CSTS Charleston Sprint Triathlon Series - Race #1 (Triathlon - Sprint) - TriathlonSprint


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Charleston, South Carolina
United States
76F / 24C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 47m 57s
Overall Rank = 167/172
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 10/10
Pre-race routine:

Woke -up at 415 AM. Loaded bike in truck, ice in cooler and made breakfast.
Redbull, cheese toast bagel and a raisen box.
Depart the house at 5 am and arrive at the race site at 530. Racked the bikes, got marked, pick-up chip & set up transition. We had an hour or more to kill so we watch everyone.
Event warmup:

None.

Pulled on wetsuit, got in line and went.
Swim
  • 15m 26s
  • 600 yards
  • 02m 34s / 100 yards
Comments:

Westsuit squeezing me and it took a little while to get into the swim. Second half of the course I forced myself to keep my face in the water for every other stroke breathing.
What would you do differently?:

Practice in wetsuit. But my time was pretty good.

I was pretty pleased as I got out of the water before my brothers swim wave started.
Transition 1
  • 03m 1s
Comments:

Wetsuit off fine. Just sat down to put on my socks & shoes. I need to stream line what I do in T-1.

Bike gloves, UA head cap, hat shirt???
What would you do differently?:

practice

I thought it went pretty well
Bike
  • 42m 40s
  • 12.8 miles
  • 18.00 mile/hr
Comments:

I tried to stay steady on the ride. I was faster out of the swim this time so I kind of had road by myself. No one to race with.
What would you do differently?:

I just need more time on the bike
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

I thought it went well

T-2 times with the run
Run
  • 46m 52s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 15m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

I suck at running. I made about 3/4 mile running and then went into a walk -run combo.

This did include T-2 time but should been abouot 1 m 20 s.
What would you do differently?:

I will just keep working on the run
Post race
Warm down:

I drank some gatorade & had a few snacks.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Poor training the last 3 weeks

Event comments:

Good event and its local so I will continue to support it.




Last updated: 2010-03-03 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:26 | 600 yards | 02m 34s / 100yards
Age Group: 10/10
Overall: 162/172
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra sleeves
Course: Clockwise square.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 76F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Below average Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 03:01
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:42:40 | 12.8 miles | 18.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 10/10
Overall: 155/172
Performance: Average
Max HR 152
Wind:
Course: Roads with cars but not really a problem
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:46:52 | 03.11 miles | 15m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/172
Performance: Bad
156 HR
Course: two lops inside the park
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
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