Pumpkin Man - TriathlonSprint


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Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
bbsctri.com
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 38m 18s
Overall Rank = 352/383
Age Group = 36 Clyde
Age Group Rank = 31/32
Pre-race routine:

2 Months training in Oregon. 1 to 2 workouts per day shooting for 1000 Cal burn each workout. Pool laps - 1 mile min per workout. Bike - Hills Hills Hills - mostly 12 mile runs with some weekend hill ride events aprox 20 miles. Run - didn't work on running until 2 weeks prior to race, then ran treadmill.

Event warmup:

Swam Blue lake 1/4 mile to check water temp the day prior, No warm up on race day.
Swim
  • 14m 47s
  • 820 yards
  • 01m 48s / 100 yards
Comments:

Water entry is a mess. Lake mead entry had mud and upon entering the water you sank up to your knee until your feet hit rocks below the mud surface. Rocky bottom with mud to your knee was difficult getting in and out of water. Once out of water the mud was thick and slippery getting on the boat ramp concrete.
What would you do differently?:

Too many VERY FAST swimmers in this event, I would stay more to the outside for collisions on take off. I would consider swim shoes.
Transition 1
  • 06m 3s
Comments:

Transition are was hectic and many people racing in and out made running difficult until you got out of the transition area.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Bike
  • 1h 30m 17s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 8.26 mile/hr
Comments:

This is a very hard course for your second triathlon. The bike was BRUTAL.
What would you do differently?:

Take a slower start out of T1 because that initial climb burned me out getting to the first level ground. I would run this course before the race a few times to figure out the timing.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Comments:

T2 was fine.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing
Run
  • 41m 12s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 13m 15s  min/mile
Comments:

Run was ok but I pushed to hard, causing me to walk to much. Need to steady pace for entire run.
What would you do differently?:

Keep a steady pace.
Post race
Warm down:

None

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hill, Hill, Hill.

Event comments:

Event organizers really know how to do their job. Food was EXCELLENT, race was organized, Overall best Tri ive ever done.




Last updated: 2010-10-26 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:14:47 | 820 yards | 01m 48s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/32
Overall: 0/383
Performance: Good
Suit: None
Course: Rectangle
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 66F / 19C Current: Low
200M Perf. Below average Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Below average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 06:03
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off: 		No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: No
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Good
Biking
01:30:17 | 12.43 miles | 8.26 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/32
Overall: 0/383
Performance: Below average
Wind: Little
Course: Hill, Hill, Hill, oh did I mention Hill. Don't rely on the elevation profile on this race. This is one big hill from the beach to boulder city. 8% grades in spots and 2 miles of 8% to finish into T2. Long stretch of road with cars trying to get out of the park, exhaust didn't help with that hill climb. Beautiful scenery but one hell of a hill. Smooth bike until you hit the drainage ditch then a little bit bumpy on the ride.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Average Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:41:12 | 03.11 miles | 13m 15s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/32
Overall: 0/383
Performance: Average
Course: A run out and back, mostly flat with a little dip at the turn around.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5