Bath County Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Warm Springs, Virginia
United States
Set-up, Inc
82F / 28C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 18m 1s
Overall Rank = 36/260
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 5/21
Pre-race routine:

2 energy bars, water
Event warmup:

Some very light stretching and a short swim
Swim
  • 13m 35s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 40s / 100 yards
Comments:

Race was not wet suit legal - this seemed to help me relative to the other competitors. Misjudged one buoy, a little extra swimming. Overall, very happy with my swim.
What would you do differently?:

Pay more attention to the buoys - just a little more sighting
Transition 1
  • 01m 25s
Comments:

I had a decent T1, not great, not bad
Bike
  • 39m 15s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 19.00 mile/hr
Comments:

I am not a very strong rider, so for me this was a good result
What would you do differently?:

Ride more in training!
Transition 2
  • 01m 39s
Comments:

I did not feel all that slow in T2, but my time was near the bottom of my age group.
What would you do differently?:

I need to go back to school and figure out what made it so slow.
Run
  • 22m 9s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt very good during the run
What would you do differently?:

I will push a little harder during the run next time
Post race
Warm down:

Drank water, walked for about 10 min

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training on the bike, no aero bars, old bike.

Slow T2

Event comments:

I had a very good race - improved 14 minutes from 2009!

Bath County is an excellent race at a beautiful venue.




Last updated: 2010-04-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:35 | 820 yards | 01m 40s / 100yards
Age Group: 1/21
Overall: 13/260
Performance: Good
Suit: None
Course: Lake Moomaw - typical loop
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 79F / 26C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:25
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:39:15 | 12.43 miles | 19.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 11/21
Overall: 76/260
Performance:
Wind: Little
Course: Rolling hills, a few decent hills near the beginning
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:39
Overall: Below average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Below average
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:22:09 | 03.11 miles | 07m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/21
Overall: 26/260
Performance: Good
Course: Decent sized hill near the beginning, rolling the rest of the way
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5