Aflac Iron Girl Sprint Tri - TriathlonSprint


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Buford, GA, Georgia
United States
Aflac
82F / 28C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 08m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 28/80
Pre-race routine:

Arrived 2 hours before race, set up transition area, aired up tires. Warmed up in the water and waited for the horn.
Event warmup:

Swam a few hundred yards.
Swim
  • 12m
  • 600 yards
  • 02m / 100 yards
Comments:

Water was so hot, I felt sick!
What would you do differently?:

Not do this race. Not do any tri's in the summer heat. Got up to 105 that day.
Transition 1
  • 03m 16s
Comments:

Great start on bike. T1 included a very long steep hill run from beach up to the transition area.
What would you do differently?:

run harder!
Bike
  • 1h 12m
  • 18 miles
  • 15.00 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

Take the risk of passing over yellow line and take a penalty instead of sitting behind a group of slow moving bikes.
Transition 2
  • 02m
Comments:

Legs felt blown. I was bonking.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more on bike.
Run
  • 37m
  • 3.1 miles
  • 11m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

Cramped up bad on way out. Took about 1 mile to settle in and get my stride.
Post race
Warm down:

Water, walked around, ate fruit buffet.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat mostly, traffic, slower competitors.

Event comments:

Mandatory day before check in was a mess. Too many registrants not enough volunteers/staff that day. Venue was insufficient for that many people! No signage for directions where to go. Road blocks everywhere and no one to ask where to go. No maps or information provided. Very frustrated day before the race. Race day was much better.




Last updated: 2010-06-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:12:00 | 600 yards | 02m / 100yards
Age Group: 0/80
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Suit: no
Course: Course sucked!!!! It was so shallow and narrow I could not even swim or find a hole to dive into. Wasted at least a minute in elbow soup. Finally broke away and swam inside the bouy areas and then scalloped around each one.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 82F / 28C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 03:16
Performance: Below average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
01:12:00 | 18 miles | 15.00 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/80
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Actually was 18.5 miles. Felt great on bike, was thinking I would be in under an hour, but got stuck behind some old fart in a car that blocked several of us girls for several miles. UGH!
Wind: Little
Course: Well laid out, great volunteer coverage, some side roads had bad potholes and rough patches. One very steep hill, riders were walking bikes up side by side and totally blocking the road. slowed me down again.
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 02:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:37:00 | 03.1 miles | 11m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/80
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: Seems like up hill first 1.5 miles and then down on way back. So, so hot! Lots of volunteers and ice water.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4