MulletMan Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Perdido Key, Florida
United States
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 44m 13s
Overall Rank = 140/
Age Group = Clydesdale
Age Group Rank = 23/53
Pre-race routine:

Spent the night in the marina. Woke up and had a bowl of Total cereal. Put everything in the car and went on
Event warmup:

None which I said I was going to do one but I got to talking instead
Swim
  • 10m
  • 437 yards
  • 02m 17s / 100 yards
Comments:

I got a mouthful of water after the 1st buoy and it psyched me out. I cant figure out why I have problems swimming in open water. Maybe I get too excited at the beginning
What would you do differently?:

Keep head in water. quit getting psyched out when a wave hits you. Stay calm
Transition 1
  • 04m
Comments:

First time with cycling shoes so I put them on in T1. Good transition but the run in the sand (100m) was rough. I caught my breath quick and DID NOT FORGET MY HELMET THIS TIME!!!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, just get quicker
Bike
  • 53m
  • 18 miles
  • 20.38 mile/hr
Comments:

Felt fast on the bike. I passed over 30 people and got passed by 4. I was surprised as hard as I was going and still felt good. I didn't think I had a good swim so I wanted to make up for it with a good bike.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, keep doing what I am doing, it's working at race time
Transition 2
  • 01m 39s
Comments:

Don't know if this is a fast time or not. I waited until too late to take off shoes on bike, but I don't feel that it costed me that much time. Almost forgot shirt (with race number attached) but I remembered at the last minute. I did jump off a moving bike with style!
What would you do differently?:

Take off shoes before dismount
Run
  • 36m 14s
  • 4 miles
  • 09m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

I have not run that far in a while b/c of stress fracture, but I HAD NO LEG PROBLEMS!!!YAY!!! Felt better off the bike than I thought I would. They had water stations at every mile (except 2 so I ran the whole way)that I walked through. Came out kind of slow but the last mile was around 8:30. Gave it all I had at that point.
What would you do differently?:

Not be stupid and get a stress fracture. Now that it is gone, I can run some and practice which will help
Post race
Warm down:

Was pretty tired so I walked and drank water/gatorade

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough running b/c of injury

Event comments:

The extra length in the bike made it pretty tough. Felt good to finish it well after a bad swim.




Last updated: 2006-02-15 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:10:00 | 437 yards | 02m 17s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/53
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Suit:
Course: Out into the rough water and then take a left (about 50m in). Waves breaking on top of you. Then parallel to the beach (about 350-400) hang a left and body surf the big waves home. Did I mention that it was rough!!!
Start type: Run Plus: Waves
Water temp: 0F / 0C Current: High
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Bad
Breathing: Bad Drafting: Average
Waves: Good Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 04:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:53:00 | 18 miles | 20.38 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/53
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Wind: Cross-winds with gusts
Course: Out and back from florabama over bridge to state park road
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence: 90
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:39
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:36:14 | 04 miles | 09m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/53
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Out from Florabama under Perdido bridge and back
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4