Pine Barrens Sprint Distance Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Shamong, New Jersey
United States
Pine Barrens Sports And Timing
70F / 21C
Overcast
Total Time = 3h 59m 54s
Overall Rank = 155/155
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 18/18
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:00 AM and finished packing the care with the things I needed to take with me. Had a bowl of cereal, and left stopping at a WaWa convenience store for some soda and Gatorade. Drove the hour and a half to the race site.
Event warmup:

I didn't do enough of a warm up for this event. All I did was walk around and a little bit of stretching.
Swim
  • 42m 55s
  • 880 yards
  • 04m 53s / 100 yards
What would you do differently?:

I need to get better at the swim. I did breast stoke most of the swim, except for the two sand bars I was able to swim/run over. I need to get to the pool much more often and work at being able to do free style.
Transition 1
  • 00m
Comments:

Don't have time for transition, it is somewhat included in the swim leg time.
Bike
  • 1h 52m 58s
  • 24 miles
  • 12.75 mile/hr
What would you do differently?:

I need to improve my cadence, and my ability to stay aero. If I could have stayed out of the wind, I might have been able to avoid some of the slowing effect. At least I would like to believe that.
Transition 2
  • 00m
Run
  • 1h 21m 56s
  • 4 miles
  • 20m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

I should have had some of my heed that I had left from the bike before I headed off on the "run." I was so tired from the swim and ride that I could not really run. I tried for a little, but was not able to. My lower back was hurting so bad I couldn't run. I walked the majority of the 4 miles. I was passed on the run to make myself dead last.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

My biggest limit on my performance was myself. I need to be much more consistent with my training. I way to often will blow off my work outs.

Event comments:

I don't know about the post race activities as by the time I got done, the crews were working at packing p, the rack my bike was on was the only rack left in Transition. The clocks were packed away, and the road cones were also put away for the finish shoot.

I found that the race results had been posted for the race, and I didn't get a final time for some reason. I will have to email someone to try and get it corrected. I have the approximate times I put here from my heart rate monitor, so I can try to get the race director to accept that time.




Last updated: 2006-03-08 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:42:55 | 880 yards | 04m 53s / 100yards
Age Group: 18/18
Overall: 154/155
Performance: Average
Min HR: 93 Avg HR: 140 Max HR: 164
Suit: Tri shorts and top under sleeveless wet suit
Course: It was a water start floating by the buoys about 200 feet from shore. The course went down around about 8 buoys and then back around the start buoys before heading to shore. I can't prove it, as I didn't have a GPS in the water, but I believe the course was closer to .75 miles not the .5 it was supposed to be.
Start type: Deep Water Plus: Waves
Water temp: 55F / 13C Current: Medium
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Average Drafting: Bad
Waves: Below average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Average
T1
Time: 00:00
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Yes Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
01:52:58 | 24 miles | 12.75 mile/hr
Age Group: 18/18
Overall: 155/155
Performance:
Min HR: 133 Avg HR: 144 Max HR: 158
Wind: Strong
Course: Course was long for a sprint, it was about the same as an Olympic. The road was very rough. It seemed that no matter what direction I was riding, it seemed the wind was either straight on or a cross wind. I never felt as if I had a tail wind.
Road: Potholes Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Below average Hills: Average
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Not enough
T2
Time: 00:00
Overall: Average
Riding w/ feet on shoes Bad
Jumping off bike Average
Running with bike Below average
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
01:21:56 | 04 miles | 20m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/18
Overall: 155/155
Performance: Below average
Min HR: 123 Avg HR: 132 Max HR: 161
Course: Course was off road on cinder and sand paths.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 2