GCC Adult Halloween Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Glendale, Arizona
United States
Tri-Family Racing
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 11m 59s
Overall Rank = 259/266
Age Group = Athena
Age Group Rank = 5/5
Pre-race routine:

Pumped up tires, laid everything out.
Event warmup:

Swam a few laps - found out we could do flip turns so I practiced a few.
Swim
  • 09m 42s
  • 437 yards
  • 02m 13s / 100 yards
Comments:

I thought my time was better than it turned out to be but I was pleased at the time.
Transition 1
  • 03m 20s
Comments:

My HR monitor says this took a long time, but there was also the run from the pool so my guess is the official number will look lower.
Bike
  • 52m 51s
  • 12.11 miles
  • 13.75 mile/hr
Comments:

MEH - FLAT TIRE! The time on my HRmonitor is another 10 minutes longer because I had to change that stupid front tire. It didn't go smoothly, I'm sure because I was trying to rush. But I entered the time the bike computer said because I am more interested in my own athletic performance than my ability to change a tire.
What would you do differently?:

Not rush the tire changing as much and not let it demoralize me quite as much....
Transition 2
  • 00m 30s
Comments:

No problem - since I don't use bike shoes this one is always really quick.
Run
  • 53m
  • 3.9 miles
  • 13m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Better than I expected frankly. I was really down going into it because I knew that any chance of placing was lost due to the tire issue, but I just kept going and feel good about the overall result.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

a flat tire and the mental distraction of it afterward.

Event comments:

I'll do it again, just to prove that my bike time should be MUCH faster....




Last updated: 2005-10-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:42 | 437 yards | 02m 13s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/266
Performance: Average
Avg HR 151
Suit:
Course: Serpintine in a pool with flip-turns
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:20
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:52:51 | 12.11 miles | 13.75 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/266
Performance: Bad
Wind:
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Below average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:30
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:53:00 | 03.9 miles | 13m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/5
Overall: 0/266
Performance: Average
Course: Mix of paved and unpaved, basically flat.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 4