2009 Trek Women Triathlon Series - TriathlonSprint


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Orlando, Florida
United States
87F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 44m 53s
Overall Rank = 293/940
Age Group = Mixed
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

I don't know what this means, but... I woke up an hour before leaving the cabin. I had a small bowl of oatmeal and an FRS drink (with Quercitine in it). James put my number on me with a happy sun picture as well! We got on the shuttle and went to transition, where I set up all of my stuff for the rest of the race. I put a balloon there the day before, not knowing it would deflate for the next morning! You live and learn, right! Then we met up with Michele Spenny, took some pictures and warmed up with her group.
Event warmup:

Did some stretching and some jumping jacks, run in place to warm up the muscles. (There were tons of mosquitos out too, so it helped to keep moving)
Swim
  • 16m 21s
  • 880 yards
  • 01m 52s / 100 yards
Comments:

Only got kicked once! Managed to get around the slower girls pretty good and without much difficulty
What would you do differently?:

Definitely practice the swimming more, even though I'm a great swimmer...especially open water (only went 3 times before actual race)
Transition 1
  • 05m 50s
Comments:

Didn't have my own bike. Borrowed Bob's bike. Put on bike shorts in between the shoes and the shirt. Don't have clip shoes either so I wore my running shoes which I, washed off my feet, dried them off, put on socks, put on shoes, tied the shoes. Put on my shirt with bib number on it, cleaned off my sunglasses, put helmet on, sunglasses on and then dismounted bike from rack. I know this transition could have been faster. I just don't like things on the bottom of my feet and wanted to be comfortable.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe learn how to do transitions faster while still being comfortable
Bike
  • 48m 33s
  • 12 miles
  • 14.83 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 01m 27s
Comments:

Better transiction due to already having running shoes one my feet with socks and everything else already on. Only had to rack the bike
Run
  • 32m 39s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 10m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran/jogged the whole way
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around, keep moving for a little bit

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Transitions and not really knowing how to train for my first triathlon

Event comments:

I had alot of fun and saw some people that I knew! It was fun


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Last updated: 2009-12-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:21 | 880 yards | 01m 52s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 18/940
Performance: Good
Suit: Speedo suit
Course: Open water Bay Lake at Disney. Had to go around big bouys. Had swim angels in the water and lifeguards for safety
Start type: Run Plus: Shot
Water temp: 80F / 27C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 05:50
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:48:33 | 12 miles | 14.83 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 580/940
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course:
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 14
Turns: Average Cornering: Below average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:27
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:32:39 | 03.1 miles | 10m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 346/940
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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