Colonial Beach Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Colonial Beach, Virginia
United States
Fredericksburg Area YMCA Racing
75?F / 0C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 25m 54s
Overall Rank = 38/165
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 4/12
Pre-race routine:

Got up before 4:00 and putzed around the house - drank an Ensure, took an Endurolyte tablet, and some Advil. Got dressed in my race clothes and out the door by 5:00.
Event warmup:

A little jogging and a little swimming - first OWS w/o wetsuit, was a little nervous and a little relieved. I enjoy the buoyancy, but I haven't trained in my wetsuit this year - previous years, my first wetsuit swim gets me a little seasick. Ate a little Clif Bar and a Gu.
Swim
  • 16m 59s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 16s / 100 meters
Comments:

Decided to swim in my cycling jersey. Overall, pretty calm and I felt I was relatively straight. I tried to keep to the outside, and was pretty wide down the long stretch.
Transition 1
  • 01m 13s
Comments:

Felt pretty fast w/o a wetsuit to get out of! Grabbed a couple packets of Gu, but never ate them. I believe this was my fastest T1.
Bike
  • 39m 51s
  • 14 miles
  • 21.08 mile/hr
Comments:

Wow, perfect weather (almost - it did rain a little bit) for a quick ride. Saw one guy go down taking the first turn too tight. I feel like a really didn't push too hard and kept up a good cadence the entire ride.

Turned out that the guy that went down beat my bike time by three seconds.
What would you do differently?:

Would select "Great" for Overall Bike report, but "Good" is the highest option.
Transition 2
  • 01m 16s
Comments:

I didn't bring my camp stool to the race, but I felt pretty efficient in donning by socks and shoes - no "almost" cramps that I sometimes get. This is probably my fastest T2 as well!
Run
  • 26m 33s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

My legs felt incredibly light and quick - I had to consciously try to slow my pace down in order to attempt a negative split run (didn't happen though). I was really trying to save my legs for tomorrow's Olympic, so I let someone in my age group go by and he ended up beating me out for third! Oh well! :)
Post race
Warm down:

Not much - watched several of my friends finish the race and chatted a bunch.

Event comments:

Fun Sprint!!




Last updated: 2010-07-06 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:59 | 750 meters | 02m 16s / 100meters
Age Group: 4/12
Overall: 69/165
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course:
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 86F / 30C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:13
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:39:51 | 14 miles | 21.08 mile/hr
Age Group: 2/12
Overall: 20/165
Performance: Good
Wind: None
Course:
Road:   Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:16
Overall:
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike
Racking bike
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:26:33 | 03.11 miles | 08m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/12
Overall: 80/165
Performance: Good
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? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4