Boulder Sunset - TriathlonSprint


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Boulder, Colorado
United States
Your Cause Sports
85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 43m 55s
Overall Rank = 45/180
Age Group = 35
Age Group Rank = 5/10
Swim
  • 16m 27s
  • 820 yards
  • 02m 01s / 100 yards
Comments:

Swim was a little disappointing in terms of how I felt although my time was fine. I just never really felt like I fell into a rhythm. Also, my goggles got very fogged up which made sighting almost impossible. I definitely need to look into a new set of goggles and some anti-fog solution. Still my time was faster than the loveland sprint tri.
What would you do differently?:

More time practicing on open water swims.
Transition 1
  • 02m 31s
Comments:

Bike transition was smooth and I was off and pedaling quickly.
What would you do differently?:

Only change would be to make sure that my bike computer was on before the swim start. It was a good mile before we got started.
Bike
  • 57m 43s
  • 17 miles
  • 17.67 mile/hr
Comments:

Relative to other competitors in my age group, I rode fairly slow. I didn't feel terrible on the ride, but I did feel like I lacked some energy after the swim.
What would you do differently?:

I would definitely do hydration differently. I would have liked to have had more H20 for the ride as I found the powerade zero to be too much (and warm!). I managed a decent pace, but it wasn't totally what I was capable of.
Transition 2
  • 01m 47s
Comments:

Transition was smooth. I got my shoes on quickly and move out of transition.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing in particular, although as I get more into this, I would like to speed up my transitions.
Run
  • 25m 28s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

This was probably the biggest challenge as far as the entire race. By this point, the sun was really beating down and I just didn't have enough left to really kick it into gear. I was just hoping to get a good pace going.
What would you do differently?:

I think I would have gotten two cups of water from the first aid station. One to drink and the other to put on my head. I did this at the turn around and it really helped me to pick up the pace. A little cooler and I might have dropped my run time by 1-2 minutes. Still I'm not going to complain as I felt like I did the best I could given the temperatures.
Post race
Warm down:

I ate two veggie tacos from Illegal Pete's!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat was the biggest factor that affected the race. I had done some afternoon brick training which probably made a huge difference for me.

Event comments:

This was a nice race to finish up my first summer of triathlon. I'm now looking forward to the off season and having the opportunity to work further on my conditioning. I definitely want to try and move up to the intermediate/ olympic level next summer. This is a great sport with a lot of great challenges to take on.




Last updated: 2010-08-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:16:27 | 820 yards | 02m 01s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/10
Overall: 0/180
Performance: Below average
Suit: 2xu
Course: Clockwise course in the boulder reservoir.
Start type: Wade Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Average Navigation: Below average
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 02:31
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Yes
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
00:57:43 | 17 miles | 17.67 mile/hr
Age Group: 8/10
Overall: 0/180
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Great course around the reservoir area. Even mix of moderate hills.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 01:47
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:28 | 03.1 miles | 08m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/10
Overall: 0/180
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4