Hagerstown Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Hagerstown, Maryland
United States
Racine Multisports
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 11m 59s
Overall Rank = 37/295
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 7/27
Pre-race routine:

Sam and I drove up with Karla to the hotel the night before the race, stayed at the same hotel we always stay at. Picked up packets, got to bed early.
Event warmup:

Rode the bike course in reverse direction the day before then a short 1 mile run.

Race day ran about 20 minutes.
Swim
  • 05m 51s
  • 300 meters
  • 01m 57s / 100 meters
Comments:

Easy quick swim, split the lane with a lady who was just learning to swim, she did backstroke (just kicking, no arms). She was on my side of lane 2-3 times which surprised me whenever it happened because I wasn't expecting that I had to look for anyone.

Time includes exiting the pool area and run to transition so faster than that.
What would you do differently?:

Look up more if I know there is a person that has the potential to swim out of their line in a pool swim.
Transition 1
  • 01m 4s
Comments:

Not much here, should have left the shoes on the bike and dragged them through transition.
What would you do differently?:

Leave shoes on bike, should make things faster.
Bike
  • 33m 38s
  • 11 miles
  • 19.62 mile/hr
Comments:

Started out pretty strong on the bike, I knew I needed to hit about 23mph to put me in contention to win my AG, and for the first 1/2 of the race I think I was there. Then about 6 miles in my stomach started to go south, felt like I was going to puke, lost all power, thought I might be bonking but that wasn't it.

Just felt awful the rest of the ride. Dropped my chain going up the last little hill. Was weaving all over the road, worried I was having some sort of heat issue.
What would you do differently?:

Not ride the day before in 100+ degree heat? Not drive 3 days straight back from Minnesota? Not have the AC on in the hotel rooms that got me sick?

Probably one or more of those things.
Transition 2
  • 01m 14s
Comments:

Messed with shoes, they didn't go on right. Kind of already giving up at this point after the bike
What would you do differently?:

Not feel crappy on the bike.
Run
  • 30m 14s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 09m 45s  min/mile
Comments:

Hoping I would feel better once off the bike but didn't change. Was walking within the first 1/8 of a mile. Tried to run a bit, then walked, tried to puke a bit nothin happenin.

Got angry at myself and ran the last mile.
What would you do differently?:

See above
Post race
Warm down:

Went back to the hotel to shower, came back to see how Sam did in her AG, she ended up winning, and Karla won open female division, awesome!

Met Terps (Linda) before and after the race, she podium'd in her AG also!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat/Sick/Travel

Event comments:

Disapointed in myself, this is one of my good chances where I can compete for AG podium and I blew it. Only good part of the race for me was Sam win her AG and Karla won hers, plus got to meet Terps there.

Ken puts on a good race, it has everything from people that finish in 50 minutes to 2 ladies who finished in 4:30.






Last updated: 2010-07-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:05:51 | 300 meters | 01m 57s / 100meters
Age Group: 4/27
Overall: 22/295
Performance: Average
Suit:
Course: Pool swim split lane
Start type: Inside Pool Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:04
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike:
Jump on bike:
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:33:38 | 11 miles | 19.62 mile/hr
Age Group: 3/27
Overall: 18/295
Performance: Bad
Wind: None
Course:
Road: Smooth  Cadence:
Turns: Cornering:
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks:
T2
Time: 01:14
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:30:14 | 03.1 miles | 09m 45s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/27
Overall: 69/295
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5