Turtle Crawl Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Jekyll Island, Georgia
United States
Georgia Multisports Productions
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 3h 01m 31s
Overall Rank = 8/76 (F)
Age Group = F40-44
Age Group Rank = 1/18
Event warmup:

Biked to the transition area. Swam for about 5 minutes.
Swim
  • 42m 16s
  • 1640 yards
  • 02m 35s / 100 yards
Comments:

17th out of 76 females. This placement is actually pretty good for me, although the time is subpar. I was all over the place with my sighting. Zig zag the entire time. It was difficult to see the buoys with the chop, and I wasn't sighting enough in the beginning. It seemed that the last buoy would never come. I thought it was just me.
What would you do differently?:

Be prepared for all possible swim conditions. The Jekyll swim is known to be "easy" and fast - and I had that in mind. I never imagined it would be this slow and difficult!
Transition 1
  • 01m 16s
Comments:

I was very happy to see several bikes still in the transition area after the swim!

My rack was the first one in the transition area - which meant it was the FURTHEST from the bike out. Sucks, but oh well!
What would you do differently?:

Practice transitions - it's been a while since I've done a tri.
Bike
  • 1h 25m 58s
  • 28.8 miles
  • 20.10 mile/hr
Comments:

7th/76 overall female. Not bad, not great. This was an average ride for me.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Transition 2
  • 01m 23s
Comments:

About as good as I could do given my location in transition.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 50m 40s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

9th/76 overall female.

I had no pep in my step. The run is usually my strength, but this wasn't strong. I just ran. I didn't have anything left in the tank when I finished, but this was much slower than what I trained for. My HR was flying though.
What would you do differently?:

Bring more nutrition - more than I think I need. I think I needed another gel or two.
Post race
Warm down:

Had a recovery drink, lots of water and beer. Snacked on food.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The longer swim (double what I expected) zapped me. I didn't plan for this with the nutrition I brought. Lesson learned: bring extra nutrition. I was depleted on the run.

Event comments:

I love this race and that it supports the sea turtle center. Overall, very well run and I had a blast!

This was my first tri in 2 years due to an ACL resconstruction I had last summer. I was very happy to finish 2nd overall masters female and 1/18 in the 40-44 age group to qualify for the AG national championships. (Although, to not confuse, I received an award in the masters category.) It was really fun to get to race again!


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Last updated: 2010-04-25 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:42:16 | 1640 yards | 02m 35s / 100yards
Age Group: 3/18
Overall: 17/76 (F)
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Vortex 3 Fullsuit
Course: Swim out, turn left along the shore with buoys to the left, turn left and swim in.
Start type: Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 77F / 25C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 01:16
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:25:58 | 28.8 miles | 20.10 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/18
Overall: 7/76 (F)
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong
Course: The direction of the bike route was changed this year. Because of this, the headwind was not sheltered as in previous years. Bike times were slower.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:23
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:50:40 | 06.21 miles | 08m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/18
Overall: 9/76 (F)
Performance: Below average
Course: Flat and sunny. Hot.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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] 5