Woodstock Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Woodstock, Ontario
Canada
Multisport Canada
23C / 73F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 27m 1s
Overall Rank = 135/241
Age Group = Women 50-54
Age Group Rank = 3/13
Pre-race routine:

McD coffee and muffin, as usual.
Event warmup:

Short swim
Swim
  • 16h 28m
  • 600 meters
  • 2h 44m 40s / 100 meters
Comments:

Panicked in the beginning, as usual. But I was able to get in the rhythm towards the end.
What would you do differently?:

Official time includes run up beach to transition
Transition 1
  • 02m 23s
Bike
  • 43m 27s
  • 20 kms
  • 27.62 km/hr
Comments:

Official bike speed much slower than what my garmin says, which was 29kph.
Strong head winds coming back to venue.
Transition 2
  • 01m 14s
Run
  • 23m 30s
  • 2.49 miles
  • 09m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Official run speed a little slower than what my garmin says, which was ~9:10
Post race
Event comments:

NB - Overall ranking includes men.
Both Susan and I got 3rd in our AG. Yay!! I think I converted her to the Multisport Series.


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Last updated: 2010-06-02 12:00 AM
Swimming
16:28:00 | 600 meters | 2h 44m 40s / 100meters
Age Group: 6/13
Overall: 185/241
Performance: Below average
Suit: Full
Course: The swim took place in the shallow and calm waters of the Gordon Pittock Reservoir. The course followed a right-handed loop. Good to excellent water quality.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 74F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Below average
Waves: Below average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:23
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:43:27 | 20 kms | 27.62 km/hr
Age Group: 2/13
Overall: 110/241
Performance: Average
Wind: Some
Course: The bike course followed the access road to the entrance to Pittock Conservation Area in a dedicated bike lane. The course rolled very gently over its length with no significant gradients
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:14
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:23:30 | 02.49 miles | 09m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/13
Overall: 131/241
Performance: Average
Course: The course traveled West from Transition across 300m of grass to reach the gravel access road that leads to the dam across the Gordon Pittock Reservoir. Combination of gravel, paved and limestone trail.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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