White Lake Sprint Triathlon II - TriathlonSprint


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White Lake, NC, North Carolina
United States
Setup Events
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 18m 16s
Overall Rank = 41/301
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 7/30
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:45, had a bannana and some coffee. Started coning at 5:30 and ate a pb sandwich at about 6am. Finished up before 7.
Saw Carol as I was walking down to the swim start, she come out to cheer people on.
Event warmup:

Rode just a little and ran maybe a mile. It was chilly out and I did not want to sweat then stand around waiting.
Swim
  • 14m 31s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 46s / 100 yards
Comments:

Felt good on the swim, definately could feel the effects of schlepping 5 gallon water jugs around the day before. Tried to draft as much as possible.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, sighted well, swam hard.
Transition 1
  • 01m 36s
Comments:

Good transition, probably should have put the bike shoes on first instead of riding on top of them, lost some time getting into the shoes. Feet were a little cold so maybe that was it.
What would you do differently?:

Nada.
Bike
  • 39m 52s
  • 14 miles
  • 21.07 mile/hr
Comments:

Pretty strong headwind on 53, tailwind on the lake road. Headwind did not bother me as I'm used to riding at the beach where it's always windy.
Got passed by 3 in my AG, swapped the lead with one 2 or 3 times then tried to make sure that I could keep them in my sights and maybe chase them down on the run.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, decent bike for me.
Transition 2
  • 00m 59s
Comments:

Good transition, no problems.
Run
  • 21m 20s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

Great run for me, might be my best 5k in a race, if not it was pretty close. The weather was so cool did not sweat much. I saw John at the turn around, tried to hide and reel him in. He saw me and picked it up, I gave it what I had but missed by 10 seconds.
What would you do differently?:

Probably should have realized earlier in the run that there would be a tailwind on the return run. I could have pushed it harder on the first part and used the wind to my advantage on the second half. Felt great on the run though.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed some water and some orange slices, too cold to take a dip in the lake this weekend:)

Event comments:

Took a minute or so off of last years time, pretty happy considering that I was probably still a little tired from the half the previous weekend.
Love these two weekends, fun working and racing.




Last updated: 2010-04-12 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:31 | 820 yards | 01m 46s / 100yards
Age Group: 5/30
Overall: 47/301
Performance: Good
Suit: Blue Seventy full
Course: Rectangle shaped course, start at the dock on the left side, out and across then finish at the dock on the right.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 75F / 24C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:36
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:39:52 | 14 miles | 21.07 mile/hr
Age Group: 7/30
Overall: 53/301
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind
Course: Two loops of the lake. Pretty strong headwind on 53, tailwind on the lake road.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:59
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:21:20 | 03.11 miles | 06m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/30
Overall: 55/301
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back, out to 53 then through a neighborood, cut through the Gobi Desert then through another neighborhood.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4