Norfolk Family YMCA Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Norfolk, Nebraska
United States
Norfolk Family YMCA
Sunny
 		Total Time = 09m
Overall Rank = 50/93
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 7/9
Pre-race routine:

Had a hard time getting to the venue. Many flooded roads. Saw the night before that the quickest route was closed, got on the road and found out my alternate was blocked. 20 Mile detour and back on track. Got to the site with 10 minutes to spare before the pre race meeting only to find out they delayed the start by an hour. Had lots of time to waste than.
Event warmup:

Quick couple of laps in swim pool
Swim
  • 06m 55s
  • 300 yards
  • 02m 19s / 100 yards
Transition 1
  • 02m 8s
Bike
  • 33m 51s
  • 10 miles
  • 17.73 mile/hr
Comments:

Out and back, pretty strong headwind going out. Traffic was moderate but the cars seemed patient for the most part. Didn't get passed and passed 3 or 4 riders.
What would you do differently?:

Just keep training
Transition 2
  • 01m 23s
Run
  • 24m 21s
  • 2.5 miles
  • 09m 44s  min/mile
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Even factoring the additional 200 yards of the last swimIn the end I managed to improve total time as well as on both my run and bike from last year. Finished 1:18:45 last year, Shaved almost 2 minutes off my run and almost 5 minutes off my bike.

Event comments:

I think I might pass on this one next year. Event never seems to run on time (even after the delay the 30 second starts got out of whack) Don't like the snake swim and the road is pretty rough for about half the course which is hard to weave around with traffic. Also the race is now internet registration only which added $5 to the $45 fee. (I think to register 2 solo and one team I paid over $20 in fees) Evidently many others felt the same because this yaer had 93 entrants down from 210 last year. (Just the long course last year had around 140)




Last updated: 2010-05-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:06:55 | 300 yards | 02m 19s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 0/93
Performance:
This year was a snake swim. (I finished in 6:06 but the run out to transition took another 50 seconds on wet, slick pool deck. I did fine on the lap part but kept having problems getting under the rope in the next lane. Not a big fan of this format and than to have all the swimmers leave the pool and run down the deck it became very slick in some spot.
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:08
Performance:
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:33:51 | 10 miles | 17.73 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 0/93
Performance:
Not sure what this includes since my garmin had the bike leg faster with 18 mph average.
Wind:
Course:
Road: Rough Wet Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:23
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:24:21 | 02.5 miles | 09m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/9
Overall: 0/93
Performance:
Passed by 2 or 3 runners and passed 3 runners including one I caught with a sprint at the end.
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3