Scenic City Sprint Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Chattanooga, Tennessee
United States
Scenic City Velo
68F / 20C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 56m 54s
Overall Rank = 122/137
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 2/
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4:45. Drank coffee and ate a peanut butter sandwich with a banana. Arrived at race by 6:00 a.m.
Event warmup:

Didn't warm up at all. Probably should have swam a bit, but the water was cold. Debated wearing a wetsuit, but decided against it because it's difficult for me to swim in one. In retrospect, I should have just worn it because I had such a terrible swim anyway.
Swim
  • 17m 40s
  • 656 yards
  • 02m 41s / 100 yards
Comments:

Awful swim! Couldn't seem to catch my breath and couldn't settle in. My goggles leaked and so every six strokes or so freestyle, I had to tread water and dump out my goggles. Couldn't get them right. But I also couldn't settle down. Heart rate felt up the entire time and breathing was erratic. This was my first open water swim this season and it showed.
What would you do differently?:

Try to get some open water swim practice and possibly warm up even if it is cold. Maybe I should have worn a wetsuit.
Transition 1
  • 01m 23s
Comments:

I'm not sure if the T1 time included the run up. Seems awfully fast given the distance of the run from the lake to transition zone. Possibly the swim time included the run up time.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. It was a decent time.
Bike
  • 58m 54s
  • 14 miles
  • 14.26 mile/hr
Comments:

Got passed by a couple of people on this ride. Don't have any "granny" gears so it was difficult on the extremely steep parts. Was pretty satisified with my time given the flat areas I practice on.

One bad thing was that I got "stopped" by a police officer at an intersection to let traffice through! I've never had this happen before. It was at the bottom of a nice hill so I couldn't use the momentum from that downward ride to go up the next hill. Then after I expended extra energy, the next hill after that one was a killer. Had to walk it up a bit.
What would you do differently?:

Get some more hill work in. Possibly do more spinning classes for this.
Transition 2
  • 00m 51s
Comments:

I was pleased with this time.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Run
  • 38m 7s
  • 3 miles
  • 12m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt like I passed people, but it looks like I got passed as well because of my overall rank. I was pretty happy with how I felt on this run especially after the hard ride with all the hills. It was especially nice that my son Wesley (who had already finished) came and ran in with his sister and I. All three of us ran in together!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, just keep running.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a bit. Ate some pizza and drank a soda.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough practice on hills and a really sad-looking swim.

Event comments:

The promoters had lots of post-race food. Best post-race stuff I've ever had! Enjoyed it very much.




Last updated: 2011-01-22 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:40 | 656 yards | 02m 41s / 100yards
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 115/137
Performance: Bad
Suit: No wetsuit.
Course: The course was rectangular.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 68F / 20C Current: Low
200M Perf. Bad Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Bad Drafting:
Waves: Navigation:
Rounding:
T1
Time: 01:23
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Average Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Average
Biking
00:58:54 | 14 miles | 14.26 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 119/137
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: This was an extremely hilly course. Very difficult for me since I live in Florida and don't practice much on hills! There were two very steep hills which caused a lot of people to walk - me included. But despite two times of walking, I still averaged over 14 mph so I was happy.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Average Cornering: Average
Gear changes: Hills:
Race pace: Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:51
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike Bad
Running with bike Average
Racking bike Average
Shoe and helmet removal
Running
00:38:07 | 03 miles | 12m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 122/137
Performance: Average
Course: Hilly run through the campground.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5