Pine Barrens Triathlon - TriathlonOlympic


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Vincetown, New Jersey
United States
Pine Barrens Sports & Timing
57F / 14C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 59m 15s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Ate protein bar, Shot Blocks and banana on 2 hour drive to race. Drank Cytomax, Amp and Water.
Event warmup:

Warm-up run for about 15 minutes. Warm-up swim for about 10 minutes.
Swim
  • 42m 24s
  • 1600 meters
  • 02m 39s / 100 meters
Comments:

Couldn't find rhythm in swim and had trouble keeping line. Buoys were far apart and had trouble seeing next one in the line. Water was awful and "lake" was shallow enough that I hit hand on bottom at one point while swimming.
Transition 1
  • 05m 21s
Comments:

No running with bikes allowed. Calf cramped coming out of water. Slowed transition and made start of bike more difficult
What would you do differently?:

Avoid cramp coming out of water.
Bike
  • 1h 10m 42s
  • 24 miles
  • 20.37 mile/hr
Comments:

Could have gone faster but was fighting cramps the whole way. Salt tabs helped when cramps began, but HR was not in zone I would have liked to see.
What would you do differently?:

Go a little harder
Transition 2
  • 02m 13s
Comments:

Fairly smooth transition for me. Legs very sore, which affected speed coming out of transition.
Run
  • 58m 37s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Could find rhythm because of constant changes in surface. Just tried to keep moving. Last mile on more solid surface was best.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank lots of water and stretched calves, legs.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Cramps.

Event comments:

Small event, but not well organized. Lots of standing in lines to start. Lake was horrible. Run course was more challenging than event description would lead to believe. Not enough food at end for even the small number of contestants. Monday night still no results posted for the race on web site.




Last updated: 2010-09-13 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:42:24 | 1600 meters | 02m 39s / 100meters
Age Group: 9/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Suit: Xterra full suit
Course: Lake was very shallow. Some competitors walked significant portions of swim course. Water was not clear and had a dark red or tea tint. Lots of weeds in water.
Start type: Wade Plus: Shot
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current:
200M Perf. Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Below average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Navigation: Bad
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 05:21
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:10:42 | 24 miles | 20.37 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 59/
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Double loop rectangle.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 02:13
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Average
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:58:37 | 06.21 miles | 09m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 85/
Performance: Below average
Course: Lots of loose sand. Hated the course. Almost fell a number of times because of poor footing.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2