Buffalo Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint


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Buffalo, Minnesota
United States
Buffalo Triathlon
67F / 19C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 13m 55s
Overall Rank = 129/724
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 18/57
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 0500, ate a quick bowl of cheerios with a banana and headed for Buffalo around 0530. I had loaded the bike and packed all the gear the night before so it was nice to be able to just have breakfast and go. Once in Buffalo I picked up the race packet, got body marked and set up transition.
Swim
  • 07m 39s
  • 402 meters
  • 01m 54s / 100 meters
Comments:

The water is shallow for at least the first 75 yards and people run in the water for a pretty good distance. I started to the far left and ended up getting trapped between a couple of people breast stroking. Once I was able to move around them and to the outside of the pack it was a lot easier.
Transition 1
  • 02m 22s
Bike
  • 38m 37s
  • 13 miles
  • 20.20 mile/hr
Comments:

The course has a few more hills in the beginnig than I remembered. Once you get to the second half of the course it is mostly all down hill to the finish and it was easy to push hard. It does start to get congested the last three miles because the Oly and Sprint courses converge as well as share the road with the run course.
Transition 2
  • 01m 14s
Run
  • 24m 5s
  • 3 miles
  • 08m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

First run outside since last October and the ankle surgery in January. This was the perfect course to try the ankle out. It went much better than expected and I was happy with the results.
Post race
Event comments:

Great race that I hope to participate in every year.




Last updated: 2010-05-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:39 | 402 meters | 01m 54s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/57
Overall: 0/724
Performance: Good
Suit: none
Course: Triangle course.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:22
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:38:37 | 13 miles | 20.20 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/57
Overall: 0/724
Performance: Good
Wind: Headwind
Course: Rolling Hills
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:14
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:24:05 | 03 miles | 08m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/57
Overall: 0/724
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back course very slight uphill on way out and downhill on way back.
Keeping cool Good 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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4