Gator Bait Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Boerne, Texas
United States
Redemption Races Productions
84F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 19m
Overall Rank = 15/244
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/28
Pre-race routine:

Goals 1 week out 8:30 swim, 40 min bike, 30 min run, 1:30 in combined Tran 1:20:00 total
Actuals 7:02 swim, 39:28 bike, 31:29 run, :59 combined transition
Woke at 430 warmed up the coffee while eating 2+/- cups apple sauce with 1.5 scoops protine, 1/2 powerbar, drank 1 cup coffee and ensure 1/2 bottle water on drive up. Out the door at 5:15. On site with David at 5:55 and into transition before 6:15. Plenty of time to setup, download, talk and have fun.
Event warmup:

1/2 powerbar and 1 gel 30 and 15 in prior to start. Swam about a 200 to get the arms working and view the exit from the lake. Was thursty at start time....
Swim
  • 07m 2s
  • 500 meters
  • 01m 25s / 100 meters
Comments:

Good swim overall. Went out hard and passed several people. Started the watch after 3 strokes. Caught feet at about 100 and followed them to the second turn. Nice, got dropped on the last leg by a lot, not sure how it happened still. Swam till I hit bottom with my hand. Out of the water and onto dry ground, I decided to pick up the pace into T1, good call saved me a place in the overall standings. Much better jog than at Spanish.
What would you do differently?:

Start the watch when I start and go!
Transition 1
  • 00m 28s
Comments:

Entered T1 and made a B-line to the bike. Rack was 5 bikes in from the exit. Glasses, helmet, bike and go.
T1 overall 12th Males 7th Age group 1st
What would you do differently?:

Maybe have the glasses taped to the bars and put them on on the roll.
Bike
  • 39m 28s
  • 13 miles
  • 19.76 mile/hr
Comments:

My wheels

Crossed mount line went a few feet and stopped to mount. Rubberbands didn't break so I reached down. Solw getting up to speed but pretty good getting feet into shoes and getting closed up. Passed about 6 but 6-8 fast cyclists caught me mostly on hills. I caught 2 of them again on the way back in. Drank 2/3 bottle acceleraid and 1/2 bottle water on bike. My hill skill is lacking. Need wheels and more training.... Down hill I saw 45.9MPH and felt stable, cant give it all back on the uphill.
What would you do differently?:

More hill training, thought I was getting better maybe it was really that big! Use the aero bottle for the water even at a sprint.
Transition 2
  • 00m 32s
Comments:

Good dismount at the line, 5 steps into T2 and at the rack 3 steps later. Bike up quickly, helmet off sock shoe, sock shoe, then I put on my race belt, what was I thinking, picked up bottle (acceleraid) and out the back door. Maybe the fastest T2 I've ever had.
T2 overall 29th Males 20th Age group 4th
What would you do differently?:

Put the race belt on, on the run!
Run
  • 31m 29s
  • 4.2 miles
  • 07m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

Hit the line and moved out. Realized I was pushing the pace at the first water table and started getting into the 7:20-30 pace. Maintained it overall. Up hill on the way out pace got as slow as 9:30 momentarily. Mostly 8:20-30 on the up hills. Noticed blister on toe around 2 mi point. Dumped my empty bottle at the water stop on the way back. Kept pressing the down hill portions with Bill in the back on my mind. Passed him with about a 2 min advantage at the turn, but wasn't sure how far back he was (started 10 waves back). Finished well feeling good.
What would you do differently?:

Get the pace down earlier and hold on!
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a bit then got David on the bike for a cool down run (bike ride for him) then a dip in the lake to cool off.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training has been goo (volume) but haphazard. No real focused goals for workouts. The opposite of what I wanted this year. Need to focus for teh next 6 weeks and capatalize on the remaining time. Also need to drop the last 5 lbs!!!!

Event comments:

Wind faught the crew settig up bouys. Race started a good 20-30 min late. Dificulty with the timing system but it wasa the first time trying a new software application, corrected but it delayed awards. RRP puts on a good mom and pop type race!




Last updated: 2010-07-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:07:02 | 500 meters | 01m 25s / 100meters
Age Group: 2/28
Overall: 13/244
Performance: Good
Suit:
Course: Triangle to the left
Start type: Run Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 84F / 29C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Good
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:28
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:39:28 | 13 miles | 19.76 mile/hr
Age Group: 6/28
Overall: 25/244
Performance: Average
Wind: Some with gusts
Course: Rough roads and lots of big hills, BRUTAL hill
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Below average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:32
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:31:29 | 04.2 miles | 07m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/28
Overall: 28/244
Performance: Good
Course: Off road half mile followed by the rest on roads. Up hill most of the way out.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4