White Lake Sprint Triathlon II - TriathlonSprint


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White Lake, NC, North Carolina
United States
Setup Events
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 28m 33s
Overall Rank = 119/555
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 5/14
Pre-race routine:

Took week off for the most part. Did my morning swims and hit my two standard body pump classes with some P90X. 3 Hammer Gels for nutrition and that was really all I needed. Felt strong all the way through the 3 events and came no where near bonking.
Event warmup:

Stretched for 10 minutes and did a 10 minute jog before the race.
Swim
  • 17m 33s
  • 820 yards
  • 02m 08s / 100 yards
Comments:

Need to get in a few more lake swims to get the wetsuit "thing" down. Will do this over the summer months.
What would you do differently?:

For some reason my goggles fogged up. They are the ones I usually use for USMS events and when diving off swim platforms. I have something called "Cat Crap" that helps prevent goggles from fogging, but forgot to use it. A mistake. Made sighting a little more difficult than it should have been. M. told me she didn't have any fogging problems, so I'll use the Cat Crap next OWS in Lake Norman to experiment.

Get a few practice swims in with the wetsuit. I can now understand why people like to wear them and also understand the "panic attack".
Transition 1
  • 02m 18s
Comments:

This went a little better than I had anticipated. I did use the glide and it helped, even though I was shocked to hear we could use our wetsuits, at least I was prepared. The previous day (Sat) the scheduled HIM event did not allow wetsuits and it was 90+ degrees.
NOT wearing socks is a great idea and no blisters to boot this time! Maybe the glide helped.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Bike
  • 41m 7s
  • 14 miles
  • 20.43 mile/hr
Comments:

Loved the bike course.
What would you do differently?:

Don't believe I could have pushed myself much harder. Will have to train better to improve my time, which I should be able to do.
Transition 2
  • 01m 20s
Comments:

Didn't rack the bike quite right the first time, cost me a couple seconds
What would you do differently?:

Did as well as I could have, no real blunders with the exception of not getting my left brake fully racked the first try.
Run
  • 26m 17s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

Fastest time for me in years. Very happy with it, just need to improve it with more running.
What would you do differently?:

Just need to train better.
Post race
Warm down:

No massage. Stretched, drank water, ate bananas.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

No limit other than the short panic attack in the water.

Event comments:

The Setup Events have this down pat. Everyone out there today was great and had a great experience out there.




Last updated: 2010-01-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:33 | 820 yards | 02m 08s / 100yards
Age Group: 7/14
Overall: 143/555
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Vector
Course: Took big gulp of water 200 meters out and had a bit of a panic for a few seconds. Was able to recover by treading water. KNOWING it could happen helped me get through it and the rest of the swim was very enjoyable.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:18
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:41:07 | 14 miles | 20.43 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/14
Overall: 78/555
Performance: Good
Strong all the way. NO one passed me but one guy who I had passed earlier but passed me again. So I don't count him as really passing me :-)
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: VERY flat, loved it.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:20
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:26:17 | 03.11 miles | 08m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/14
Overall: 209/555
Performance: Good
Course: Very flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5