Traverse City Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


View Member's Race Log View other race reports
Traverse City, Michigan
United States
Endurance Evolution
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 21m 44s
Overall Rank = 24/211
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 5/13
Pre-race routine:

Woke up and grabbed an English muffin with butter and some coffee from the hotel. Drove over to the venue.
Event warmup:

Swam a hundred yards or so fifteen minutes before the start to get the wetsuit situated then warmed up again about three minutes before.
Swim
  • 15m 42s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 55s / 100 yards
Comments:

Better swim than the last race. Navigation was much better and I felt good about the warmup. I definitely need to spend more time in the water to get my speed back up.
What would you do differently?:

Spend more time training, particularly speed sessions.
Transition 1
  • 01m 21s
Comments:

Overall a decent transition.
Bike
  • 38m
  • 12.43 miles
  • 19.63 mile/hr
Comments:

Hilly courses usually aren't my strong suit but I felt great about this one. Some of the downhills were awesome - I was cranking 90+rpm in my biggest gear and passing a bunch of people. On the ups, I did pretty well. I was out of the saddle a few times to push up a hill and generally held my own - the ups normally being a bit of a weak spot for me.
Transition 2
  • 00m 49s
Comments:

Fairly fast transition. Picked up my stuff and ran rather than trying to put everything together in transition.
Run
  • 25m 49s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 18s  min/mile
Comments:

The first mile or so was fairly slow but I picked up once I had recovered a bit and stepped up the pace to around 7:45.
What would you do differently?:

More run training, particularly speed work.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around to watch for Jen and the rest of the KBS crew. Light stretching while standing around.

Event comments:

This was a great race. There were a ton of volunteers and more aid stations than I knew what to do with. They had water, sports drink, and Gu which was particularly impressive for a sprint. The course is beautiful and the folks in northern Michigan are just really darn nice.




Last updated: 2010-08-11 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:15:42 | 820 yards | 01m 55s / 100yards
Age Group: 4/13
Overall: 35/211
Performance: Good
Suit: DeSoto Black Pearl Full
Course: Triangular clockwise course. Shallow water at the end had people up and running early. I dolphin dived once and then started swimming again when the water got a little bit deeper.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 01:21
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:38:00 | 12.43 miles | 19.63 mile/hr
Age Group: 4/13
Overall: 16/211
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Very hilly course on the beautiful Old Mission Peninsula. It's a beautiful area.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:49
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:25:49 | 03.11 miles | 08m 18s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/13
Overall: 0/211
Performance: Average
Course: Fairly flat out and back course with a loop around the park. Pretty course which was well controlled.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 4