Tri for the Cure - Denver - TriathlonSprint


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Denver, Colorado
United States
Downing Events
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 24m 7s
Overall Rank = 92/2411
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/197
Pre-race routine:

Ate a bagel with peanut butter, drank a gatorade in transition and ate a bananna. Drank some coffee and stretched.
Event warmup:

stretched
Swim
  • 17m 20s
  • 750 meters
  • 02m 19s / 100 meters
Comments:

Lined up in the front and outside, that worked pretty well. felt pretty good in the swim, it was hard to see the buoy's as the sun was right in line with them going out. I felt I swam a pretty wide to the first buoy. Then navigated pretty well.
Transition 1
  • 02m 39s
Comments:

felt this went pretty well, but would like to take another 10 seconds off, got otu of my wetsuit and shoes and helmet on ok, ran with bike to the bike mount, ran past bike mount and then hopped on and cliped in.
Bike
  • 35m 42s
  • 11.4 miles
  • 19.16 mile/hr
Comments:

I wasn't as strong on the bike this year as last, took me a while to get up to speed and then couldn't hold it, wanted to avg at least 19.7 but only hit 19.1
What would you do differently?:

I think I need more speed/hill training on the bike next year.
Transition 2
  • 01m 27s
Comments:

was able to run pretty well off of the bike to the rack, shoes didn't gon on quite a smooth as I would have liked, but managed pretty well. Ran with race belt and visor.
Run
  • 26m 58s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

felt pretty slow, but steady up to the flat part, then was able to steadily pick up some speed to the turn around, held it, continued to speed up a little, then was able to stretch it out on the downhill for a good finish
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

it got pretty warm up on the road, just kept convincing myself it wasn't that hot, and I didn't have far to go.

Event comments:

Had a great race, just need to improve my strength on the bike.




Last updated: 2011-02-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
00:17:20 | 750 meters | 02m 19s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/197
Overall: 613/2411
Performance: Good
avg HR 134
Suit: wet suit
Course: Triangle out and back
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 73F / 23C Current: Low
200M Perf. Good Remainder: Good
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Good Navigation: Average
Rounding: Good
T1
Time: 02:39
Performance: Good
Cap removal: Good Helmet on/
Suit off:
No
Wetsuit stuck? No Run with bike: Yes
Jump on bike: Yes
Getting up to speed:
Biking
00:35:42 | 11.4 miles | 19.16 mile/hr
Age Group: 0/197
Overall: 90/2411
Performance: Average
avg HR 157
Wind: None
Course: loop around Cheery Creek state park
Road: Smooth Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Average
Race pace: Hard Drinks: Just right
T2
Time: 01:27
Overall: Good
Riding w/ feet on shoes
Jumping off bike
Running with bike Good
Racking bike Good
Shoe and helmet removal Average
Running
00:26:58 | 03.11 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/197
Overall: 197/2411
Performance: Good
avg HR 165
Course: up the dam road, out and back, with a downhill finish
Keeping cool Average 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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5