Patriots Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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Williamsburg, Virginia
United States
Set-Up Events
74F / 23C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 56m 53s
Overall Rank = 338/347
Age Group = 50
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Light rain
Light breakfast at IHOP, ate about 1 pancake, 3/4 cup of has browns, 2 scrabled eggs, 2 sausage links.
Got to the race are about 5:15.
Got my chip and set up my trasition areaput pwder in my shoes and put shoes and socks in plastic bag. put my glasses and belt in helmet and attached helmet to handle bars.
I had my towel under crate with run hat.
Rain began to come down so I put on my wet suit.
Event warmup:

Light stretch and talked to other competitors.
Swim
  • 16m 36s
  • 820 yards
  • 02m 01s / 100 yards
Comments:

Benediction and comment about 9/11, played Star Spangled banner, very touching.
1st bouy broke loose, and quite a few people in my wave swam past it. I was out of the water very fast.
Rain came down juast before start. Start was delayed about 3-4 minutes.
What would you do differently?:

Farmer John wet suit
Transition 1
  • 07m 44s
Comments:

Bike popped in to small ring but got it right back into upper.
Run from swim to T1 was about 1/4 mile long and muddy/sandy.
Dried off feet very well and put on socks and shoes, double knot.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 51m 1s
  • 12.4 miles
  • 14.58 mile/hr
Comments:

Verry good ride, good pace, pushed it wanted to be done in less than an hour, might have been able to push a bit harder but pace was solid.
Volunteers and police did a great job of keeping traffic at bay.
What would you do differently?:

Little more road work.
Transition 2
  • 01m 41s
Comments:

Got off the bike early but was worried about getting a penalty, road was wet and braking was very difficult.Went into T2 dropped off bike and took a quick drink. Person next to me had not racked bike properly and it was leaning into my area.
Grabbed hat and jogged out of T2
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really
Run
  • 39m 52s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 12m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

ran walk/ ran walk
What would you do differently?:

More road work
Post race
Warm down:

walking

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Rehabbing right leg and rain.

Event comments:

Great race, great venue, very well organized.
Quite a fewe people arrived late for packet-pickup and chip pickup, but thatr was nott he organizers fault.
They adapted and dit the best to get stuff to every one. Organizer left Transition open 10 minutes extra to accomodate everyone.
Food was great and they had plenty.




Last updated: 2010-01-31 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:36 | 820 yards | 02m 01s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 273/347
Performance: Good
Suit: wet suit
Course: Rectangle, Out 100 yards, left turn, 620 yards, left turn,100 yards into shore. (Distance seemed short based on my performance.)
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 07:44
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:51:01 | 12.4 miles | 14.58 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 326/347
Performance: Good
Wind: Little
Course: Beginning and end were on paved bike path, bit rough and slow becasue of rain. Out and back
Road: Smooth Wet Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:41
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:39:52 | 03.1 miles | 12m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 333/347
Performance:
Course: Out and back. Grass, Bike path, Grass, Bike path/ reverse on back
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5