great south bay triathlon - islip new york - TriathlonSprint


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islip long island, New York
United States
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Overcast
Total Time = 2h 20m 15s
Overall Rank = 182/519
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 18/37
Pre-race routine:

ate apple sauce, banana
Event warmup:

swam about 30 yards
Swim
  • 14m 35s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 47s / 100 yards
Comments:

since it was my first OWS with wetsuits, told myself to relax and not to get in the middle of other swimmers. I let others pass me by moving away from the pack. I think I got too far away from the pack ended up going to far from the bouy. difficult sighting the bouy in the waves.
What would you do differently?:

practice more in OWS and have confident in OWS swim. get used to the combat swimming.
Transition 1
  • 03m
Comments:

I think I did well for the first T1 ever
Bike
  • 36m 24s
  • 11.6 miles
  • 19.12 mile/hr
Comments:

Biked hard to make up the loss on swim. heart rate averaged around 180. Used a hybrid bike my friend gave me few years ago, and felt good to pass people with nicer road bikes.
Drank too much gatorade toward the end of bike which gave me stomach cramp during the run.
What would you do differently?:

drink less. not to push too hard towards end.
Transition 2
  • 01m 9s
Comments:

surprised to find being ranked 72 on T2 for my first Tri. Made up a lot of time passing quite few people who had passed me during the bike.
Run
  • 25m 8s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Coming out of T2, my legs felt so heavy. Maybe pushed too hard at end of bike. Felt my stomach cramping from drinking too much gatorade during the bike. Got better towards end. After seeing the sign "No passing" near the Finish line(which was for bike) slowed down only to get passed by another by the finish line.
What would you do differently?:

sprint to the finish line!
Post race
Warm down:

walked around.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

inexperience in OWS.

Event comments:

It was my first tri and even though the OWS was hard, I had a great time!




Last updated: 2010-06-07 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:35 | 820 yards | 01m 47s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/37
Overall: 333/519
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting:
Waves: Bad Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Below average
T1
Time: 03:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:36:24 | 11.6 miles | 19.12 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/37
Overall: 207/519
Performance: Good
Wind:
Course: Flat
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Too much
T2
Time: 01:09
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:08 | 03.1 miles | 08m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/37
Overall: 182/519
Performance: Average
Course: Flat loop through nice residential neighborhood.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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] 5