Pinchot Park Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
United States
Tricatsports
70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 37m 34s
Overall Rank = 14/76
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/6
Pre-race routine:

eat and run around the house.
Event warmup:

eat a little more. talk to anyone who wants to. swim ~200 yards to settle in.
Swim
  • 13m 56s
  • 875 yards
  • 01m 35s / 100 yards
Comments:

i started my watch exactly when the timer started and checked it as soon as i got out of the water and my actual swim time was 13:20. the other 36 seconds were spent running/stripping my way up to T1. Great swim for me though! finished it 2 minutes faster than anticipated.
What would you do differently?:

ahh, nothing. im happy with it.
Transition 1
  • 01m 31s
Comments:

shaved 21 seconds from last year and i even had a full wetsuit on instead of that shorty john thing from before.
Bike
  • 57m 29s
  • 18.4 miles
  • 19.21 mile/hr
Comments:

last year i biked this in 61:10 and hoped to do it in 59:xx this year. so coming in another 2 minutes faster than expected makes me even more happy.
What would you do differently?:

lose a few more pounds and ride more hills. i could gain steadily on the flats but lose ground on the hills. not sure what was more the problem, the flab or not enough bike riding.....
Transition 2
  • 00m 46s
Comments:

about 10 seconds faster than last years time.
Run
  • 23m 52s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

i didnt feel like i was running a sub 24 minute 5k, thats for sure. i did not practice any bricks yet this year. felt terrible first 2 miles. after climbing the hill near mile 3 at a near death crawl, i felt much better that 3rd mile and cranked it out to the finish. knocked off exactly 2 minuted from my run time last year. i got concerned that i have to quadruple these distances for savageman and somehow survive and finish.
What would you do differently?:

practice more bricks. suck it up.
Post race
Warm down:

drank water. got pics with family. enjoyed the feeling of completing another race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not enough biking. of the miles of logged biking this year, not even 100 of them have been on the road. not enough brick practice.

Event comments:

if they get my timing and name fixed and in the right category, i'll be much happier.




Last updated: 2010-05-14 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:56 | 875 yards | 01m 35s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 11/76
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra vortex 3 fullsuit
Course: inverted triangle
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:31
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:57:29 | 18.4 miles | 19.21 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 19/76
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: 2 loops
Road:   Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:46
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:23:52 | 03.11 miles | 07m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/6
Overall: 23/76
Performance: Average
Course: trail run
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]