Lone Star Triathlon Festival - Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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Galveston, Texas
United States
EndorFUN SPORTS
75F / 24C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 04m 56s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 7/47
Pre-race routine:

Hardly slept the night before. Big storm came through the area and knocked out power to the hotel so no clock to tell me when to get up. Called the front desk at 2:30am for a wake up call at 4am. Of course it never arrived and I got up around 4:18am.

The usual coffee, and OF PB&J two hours before race time.
Event warmup:

Headed to transition around 5:30am to set up and then off to the swim start. Walking over the water was calm and I was happy (swimming is all new to me), within 15 minutes of the start the wind picked up in excess of 40mph. They delayed the start three times before cancelling the swim. I had decided to do this race as a warm up to the HIM the next day to get used to swimming in salt water...so big bummer here.
Swim
  • 00m
  • 528 yards
  • / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 00m
Bike
  • 38m 16s
  • 12.5 miles
  • 19.60 mile/hr
Comments:

With no swim start, the RD started the bike like a TT by rack. We ended up stepping on the mats and then holding until it was our turn to go. Used my GPS vs chip based on this. Kind of crazy in the beginning with so many people.

Goal was to go as hard as I could. I turned on my GPS and never looked at it. Result all Z4 which was perfect.
What would you do differently?:

Had problems clipping in at start....
Transition 2
  • 02m 7s
Comments:

Decided not to run with my bike because of the healing stress fracture.
What would you do differently?:

Run!
Run
  • 24m 12s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

Again, turned on my GPS and went as hard as I could. Since I have only been back running a month with no speedwork after a four month hiatus for the stress fracture I was happy with the result.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Post race
Warm down:

Finished, grabbed two waters and downed them. Followed it up with a banana which I never eat. Tried to get super hydrated for the HIM swim/bike the next day.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing

Event comments:

The RD did the best he could given the weather conditions. Cancelling the swim was the right thing to do. Disappointed, but that's life.




Last updated: 2010-04-01 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:00:00 | 528 yards | / 100yards
Age Group: 0/47
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:38:16 | 12.5 miles | 19.60 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/47
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
All Z4
Wind: Cross-winds with gusts
Course: Flat as a pancake along the ocean. Windier than heck.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 02:07
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:24:12 | 03.11 miles | 07m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/47
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
All Z5a and Z5b
Course: Crazy run around Moody Gardens the host hotel. all concrete. Fine for a 5K, but for something longer totally boring.
Keeping cool Average 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?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4