Buffalo Triathlon - Sprint Distance - TriathlonSprint

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Buffalo, Minnesota
United States
Buffalo Triathlon
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 12m 22s
Overall Rank = 96/723
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 14/52

Pre-race routine:

Figured out where everything was, took some pictures, talked to friends.

Event warmup:

Swam for about 5min.

Swim

Comments:

Its fun battling for position out there. In a longer race, I'm sure it starts to get annoying though.

What would you do differently?:

Start in the front of my age group.

Transition 1

Comments:

A little slower than in practice since I went way harder in the swim.

Bike

Comments:

Gatoraide is too sweet for not really hot days. Glad there was a water bottle exchange.

What would you do differently?:

Go a little harder since the run went quicker than I thought. Only water in the bottle unless its way hotter.

Transition 2

Comments:

Went smooth. Stopped and drank some water for about 10seconds to wash gatoraide sweetness out of my mouth.

Run

Comments:

Good run time for me.

Post race

Warm down:

Sitting in the grass, eating BBQ sandwich, cookies, and water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not knowing how fast to go during the bike.

Event comments:

Fun because my wife did it with me and did well too. Also a good warm up for my Olympic distance July 10th.

Last updated: 2010-06-09 12:00 AM

Swimming
00:05:19 \| 440 yards \| 01m 13s / 100yards
Age Group:	2/52
Overall:	13/723
Performance:	Good
Suit:	Blue Seventy Reaction Full Sleeve
Course:	Fun. First triathlon. I knew it would be crowded, but that was insane. I'm a pretty fast swimmer, but hesitated to try and get out front at first. That changed quickly once I realized how slow everyone was going. Pushed up to the front in the first 100yards and followed the fastest guy in my group for the rest of the swim. Caught up to probably 2-3 waves ahead of me. 2nd out of the water with my wave and 13th out of the whole sprint race. Next race I am starting out front.
Start type:	Wade	Plus:
Water temp:	0F / 0C	Current:
200M Perf.	Good	Remainder:	Good
Breathing:	Good	Drafting:
Waves:		Navigation:	Good
Rounding:	Average

Biking
00:40:20 \| 13 miles \| 19.34 mile/hr
Age Group:	0/52
Overall:	157/723
Performance:	Average
Wind:	Little
Course:	Nice and hilly. Wasn't really expecting that, but oh well. Dealing with people was a pain. Lots of people not understanding the hundred signs saying "stay right except to pass." I made sure to check behind me every time I passed so I didn't cut any of the tri bike/aero helmet guys off. Those guys are fast....well, most of them.
Road:		Cadence:
Turns:		Cornering:
Gear changes:		Hills:
Race pace:		Drinks:	Too much

Running
00:22:29 \| 03 miles \| 07m 29s min/mile
Age Group:	0/52
Overall:	117/723
Performance:	Good
Course:	Flat, but crowded. Ran into a cone with a stake out the top of it on the way back. Some girl out there doesn't understand the travel on the right rule here in the US. Well, I had no where to go but try and hurdle a 3 foot high cone, which I tripped over. To many people, too narrow in some spots.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right