John Tanner Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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Carrolton, Georgia
United States
Tri the Parks Triathlon Race Series
60F / 16C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 30m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = F40-44
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Usual banana and a power bar, drive to the venue
Event warmup:

not much, too cold to get in water before without wetsuit
Swim
  • 15m
  • 656 yards
  • 02m 17s / 100 yards
Comments:

did not do well, couldn't get into a rhythm. finished near the back, which is unusal for me.
What would you do differently?:

more swim practice. i hadn't done enough swimming yet. after watching all the people in wetsuits fly away from me in the water, i ordered a wetsuit.
Transition 1
  • 03m
Comments:

went fine, a little fumbling getting my stuff out from under the bags due to the rain
Bike
  • 40m
  • 11.2 miles
  • 16.80 mile/hr
Comments:

legs felt tired throughout, couldn't churn as fast as I'd like. cornering was slowed by the rain. but after seeing my average speed here, not as bad as I felt it was during the race.
What would you do differently?:

it's early season, i'll get better with more saddle time
Transition 2
  • 01m
Comments:

fast, but forgot to take off bike gloves.
Run
  • 31m
  • 3.1 miles
  • 10m  min/mile
Comments:

legs really tired here. had to walk one hill. i felt slow, was slow. this is 2 minutes slower than I'm capable of doing. rain stopped a little ways into the run.
What would you do differently?:

again, it's early. expect to get better with a little more training time.
Post race
Warm down:

ate a bagel, drank a water and packed up before the rain started in again.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

the rain and the lack of training at this point in the season. i think it was a good start for me though. last season's first race was indian springs at 1:42, even compensating for the shorter bike here, i'm still about 5 minutes faster than at this point last year.

Event comments:

nice course, park. not too long a drive, about 1:15 for me




Last updated: 2010-04-29 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:00 | 656 yards | 02m 17s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Suit: No
Course: retangle around the lake
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 03:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:40:00 | 11.2 miles | 16.80 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Wind: Strong
Course: rolling, a couple of sharp hills
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:31:00 | 03.1 miles | 10m  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: fairly hilly, out and back
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4