Kinetic Half - Triathlon1/2 Ironman


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Spotsylvania, Virginia
United States
Set-Up, Inc
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 7h 30m
Overall Rank = 364/416
Age Group = Novice
Age Group Rank = 7/11
Pre-race routine:

Set up. Got there plenty early. Needed a bathroom stop and had to wait a good while. Left little time for warm-up.
Event warmup:

Swam a few minutes.
Swim
  • 31m 58s
  • 1800 meters
  • 01m 47s / 100 meters
Comments:

course short, but a good swim. Solid MOP for my first swim at this distance.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Need to work on breathing on right to improve sighting and breathing in waves. Waves from left in second leg
Transition 1
  • 02m 7s
Comments:

steep hill didn't use flying mount. Ranked 153rd.
What would you do differently?:

Remember to face helmet so I don't put it on backwards. Fellow athlete told me and I fixed it.
Bike
  • 3h 31m
  • 56.5 miles
  • 16.07 mile/hr
Comments:

Tried to save some for the run. Back began to hurt at mile 45.
What would you do differently?:

Strenghten back. Need to standup mor often. My Accelerade started to taste like horse urine and I began to dehydrate some. Never could catch up. Need to adjust to other sports drink in heat.
Transition 2
  • 02m 2s
Comments:

207th in field.
What would you do differently?:

Try taking or putting on something on my back for pain. Had stuff on bike, but didn't have anything in fuel belt.
Run
  • 2h 57m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 13m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

Back hurt bad. Hamstring hurt initially, but took salt tabs and it was better in about 10 minutes. Iced back and stretched back and would run down hill. Back pain was pretty bad, but just kept going.

Even without the back pain, I couldn't have gone fast since I wasn't used to the heat.
What would you do differently?:

Fix my poor hurting back. Try to train in heat if possible.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank a coke and iced and streched back.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Back pain, hydration on bike, and lack of training in heat.

Event comments:

The volunteers on the run wer very helpful. Race too hard for me in those conditions.




Last updated: 2010-05-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:31:58 | 1800 meters | 01m 47s / 100meters
Age Group: 4/11
Overall: 163/416
Performance: Good
Course must have been short. 7 611 NM Jack Martin Goochland VA 4 31:58 2 2:07 6 3:31:22 1 2:02 10 2:57:16 7:04:43 364 611 NM Jack Martin Goochland VA 260 00:31:58 153 00:02:07 369 03:31:22 207 00:02:02 377 02:57:16 07:04:43
Suit: full
Course: Right hand turns at bouys.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 70F / 21C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:07
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
03:31:00 | 56.5 miles | 16.07 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/11
Overall: 11/416
Performance: Below average
Wind: Strong with gusts
Course: Rolling hills. Tree fell and bloced road from high winds. Had to dismount and run around. Car traffic in one section really dropped our speed to slowest riders for a good while.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:02
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
02:57:00 | 13.1 miles | 13m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/11
Overall: 377/416
Performance: Bad
Course: Hilly
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3