Catfish Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
United States
Tricatsports
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 29m 31s
Overall Rank = 65/208
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 17/27
Pre-race routine:

Nothing really, drive to HBG
Event warmup:

none
Swim
  • 26m 59s
  • 1350 yards
  • 02m / 100 yards
Comments:

First swim without wetsuit and I went REALLY easy. Definitely can do better, even without suit. Paced at my IM pace all day, couldnt get moving fast enough....
What would you do differently?:

Will do speed training after IMLP
Transition 1
  • 01m 40s
Comments:

Just too slow, get moving and put shoes in bike for these sprints
What would you do differently?:

shoes in, jump on bike
Bike
  • 37m 46s
  • 14.5 miles
  • 23.04 mile/hr
Comments:

Too bad i had a piss poor swim...lol
What would you do differently?:

Go harder. Left a lot in tank
Transition 2
  • 00m 52s
Comments:

not too bad
Run
  • 22m 10s
  • 2.9 miles
  • 07m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

Could have done it twice.
What would you do differently?:

Speed train and run 7 flats, easily
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Scared of non suit swim...proud of how easy it was though.

Event comments:

Like the course. Great to work on my major "swim" weakness and then fly on bike and run. Tough to go fast enough while doing all slow IM training runs/bikes though.
As always, had fun.




Last updated: 2010-06-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:26:59 | 1350 yards | 02m / 100yards
Age Group: 25/27
Overall: 174/208
Performance: Bad
Suit: None
Course: City Island
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 84F / 29C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:40
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:37:46 | 14.5 miles | 23.04 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/27
Overall: 16/208
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Flat, short....not good Tri for poor swimmers...
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:52
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:22:10 | 02.9 miles | 07m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 12/27
Overall: 47/208
Performance: Good
Course: Flat and short
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %2
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3