Lanikai Sprint - TriathlonSprint


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Lanikai, Hawaii
United States
Boca Hawaii
Overcast
Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 168/328
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 5/21
Pre-race routine:

got up at 4.30 after a crap nights sleep (typical for a race). Ate a power bar, vitamin b and some water.
Event warmup:

Walked around with hubby, stretched then ran for about 5min.
Swim
  • 18m 47s
  • 0 meters
  • / 100 meters
Comments:

They had us start all together instead of the normal swim waves. It was kinda cool to start with them men, it was like a run race.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, I took it easy knowing I still had a long way to go.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

It took me about 3 times to get my shoes clipped in, but once in I felt like I was going at a great pace.
What would you do differently?:

learn how to do the shoes clipped in already with a rubber band thingy.
Bike
  • 47m 27s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 15.72 mile/hr
Comments:

All the times include the transitions, so the bike course said I did 47.27, but my computer said 42.34, so you can see that I took a long time getting off my bike and then into t2.
OMG, just after the half way point on the bike my calf muscles were cramping up. The more I tried to stretch them the more they cramped up. I started to imagine that I would have to drop out of the run. After trying to stretch them while peddaling didn`t help I decided to not stretch and see how they went. Well, thankfully the cramps stopped, not sure what happened.
What would you do differently?:

not much, I enjoyed the bike and felt strong, except the cramps.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

because I ran without socks after the first run the lining came out of my right shoe. So, when I went to put on my running shoes the 2nd time around I had to take them off again and fix the bloody souls so it wouldn`t crunch up under my foot. Took way to long, but I wanted to be comfortable and not have to stop during the run to fix them.
What would you do differently?:

stick my souls down with some super glue or something.
must learn how to do the bike shoe clipped in thing and how to take my feet out of bike shoes on the the bike, running with them on is terribly slow.
Run
  • 00m
  • 3.1 miles
  •  min/mile
Comments:

this sucked, I felt so old. I was running with old people(well older than me), but I did manage to pass them in the last mile...thankgoodness. I was pooped, but managed to keep it going, but not as fast as I should be running.
What would you do differently?:

I need to do temp work, lots of it. My speed is just terrible.
Post race
Warm down:

drank, drank and drank water water and amino fluids. Ate a banana, some hawaiian sweet bread and got a free leg massage.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

transitions, and running speed...just suck at fast running.

Event comments:

it went great. I really missed the swim, running first completly is not my kettle of fish and I don`t think I would sign up for that kind of race. If I was being nit pickie then I would have to say that the drinks at the end were not COLD. I like to come in and get icey cold water and amino fluids. The seemed to be just room temp, I like them freezing.




Last updated: 2006-02-05 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:18:47 | 00 meters | / 100meters
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/328
Performance: Average
This was NOT a swim, it was a 2mile run. Swim was canceled after contaminated water. I hated not getting in the swim.
Suit:
Course: a loop, a few hills and a mass start.
Start type: Plus:
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder:
Breathing: Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:47:27 | 12.43 miles | 15.72 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/328
Performance:
this includes the whole transition as well.
Wind: Some
Course: out and back, one big hill. It got kind of steep and I saw people walking up at times, but I hung strong and made it.
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Average Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Below average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Below average
Running
00:00:00 | 03.1 miles |  min/mile
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/328
Performance: Below average
Course: loop. of course it starts with 3 hills then flatens out.
Keeping cool Good 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