Quad Cities Triathlon - TriathlonSprint


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Davenport, Iowa
United States
Midwest Race Events
80F / 27C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 21m 20s
Overall Rank = 90/621
Age Group = M3034
Age Group Rank = 17/70
Pre-race routine:

My brother and I packed everything during the evening before the race so we wouldn't have to bother with anything in the morning. Woke up at 4:30am, had a Clif Bar and some Accelerade, loaded up the car and headed out to the race site. We got there in good time and were able to get a good parking spot close to everything. We setup our transition area and put on our wetsuits.
Event warmup:

Just some stretching and a little warmup about 20min before go time.
Swim
  • 09m 44s
  • 600 yards
  • 01m 37s / 100 yards
Comments:

I think the swim may have been a little longer than last year just from looking at it, I may be wrong though. I was expecting a better time though especially since I've done a lot more swimming this year.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really, I had a pretty good swim and navigation was much better than usual.
Transition 1
  • 02m 14s
Comments:

I cut some of the ankles off my wetsuit and that worked wonders! It pretty much came off of my feet with very little effort. I would have had a better transition but I completely forgot to keep my cycling shoes unstrapped and didn't realize it until I started pedaling.
What would you do differently?:

Unstrap shoes during transition setup.
Bike
  • 45m 34s
  • 15 miles
  • 19.75 mile/hr
Comments:

A little hilly for me coming from Chicago, but I expected it since I did the race last year. The bike segment was altogether uneventful, I passed a few and got passed a bunch! Looking at the results I'm still really bad on the bike compared to swim and run. Two things that slowed me down were not leaving my shoes unstrapped for T1 and then around the last half mile or so it got a little bunched up and I probably would have gotten some kind of penalty trying to pass people at that time so I just kept my place.
What would you do differently?:

Train for the bike more...a lot more!
Transition 2
  • 00m 55s
Comments:

I had a good T2 especially since I knocked :20 off from last year!
What would you do differently?:

Just gotta work on going a little faster!
Run
  • 22m 55s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

Grassy in the beginning that had a small uphill section that I thought was brutal coming off the bike. I was so winded at that point as I was passing the first guy ahead of me he turned toward me and said "Wow! You're noisy!" We both kinda laughed at it and I continued on hoping I can keep that pace since I definitely don't wanna get passed by that guy! Once again though, it wasn't completely flat as I'm used to but I had a decent run that I'm happy about. I didn't stop this time as I did last year and actually had a little kick toward the finish.
Post race
Warm down:

Nada! Just waited for my brother to finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My training this year has been geared toward HIM distance and not speed. Also this was the fourth race in a little over 30 days so I'm sure I wasn't 100%

Event comments:

QC Tri is not a huge race but Eric Sarno, the race director, makes it seem like it with how well it's run. I've heard of more popular races that really suck but this one is a must do if you're in the area or are willing to drive to it. Awesome race!




Last updated: 2011-01-28 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:09:44 | 600 yards | 01m 37s / 100yards
Age Group: 9/70
Overall: 63/621
Performance: Good
Suit: Xterra Vortex
Course: Rectangle course.
Start type: Run Plus: Time Trial
Water temp: 72F / 22C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting: Average
Waves: Average Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:14
Performance: Average
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: No
Getting up to speed: Bad
Biking
00:45:34 | 15 miles | 19.75 mile/hr
Age Group: 29/70
Overall: 180/621
Performance: Average
Wind: Little
Course: Out and back.
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 00:55
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes Good
Jumping off bike Good
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Good
Running
00:22:55 | 03.1 miles | 07m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/70
Overall: 74/621
Performance:
Course: 1 loop with about a 1mi section that was out and back. All road except for the first half mile or so was in some grass.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5