Lake Lanier Islands Triathlon Festival - My First/Next Tri - TriathlonSprint


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Buford, Georgia
United States
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 38m 52s
Overall Rank = 413/858
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 29/46
Pre-race routine:

I think sleep the night before would have been better. Note to self: Do not drink copious amounts of coffee 10:00 p.m. the night before the race.
Event warmup:

I looked at the massive hill / long path between water and T1. That got my heart rate going.
Swim
  • 13m 38s
  • 440 yards
  • 03m 06s / 100 yards
Comments:

My goal: Not drowning
What would you do differently?:

Gulp air instead of water
Transition 1
  • 02m 57s
Comments:

My feng-sui style gear arrangement worked well.
Bike
  • 00m
  • 12 miles
  • 0.00 mile/hr
Comments:

Roads were much too crowded with cars for anything resembling racing.
If they cannot close roads, a smaller self-contained loop within the Lake Lanier Islands property would have been better.
What would you do differently?:

Not swim first.
Transition 2
  • 03m 20s
Comments:

I'm proud that I did not leave T2 with my helmet on.
What would you do differently?:

Take my bike shorts off
Run
  • 38m 37s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 12m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

What can I say? When not shuffling, I walked.
What would you do differently?:

Find a swim, bike duathlon.
Post race
Warm down:

Take water bottle, dump over head.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I could have removed the water bottle cap a bit faster.

Event comments:

I had no idea there were 1,000 "my first triathlon"-ers in Georgia. Come to find out, that title is just a title. No biggie, now that I know. It didn't change my experience any. As a true first timer, the event was adequate, but even I was unimpressed with the event overall. Course management was sloppy, way too many cars for a safe cycling event, and no crowd control, spectators just wandered wherever they chose on the course. My "Next" triathlon will be very likely be somewhere else.




Last updated: 2010-06-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:13:38 | 440 yards | 03m 06s / 100yards
Age Group: 26/46
Overall: 614/858
Performance: Good
Suit: Yes
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 02:57
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:00:00 | 12 miles | 0.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 12/46
Overall: 135/858
Performance:
Wind:
Course:
Road:   Cadence: 85
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks:
T2
Time: 03:20
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:38:37 | 03.1 miles | 12m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 35/46
Overall: 650/858
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 2