Minuteman Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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Freetown, Massachusetts
United States
Sun Multisport Events
78F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 57m
Overall Rank = 184/2`0
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 8/8
Pre-race routine:

Packed night before. Woke up early, coffee, 2 bananas and half a piece of pound cake. Racked bike, diet Red Bull, and had to wait in long line for potty. Had very little time for warm-up.
Event warmup:

Put wetsuit on and swam a little. Never got comfortable and had trouble breathing (cold - nervous - don't know), exited water and then went back in. Thought about dropping out because of my cold and breathing issues, but then said, "let them pull me out"...
Swim
  • 13m 37s
  • 440 yards
  • 03m 05s / 100 yards
Comments:

Better swim than Sharon and less nervous, but need to allow way more time to warm-up. Despite all the OWS I have been doing, still a mess...
What would you do differently?:

More OWS.
Transition 1
  • 02m 56s
Comments:

Decent transition. Getting much better a balancing while taking suit off.
Bike
  • 52m 8s
  • 14 miles
  • 16.11 mile/hr
Comments:

The most beautiful bike ride I've been on since moving to Mass. Great course and the road was perfect.
Transition 2
  • 02m 48s
Comments:

Decent transition. Little wasted time.
Run
  • 45m 32s
  • 4 miles
  • 11m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

Could not manage my breath and my cold was really kicking my butt at this point. I probably would have been 1-2 minutes/mile faster on any day in good health. Oh well...
Post race
Warm down:

Walked and then watched the 1/2 iron.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Chest cold.

Event comments:

Good race. Potties ran out of paper early on.

NO POINTER AT FIRST LEFT TURN ON RUN?!? I volunteered there last year and knew the turn was there and had a couple of folks out in front of me who took the correct turn. How could you guys have missed that from a staffing perspective? Otherwise bike and run turns and crossings OK (bike better than run).




Last updated: 2010-05-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:37 | 440 yards | 03m 05s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 204/2`0
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course: Counter-clockwise around two buoys.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Average
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Below average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:56
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:52:08 | 14 miles | 16.11 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 167/2`0
Performance: Average
Wind: None
Course: Hilly and well maintained.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:48
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:45:32 | 04 miles | 11m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/8
Overall: 188/2`0
Performance: Bad
Course: Some hills, mostly shaded.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 1
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4