The Couple's Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Austin, Texas
United States
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 43m 14s
Overall Rank = 35/1011
Age Group = 26-29
Age Group Rank = 9/11
Pre-race routine:

ate, drank and used the porta-john several times
Event warmup:

stretched and did some yoga
Swim
  • 23m 37s
  • 875 yards
  • 02m 42s / 100 yards
Comments:

started at the back of the pack. Halfway through I was moving fast and had good form then my goggles got horribly foggy and I started going off course a lot. After coming back from 3 weekes of annual training without any tri training I was hurting for some swim practice so I got it on the day of the comp.
What would you do differently?:

Get more swim training in this time.
Transition 1
  • 03m 42s
Comments:

Wanted to tri using my vibrams 5-fingeer shoes for later and since my feet were still cut on the sides I needed to put the special socks on so I wouldnt reopen my cuts which took time to squeeze into the Injini socks.
What would you do differently?:

use band-aids rather than socks maybe if I wanted to shave time off.
Bike
  • 43m 12s
  • 11.2 miles
  • 15.56 mile/hr
Transition 2
  • 02m 44s
Comments:

I had to really pee, but I was lucky and quick enough to find an open john in transition and use it.
Run
  • 29m 57s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

slowed down when my HR would get high and walked when I would grab a water to help lower it also
Post race
Warm down:

walked around got snubbed by the team in training people

What limited your ability to perform faster:

time to train, annual training at inconvenient dates

Event comments:

my second tri from jack and adams in the Texas tri series was a good one




Last updated: 2010-07-24 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:23:37 | 875 yards | 02m 42s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 46/1011
Performance: Bad
Suit: none
Course:
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Average
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 03:42
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:43:12 | 11.2 miles | 15.56 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 36/1011
Performance: Good
tried to keep the low 80% of my HR and no more than the 90's when I hit the hills.
Wind: Some
Course: Lots of rolling hills a few steep hills which seemed to kill a lot of people, thats when I'd catch up to people on their fancy bikes
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering:
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:44
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:29:57 | 03.11 miles | 09m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/11
Overall: 29/1011
Performance: Good
Tried to keep my HR no more than 94% and tried to maintain 89-91%
Course: trails and some roads. Muddy ditches and a dead animal somewhere, other than that nice soft grass and trail made it enjoyable.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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] 5