I competed in this year. Not enough room for everyone on the dock, steep hill from the swim area to the transition area, traffic moving in and out during the bike and run seqments, no one was at the run turn-around, crappy awards.




Last updated: 2009-10-17 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:07 | 547 yards | 02m 57s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/6
Overall: 122/145
Performance: Average
Suit: 2XU SC:2 Long John
Course: 500 meter swim. Didn't like the long run up a steep hill to the transition area. Note above comment about pulled calve muscle.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 71F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:20
Performance: Bad
Cap removal: Bad Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:33:38 | 10 miles | 17.84 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 0/145
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Rolling hills nothing major. Out and back.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 81
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 103:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:26:12 | 03.1 miles | 08m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/6
Overall: 86/145
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 1